COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In 1997, when Republicans controlled the U.S. House of Representatives and John Kasich chaired the Budget Committee, he set his sights on the GOP's 2000 presidential nomination because "there just aren't enough hours left in my life that I can get everything done that I want to get done." He was 44.
The Legislature's perennial attempt to slap a tax on Florida's only tobacco company faces some tricky legal hurdles.
Seven Floridians die each day from prescription drug overdoses, and on Thursday Attorney General Pam Bondi set out her plan to combat that statistic, pushing for more stringent rules governing pill mills.
Private companies from around the world are lined up at the starting gate, anxious for the opportunity to move Floridas high-speed rail initiative forward.
Hosni Mubarak, it appears, is not going to go quietly, or quickly.
He is not going to play the role assigned him in the White House script that has him resigning and fleeing Egypt in the face of mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square.
Gov. Rick Scott announced his plan Thursday to reduce -- and ultimately eliminate -- the state's business income tax, with a reduction from 5.5 percent to 3 percent to be included in his first budget proposal. The tax would be completely gone by 2018. He also will produce $1 billion in property tax cuts.
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With Gov. Rick Scott looking to reorganize the state government, House Speaker Dean Cannon announced Thursday that he will create a new House committee to tackle the issue.
With Gov. Rick Scott looking to reorganize the state government, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, announced on Thursday that he was creating a new House committee to tackle the issue.
Cannon sent out a memo to all members of the House on Thursday announcing the formation of the Select Committee on Government Reorganization.
The 2011 legislative session is an opportunity for transformational change, insisted Cannon. We should thoughtfully and systematically pursue true reform and avoid the temptation to make changes simply for the sake of change.
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