Though it's too late for some drilling operations, the Obama administration is on the brink of announcing an end to its ban on deep-water oil drilling.
Carter Rolle, in the office of Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, told Sunshine State News Tuesday, "The key to getting us to this point is the new safety rules, rules that should have been in place before the Deepwater Horizon accident." He said he expects the ban-lifting announcement to come just after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, one of the backers of the Health Care Freedom Act which was removed from the November ballot, is retaliating -- targeting Justices Jorge Labarga and James Perry for removal from the state Supreme Court. The measure, which would have been Amendment 9 had it been on the ballot, would have given Floridians the right to opt out of President Barack Obama's new federal health-care measures.
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One of a surprising number of old, well-established politicians being challenged in this year's election by some unknown newcomer is Sen. Russ Feingold in Wisconsin. In a recent debate between Sen. Feingold and his new challenger, businessman Ron Johnson, the difference between the old pol and new guy on the block stood out.
Republican Rick Scott leads Democrat Alex Sink by a single percentage point in Florida's hotly contested gubernatorial race, a new Quinnipiac Poll showed today.
The poll has Scott up 45-44 -- closely mirroring the 44-42 margin he held in a Sunshine State News Poll last week. Both survey results were within the statistical margin of error.
Independent voters appear to be shifting the race. Independents, who backed Scott 46-40 at the start of the month, now support Sink 51-34.
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The well has been dead for nearly a month, the leak capped for three months, but in a progress report Monday at the state Chamber of Commerce's Future of Florida Forum in Orlando, a BP executive said that recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to continue long after the last damage claims are paid out.
Amendment 4 supporters demonize big business in television ads, but others argue well-funded special interest groups would potentially have more influence over local land use, not less, with the passage of Amendment 4.
There's a growing realization on the Space Coast that the future of the area's economy and the future of space exploration are going to rely heavily on commercial space companies.
The push to win newspaper endorsements has turned into a one-sided affair in the Florida governors race, with Republican Rick Scott effectively boycotting editorial boards while Democrat Alex Sink makes a big, homestretch pitch for support.
During the opening hours of the 2010 Future of Florida Forum, the Florida Chamber of Commerce announced an upgrade, an online tool that helps business leaders keep their fingers on the pulse of Florida's economy.
Scorecard 2.0 is an upgrade from the previous system and seeks to identify and track major economic indicators. It's designed to help leaders, both in business and politics, make decisions based on a wealth of data continuously collected and monitored.
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President Barack Obama's swing through Maimi raised funds for his party on Monday but, according to a new Sunshine State News Poll, his policies raise deep distrust among Floridians and threaten to drag Democratic candidates down.
