December 27, 2010 - 6:00pm
Christmas Came Early for Biz Lobby in Scott Plan
December 26, 2010 - 6:00pm
Elected on the promise of creating 700,000 new jobs, incoming Gov. Rick Scott was handed an economic development blueprint last week that cuts business taxes and expands corporate financial incentives, but casts a dim eye toward the more than 1 million Floridians out of work.
Washington Week
December 26, 2010 - 6:00pm
The congressional lame-duck session finally ended Christmas week for both the Senate and the House. The 112th Congress will begin at 12 noon on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
Jerry Holbert Cartoon
December 26, 2010 - 6:00pm
'RINO' Label Used Too Flippantly By Conservatives
December 27, 2010 - 6:00pm
Here's both my qualifier and my bona fides for the opinion that follows: I earned my Republican stripes working for a GOP U.S. senator, for Ronald Reagan's first successful presidential campaign and for Newt Gingrich.
Medicine for the Mendicants
December 26, 2010 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- The nation's menu of crises caused by governmental malpractice may soon include states coming to Congress as mendicants, seeking relief from the consequences of their choices. Congress should forestall this by passing a bill with a bland title but explosive potential.
Lavish Inauguration for Rick Scott? Says Who?
December 25, 2010 - 6:00pm
Let's put the so-called "extravagant" inauguration of Florida's 45th governor in a little perspective.
Pam Bondi Picks Carlos Muniz as Chief of Staff
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 23, 2010 - 12:18pm
Attorney General-elect Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that Carlos Muz will serve as deputy attorney general and her chief of staff.
From the release:
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Rick Scott Inauguration: $2.5 M Raised, $4.5 M Economic Impact
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 23, 2010 - 11:54am
Gov.-elect Rick Scott has been criticized for the nearly $2.5 million in privately donated, nontax dollars his team has raised for the inauguration events. But that $2.5 million is expected to generate almost twice that in economic benefit for Florida.
Wednesday, Scott's inauguration team released estimates that the events surrounding the early January event could bring roughly $4.5 million to the state's economy, though mostly to the Tallahassee area.
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Rick Scott's Tourism Team: Double State Marketing Money
December 22, 2010 - 6:00pm
Despite a sluggish economy and a potential $3 billion-plus budget gap, Florida should more than double the states tourism marketing budget under a proposal sent to Gov.-elect Rick Scott Wednesday by his transition team.
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