White House economist Austan Goolsbee will conduct a news conference this afternoon, during which he will argue for yet another extension of unemployment insurance benefits.
Goolsbee says that extending jobless benefits beyond the current, unprecedented 99 weeks will aid the country's economic recovery and save 600,000 jobs.
The operative, though unproven, theory is that UI is another form of stimulus.
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Trial lawyers are getting the bum's rush at the Legislature, where a Republican supermajority -- led in the Senate by right-minded President Mike Haridopolos -- will push aggressively for tort reform next year.
From his perch as the ranking Republican on the U.S. House Communications, Technology and Internet Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns continues to fight for free market solutions for the Internet.
Floridas construction industry has had a rough time the past three years, but some builders have hope for a turnaround, despite the numerous challenges facing the industry.
From his perch on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns offered his thoughts on the Obama administrations announcement continuing the ban of drilling in the eastern Gulf.
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Barney Bishop, president and CEO of the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), said on Thursday that he disagreed with the Obama administrations announcement to continue the moratorium on drilling in the eastern Gulf.
On behalf of Floridas business community, we were disappointed by yesterdays pronouncement by the Obama administration effectively creating a moratorium on any drilling in the waters of the eastern Gulf of Mexico and, frankly, most of the U.S. offshore waters, said Bishop.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney came out swinging at a measure backed by House Democrats that will, he insists, lead to his district losing almost 1,600 jobsin the next 10 years and could cost $1.6 billion in taxes.
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Jeremy Jacobs from National Journal is reporting that U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has four Democrats targeted in 2012 -- but Florida Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is not one of them.
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FIFA, soccer's world governing body, has named Qatar, the small Middle Eastern nation, as its site to host the 2022 World Cup. The U.S. was one of three other bids to host the tournament, but misses out despite the lobbying of former President Bill Clinton and American star of the 2010 World Cup, Landon Donovan.
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Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is burning up the campaign trail as he gets ready for the 2012 elections. With each passing day, it appears the conservative Santorum is increasingly likely to enter the potentially crowded Republican presidential field.
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