With the help of a team from the University of Florida, the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) released a study on Monday revealing that hospitals create almost 740,000 jobs across the Sunshine State, leading to $54 billion across the state which is more than 7.3 percent of the states GDP.
"This report underscores the economic contribution our hospitals provide to their local communities each and every day," said FHA President Bruce Rueben. "This is especially important at a time when Florida has the fourth highest unemployment rate in the nation."
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Democratic presidential candidate Randall Terry, the founder of the Operation Rescue pro-life group and best known to Floridians for serving as a spokesman for Teri Schiavos parents and running against First Coast Sen. Jim King in 2006, campaigned in Washington, D.C., on Monday at the March for Life.
Its thrilling to see so many pro-life people here, said Terry, who announced last week that he would challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries and would make opposition to abortion the main issue of his campaign.
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With abortion opponents taking part in the March for Life in Washington on Monday, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio praised their continued opposition to abortion.
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With a year to go until the primaries and caucuses beginning to determine the Republican candidate who will take on President Barack Obama in 2012, a poll released Monday found no clear front-runner in the contest.
A Democrat and a Republican have teamed up in the Florida House to introduce a bill to increase the number of Floridians who can join the Nursing Home Diversion Program. The measure, introduced by Rep. Steve Perman, D-Boca Raton, and Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Rockledge, looks to knock down restrictions keeping some seniors on Medicaid in nursing homes instead of receiving treatment in the comfort of their own homes.
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President Barack Obama is gearing up for re-election in 2012, setting up a campaign headquarters in Chicago and staffing it. Organizing for America (OFA), a group which helped propel Obama to the Democratic nomination and the White House back in 2008, is also ramping up again and will be holding events across the Sunshine State on Tuesday night when Obama delivers the State of the Union address. They will be holding watch parties in Dania Beach, Gainesville, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Tallahassee and Tampa on Tuesday night.
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U.S. Rep. John Mica received the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Award for Legislative Excellence -- the seventh time the Florida Republican was so honored.
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Look for some fireworks on Wednesday when Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns calls a session of the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, part of the full Energy and Commerce Committee. Stearns, who chairs the subcommittee, will be taking testimony from Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew on the administrations take on regulatory reform.
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The Florida Public Service Commission will this week determine the fuel and recovery charges for Florida Power & Light customers for 2011.
PSC commissioners will hear evidence from FPL and the Office of Public Counsel during a hearing that will begin Wednesday and end Friday.
FPL can recover necessary fuel and purchased power costs, but may not earn a profit on fuel purchases.
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In an interview with the Shark Tank, a Florida politics blog, Marco Rubio questioned the need for a tea party caucus in Washington.
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