December 5, 2010 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott Names Good Government Transition Team
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 3:14pm
Incoming Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his Good Government Transition Team on Friday. Scott has charged them with three tasks: finding ways to reduce the government, discovering more effective operations procedures, and providing better service.
"I'm excited to have such a distinguished and experienced team working with me to make good government a top priority in my administration," said Scott.
The Good Government Transition Team includes:
Brian Cunningham, President, J Strategies.
Michelle Robinson, President, Southeast Region, Verizon.
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Report: Michael Jordan Building Home in Jupiter Near Tiger's Home
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 2:53pm
Michael Jordan is building a 28,000-square-foot home in Jupiter, according to Golf.com. The home sits on a 3-acre site 10 miles away from Tiger Woods' home on Jupiter Island.
The NBA great and Charlotte Bobcats owner paid $4.6 million for the land and $7.6 million for the construction.
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Rulemaking Law Already Affecting State Agencies
December 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
Two weeks after legislators passed a law enabling more stringent legislative oversight of the rulemaking process of state agencies, the new law is already having the effect of delaying some new regulations.
Mike Haridopolos Glad to Move on From 'Embarrassing' Ethics Violation
December 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Florida Commission on Ethics settled its case against Senate President Mike Haridopolos on Friday.
Lawmakers Urged to Repeal 'Coercive' Rules
December 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
Meeting in one of Florida's most Republican counties, Senate President Mike Haridopolos and three other state lawmakers were encouraged to supercharge their cost-cutting agenda.
Ethics Commission Reaches Settlement With Haridopolos
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 12:31pm
Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, has reached a settlement with the Florida Commission on Ethics over a complaint brought against him alleging he deliberately omitted items on his financial disclosure statements.
Haridopolos has admitted the errors, but maintains they were honest mistakes.
The commission has no authority to penalize the senator, but the complaint will now be forwarded to the Senate Rules Committee for review, which could suggest a fine.
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Tom Rooney: 9.8 Percent Unemployment is Why Tax Cuts Need to be Extended for All
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 10:57am
Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney hammered the Obama administration and Democrats on Friday for not backing extending tax cuts supported by George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003 to all Americans -- and pointed to the newly released national unemployment rate as to why all Americans needed tax breaks.
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Bill McCollum Releases Report Showing Decline in Hate Crimes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 10:53am
As he starts his last full month as attorney general, Bill McCollum released the 2009 Florida Hate Crimes Report. McCollum announced that hate crimes had reached their lowest level in Florida since 1990 when reporting began, with 148 such incidents occurring in the Sunshine State. The average year since 1990 saw 262 such hate crimes reported each year.
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John Boehner Bashes Obama and Dems on Taxes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 3, 2010 - 10:46am
Incoming U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, ripped into the Obama administrations economic programs.
Any sign of job growth in this struggling economy is encouraging, but clearly no match for the uncertainty families and small businesses are facing, which is why we must cut spending and stop all the looming tax hikes, said Boehner on Friday morning after review numbers showed thatnational unemployment rose to 9.8 percent in November.
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