July 11, 2010 - 6:00pm
Dusting off a site that hasn't been used in 11 years, Space Florida won approval to operate Space Launch Complex 46 for commercial liftoffs.
Alex Sink: Pass Tax Relief During Special Session
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 12, 2010 - 10:54am
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is urging the Legislatures presiding officers to pass measures authorizing tax relief and other financial aid for businesses and individuals affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Gov. Charlie Crist has said that the special session, scheduled from Tuesday of next week to Friday, willconcentrate only on advancing a state constitutional ban on offshore oil drilling through the Legislature in time to get it on the November ballot.
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Florida Pipe Trades Union Backs Dan Gelber for AG
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 12, 2010 - 10:06am
The Florida Pipe Trades union, representing more than 12,000 Floridians, announced on Monday that it was backing Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, for attorney general.
The members of the Florida Pipe Trades are proud to endorse Senator Dan Gelber in his campaign for attorney general, said Florida Pipe Trades union rep John Lindstrom. The union endorsed Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate earlier in the month.
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New Marco Rubio Video: Charlie Crist Playing Politics with Special Session
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 12, 2010 - 8:58am
Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the likely Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate election, released a Web video on Monday morning blasting rival independent candidate Gov. Charlie Crist for calling a special session of the Legislature next week.
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Based on Campaign Finance Reports, It Looks Like Cliff Stearns is Cruising to a 12th Term in the U.S. House
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 12, 2010 - 8:51am
The finance numbers for the second quarter of 2010, which ended on June 30, are slowly creeping in from political campaigns across the state. With federal campaign reports due in by July 15, some of the figures are now available. State candidates report their figures later in the month.
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Scott Maddox Backs Bill Nelson's Plan to Have Federal Organization Study Oil Spill Impact
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 12, 2010 - 8:24am
Former Tallahassee Mayor Scott Maddox, the Democratic candidate for state agriculture and consumer services commissioner, praised U.S. Sen. Bill Nelsons bill, authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study the ecological and other impacts the oil spill in the Gulf will have in the years to come.
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Rick Scott Campaign: 'Florida's Voters Simply Don't Like Bill McCollum'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 12, 2010 - 8:14am
The campaign team for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott lashed into their chief rival for the GOP nomination, Attorney General Bill McCollum, in very harsh terms. Joe Kildea, a spokesman for the Scott campaign, blasted McCollum for his campaigns newest ad.
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Washington Week
July 11, 2010 - 6:00pm
Congress returns fromits Fourth of July recess Monday with lots to do and not enough votes to accomplish the task, at least not right now.
Florida Panel Brainstorms on Space Coast Jobs; Now it's Your Turn
Submitted by Anonymous on July 10, 2010 - 3:52pm
A group of Florida officials gathered Saturday in Brevard County to discuss ideas for the Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development.
Among the proposals: supporting small businesses and new entrepreneurs, encouraging additional federal procurement work and ensuring that policies are in place to maximize the growth of emerging industries.
The Space Coast faces the loss of 15,000 direct and indirect jobs as a result of the retirement of the space shuttle program.
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TEA Party Fills Two Vacancies on Legislative Slate
Submitted by Anonymous on July 10, 2010 - 10:57am
The Florida TEA Party has replaced two sidetracked legislative candidates to bring its slate back up to 21 hopefuls statewide.
Osceola business owner Johnny Ferentinos qualified for House District 11 and Central Florida business owner John Perez qualified for House District 91.
"Both districts lost their original TEA party nominees with one withdrawal based on Republican Party of Florida threats and thuggery. The other candidate had to withdraw due to accepting new employment with the federal government," according to a TEA press release.
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