September 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
Small-business issues have taken center stage in U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultzs bid for re-election to Congress.
Audit Nails Charlie Crist, Jim Greer For 'Inappropriate' Spending
September 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
An audit of state Republican Party finances found a pattern of "inappropriate" spending by Gov. Charlie Crist and disgraced former Chairman Jim Greer.
Marco Rubio Addresses Florida's Still-Rising Unemployment Rate
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 11:17am
Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate, weighed in on the announcement made earlier on Friday that Floridas unemployment rate grew to 11.7 percent in August.
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Unemployment Continues to Rise in Florida
September 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
After three months of decreasing in the spring, the unemployment rate in Florida increased in July and August as the Sunshine State continues to lag behind the rest of the nation in terms of economic recovery
Ken Connor Takes on Obama Over Ground Zero Mosque and Terry Jones' Plan to Burn Qurans
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 10:29am
Ken Connor, best known nationally for being the former chairman of the Family Research Council and remembered in Tallahassee for his stints in charge of Florida Right-to-Life and his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1994, offered his take on the recent controversy in Gainesville where Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center wanted to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by burning Qurans.
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Unemployment Rises to 11.7 Percent
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 10:18am
The Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) announced on Friday that the unemployment rate rose yet again in Florida. For August the rate stood at 11.7 percent, an increase from July when it stood at 11.5 percent. Out of a pool of 9,229,000 Floridians, 1,084,000 remain without a job. From April and June, the rate dropped down from all-time record highs, but is starting to go up again.
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Washington Week
September 17, 2010 - 6:00pm
Congress came back to D.C. this week from its August recess and should have been ready to strap on their seat belts and get to work doing the legislation that they failed to do all year long.
Florida Chamber of Commerce Endorses Rick Scott, Pam Bondi
September 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
Late Thursday the Florida Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsements in the gubernatorial and attorney general races -- backing Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott and attorney general hopeful Pam Bondi over their Democratic rivals.
Sen. George LeMieux, Statesman
Submitted by Nancy Smith on September 17, 2010 - 8:40am
If Republican George LeMieux is a lame duck in the U.S. Senate, he didn't get the message. Or, he got the message and decided, hey, what do I have to lose? I'm going to do the right thing.
LeMieux was one of two Republicans who broke with the party and cleared the way for Thursday's passage of a plan that's probably the best news small businesses have had in two years. The plan, if it clears the House, will make more tax breaks available and loosen up more credit for them.
Here's what the Orlando Sentinel said Friday morning:
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High Court Gets Amendment 8 Appeal
September 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
Responding to a request by an appellate court, the Florida Supreme Court agreed Thursday to take up a dispute between the states largest teachers union and the Legislature, which have squared off over lawmakers attempt to relax class size restrictions passed by voters in 2002.
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