January 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
Two South Florida Republicans, members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, turned their fire away from Cuba this week to focus it on another communist country China.
Study: South Florida Traffic Gets Worse, Even as the Economy Slumps
Submitted by Anonymous on January 21, 2011 - 9:40am
A study by the Texas Transportation Institute found that South Floridians spent an average of 39 hours in rush-hour traffic jams in 2009.
Florida Trend notes that the 2008 figure was 35 hours and just 10 hours in 1982. A typical 30-minute off-peak trip took a little more than 37 minutes at rush hour.
The study estimated that congestion cost the typical commuter in South Florida about $892 in wasted fuel and time -- figures that are likely higher today, thanks to rising gas prices.
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Tweeting Governor Deluged With Questions
January 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
He only had time to answer a fraction of the questions posed, but Gov. Rick Scott made the best of the time and space allotted in his first Twitter Town Hall.
How the Chinese Must See Us
January 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
"O would some power the gift to give us to see ourselves as others see us," wrote the poet Robert Burns.
As Hu Jintao wings his way home, America's hectoring still ringing in his ears, he must be thinking that maybe we Americans should stop lecturing them and take a closer look at ourselves.
Jeff Stahler Cartoon
January 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
House Freshmen Eye Speaker Post
January 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
Less than three months into their legislative careers, four Republican freshmen House members are already jockeying to become speaker of the House in 2016.
Gov. Rick Scott Decries Police Shooting
Submitted by Nancy Smith on January 20, 2011 - 6:34pm
Gov. Rick Scott released a statement Thursday night on the shooting death of two Miami policemen. Said the governor:
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Orlando Ranked No. 1 City for Family Vacation
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 20, 2011 - 5:25pm
Travel and Leisure magazine has ranked America's favorite cities, and Florida's premier municipalities -- Orlando and Miami -- did very well, with Orlando being ranked the No. 1 city for a family vacation.
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Septic Tank Inspections Delayed Six Months
January 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gov. Rick Scott allowed SB 2A to pass into law Wednesday, pushing back the start of a program to inspect septic tanks by six months. Some lawmakers, however, want to go further than that -- perhaps as Scott was hoping -- and get rid of the program altogether.
Hastings Cites Miami Police Killings Today as Need for Gun Control
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 20, 2011 - 5:00pm
Two Miami-Dade police officers were killed Thursday morning while trying to serve an arrest warrant for homicide. One of the suspects accused of shooting the officers was killed by return fire. The other was taken into custody.
Later in the afternoon, Congressman Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, briefly expressed condolences to "all those affected by the tragic and senseless deaths of two Miami-Dade officers this morning."
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