December 5, 2010 - 6:00pm
Bottled water could get a few cents more expensive in Florida under a proposed surcharge to pay for environmental cleanup work.
Weekly Roundup: A Phone Call Would've Been Nice
December 3, 2010 - 6:00pm
Campaigning for governor, Rick Scott wasnt particularly courteous when talking about President Barack Obama, whose policies he slammed on the campaign trail. But somehow the incoming governor was surprised this week to be left waiting for a courtesy call from Obama that never came: a heads-up about a ban on new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mike Haridopolos' U.S. Senate Run Looks Like a Sure Thing
December 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
The pieces seem to be falling into place for Senate President Mike Haridopolos to make a run for U.S. Senate in 2012.
State Department and George LeMieux Demand Cuba Free Alan Gross
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 4:59pm
Sunday marks the one year anniversary of Cuba arresting U.S. citizen Alan Gross, who was a contractor for the U.S. State Department assigned to distribute communication devices to the residents of that nation -- which is exactly why authorities in Cuba arrested him.
From Philip Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. State Department:
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John Mica: Army Corps of Engineers Will Take on Jax Ports Problem
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 4:25pm
The St. Johns River has always been a two-edged sword when it comes to Jacksonvilles maritime ambitions. One of the big political issues in Florida during the 19th century was clearing the massive sandbar in the river that made Fernandina Beach the chief port in the Northeastern part of the state for most of that period and led Whigs and Republicans to demand government money to clear the river in the name of internal improvements.
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Washington Week
December 3, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Senate and House spent much of this week behind closed doors discussing the tax deductions that will expire in a few weeks. These Bush tax cuts that became law in 2001 and 2003 number in the 60s.
With Higher National Unemployment, Congressional GOP Blames Obama, Dems
December 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent for November, an increase from Octobers 9.6 percent figure -- and congressional Republicans have opened fire on the Obama team.
Obama Grants First Pardons to Humans
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 3:53pm
When President Obama pardoned two turkeys on Thanksgiving, he was just warming up.
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Connie Mack Bashes Obama and Bill Nelson on High Unemployment
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 3:42pm
Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack weighed in on the nations continuing high unemployment on Friday -- taking aim at President Barack Obama and, in a sign the Florida congressman has his eye on the U.S. Senate election in 2012, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
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Presidential Derby
December 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
While international affairs has not been one of the chief hallmarks of either his presidential bid in 2008 or the efforts he has been making to run for the Republican presidential nomination again in 2012, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took aim at one of President Barack Obamas major foreign initiatives.
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