The Florida Public Service Commission sanctioned the Tampa Electric Companys energy conservation plan, which could save 175 megawatts of electricity over 10 years, or enough to power about 52,000 homes.
Up-and-coming Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is set to take over as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, according to a story in Politico Tuesday. When confirmed, the DGA will have a proven, prolific fund-raiser to jump in and gear up a year early for the 2012 elections.
The popular former Baltimore mayor is expected to be announced as chairman Wednesday in Washington.
He'll have to start drumming up money for 2011 campaigns almost immediately.
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Gov.-elect Rick Scott said Tuesday he wants to hear the concerns and legislative priorities of the Florida House and Senate members he'll soon be working with.
Nathan Skop has 31 days left in his term as a Florida public service commissioner, but he is not exactly going quietly.
In a rare show of bipartisan consensus, the U.S. Senate approved a sweeping food safety bill that tightens regulations and sets the first-ever standards for imports.
Members of Floridas congressional delegation are up in arms over the latest round of classified documents released by WikiLeaks, maintaining that the leaked information undermines American security and even calling for federal prosecution of WikiLeaks.
Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet members will be presented Christmas trees grown in Florida by the Florida Christmas Tree Association on Wednesday.
Franco and Sigrid Camacho, who own theBavarian Christmas Tree Farm in Tallahassee, will present trees to Crist, CFO Alex Sink, Attorney General Bill McCollum, and Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson who will host the event.
Bronson said on Tuesday that he hoped his fellow Floridians will buy trees raised in the Sunshine State.
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Outgoing state Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson said on Tuesday that his team was going to investigate pet stores in December to ensure they are following regulations.
Pets bring a great deal of joy to families and are often a considerable investment, said Bronson. So its important to do business with a reputable pet store or dealer who knows and follows the law to avoid problems from occurring after a purchase of an animal.
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Is anybody telling the truth on the Bush tax cuts? Politico may come closest.
Certainly, in the lily-white-and-purity department, neither political party walks with the angels.
According to a Politico story Tuesday,the Democrats merrily skirt around the fact that, while the GOP-backed across-the-board tax cuts would cost $6 trillion over 10 years, the middle-class-only cuts wouldn't come cheap either. Estimated cost for the Democrat-backed cuts: $4 trillion.
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President Barack Obama emerged from his meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday with a new effort to reach a compromise with Republicans on extending the Bush-era tax cuts for all earners, Politico reports.
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