July 21, 2010 - 6:00pm
A public-interest group warns that food inspections at Florida hospitals, nursing homes and day-care centers will be less rigorous under a new state law.
Obama Lines Up Kagan's Vote Against Florida's Challenge to Health-Care Law
Submitted by Anonymous on July 22, 2010 - 12:00pm
Cruising toward confirmation, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan appears ready to vote against Florida's challenge to the new federal health-care law.
Kagan won't say so, of course, but the Wall Street Journal has read the tea leaves and says it's increasingly clear where President Obama's choice stands on the lawsuit filed by Florida and 20 other states.
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Kevin Rader Wants Crist to Call for Special Session to Deal with Unemployment Benefits
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 22, 2010 - 10:58am
A day after the Legislature convened for a special session and quickly adjourned, Rep. Kevin Rader, D-Boynton Beach, sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Crist asking for yet another special session -- this time to deal with unemployment benefits. Rader, who is running for the Senate, sent a letter to Crist on Wednesday, imploring the governor to call another special session or to issue an executive order to take part in the extension of unemployment benefits that worked its way through the U.S. Senate this week.
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Jeff Atwater Announces his CFO Campaign has $2.1 Million in the Bank
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 22, 2010 - 10:19am
Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, announced Thursday morning that he has more than $2.1 million in the bank for his CFO campaign. Atwater is the Republican candidate for CFO, having chased away all potential challengers.
Atwaters team announced that he had pulled in more than $245,000 in cash contributions during the second quarter of 2010 -- adding to an already impressive war chest.
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Three More Debates Between Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene Scheduled in August
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 22, 2010 - 10:03am
The two leading candidates in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate election -- U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and billionaire financier Jeff Greene -- will hold three debates in the coming weeks.
The first debate will be held on Sunday, Aug. 1 on Bay News 9 in the Tampa Bay area. The second will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at WKMG in Orlando and will be shown across CBS stations in Florida. The last will be Sunday, Aug. 15 on WPLG in South Florida.
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Florida Retailers Back Adam Putnam in Agriculture Race
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 22, 2010 - 9:53am
On Thursday morning, the Florida Retail Federation PAC announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican candidate for agriculture and consumer services commissioner.
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Gelber Launches New Web Video Attacking Aronberg
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 22, 2010 - 9:47am
The campaign team of Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, unveiled a web video on Thursday morning that accused Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, their rival for the Democratic attorney general nomination, of running a negative campaign.
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Debate Set for Republican AG Candidates on July 31
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 22, 2010 - 8:41am
Locked in a close primary battle with a little over a month until the primary election, the three candidates fighting it out for the Republican nomination for attorney general announced on Wednesday that they would hold a debate on Saturday, July 31.
The debate between Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, former Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson and former Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi will be held at noon on the Florida Decides Forum show which will be hosted by Bay News 9 in Tampa and News 13 in Orlando.
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Ken Pruitt: Maybe Soon, Right Back Where He Belongs
July 21, 2010 - 6:00pm
No offense, Weiss, Handler, Angelos & Cornwall. But youre only a law firm. You can do without Ken Pruitt.
Gov Campaigns Trade Barbs Over Economic Plans
July 20, 2010 - 6:00pm
The two major Republican gubernatorial candidates are battling over the best way to spur the struggling state economy with almost a month to go before GOP voters decide who will be their nominee for governor.
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