Gov. Rick Scott and Florida lawmakers are struggling to find dollars to close a $3.6 billion budget shortfall, but a state agency is considering walking away from more than $300,000 in fines owed by almost 300 former public officials.
The State of the Union address is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan 25 at 9 p.m. EST (6 p.m. for those on the nation's West Coast). President Barack Obama's speech is expected to last about an hour, and may be seen on just about any major television network or online at Whitehouse.gov.
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When I mention that my family used kerosene lamps when I was a small child in the South during the 1930s, that is usually taken as a sign of our poverty, though I never thought of us as poor at the time.
When I mention that my family used kerosene lamps when I was a small child in the South during the 1930s, that is usually taken as a sign of our poverty, though I never thought of us as poor at the time.
An odd-bedfellows alliance of button-down business groups and rabble-rousing migrant-rights advocates Monday condemned legislative efforts to curb illegal immigration in Florida.
Florida legislators were treated Monday to a tutorial in criminal justice, Texas-style.
As opponents of abortion took part in the annual March for Life in Washington on Monday to mark the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, religious and political leaders from across Florida vowed to continue the fight against it.
President Barack Obama's executive order putatively tackling regulations may have handed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency another tool to bash Florida on water rules.
Former Rep. David Bitner, the newly elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), announced on Monday that Andy Palmer would be the new executive director of the RPOF.
I am pleased to announce that we have appointed Andy Palmer to serve as the RPOFs executive director, said Bitner. Andy is well-qualified for this endeavor, with an outstanding work ethic, commitment to the job, and character. I look forward to having Andy at my side every step of the way.
Palmer served as executive director before, serving in the post back in 2005-06.
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