On the day when the Capitol celebrated its version of Puerto Rico Day, Gov. Charlie Crist met with two Democratic state representatives from Orlando and members of the Puerto Rican community on Thursday afternoon.
Crist was in listening mode as Soto talked about foreclosure issues and Thompson talked about cultural tourism. Tourisms still the engine that drives Floridas economy, said Thompson.
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Seeking higher ground in the investigation of the Republican Party's deepening financial swamp, Gov. Charlie Crist could end up sinking his own U.S. Senate campaign.
Crist's call for a federal probe of party credit-card use "may end up working as well as the rest of his campaign tacks in other words, it may backfire," Robert Costa of National Review wrote Wednesday.
Florida parents who cant afford to enroll their children in private schools have new cause to rejoice.
Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill Thursday that expands eligibility and funding for the states corporate-funded school voucher program for children of low-income families.
Hard-working Florida teachers who want to earn more money can do so -- if they get out of education.
That, according to a new Harvard University study, is the sad legacy of the state's restrictive teacher-compensation system -- a legacy that continues with the demise of the performance-pay programs promoted in Senate Bill 6.
Researchers Matthew Chingos and Martin West examined Florida public school income records and "value-added" data between 2001-02 and 2006-07 for 90,000 classroom teachers and 20,000 teachers who left the classroom during that time.
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While a 4-H meeting is not exactly ground zero for political junkies, members of that organization could not escape politics when they rallied at the Capitol.
As hundreds of teenagers in the 4-H assembled in Tallahassee to celebrate Earth Day and kicking off a second century of being in Florida, speakers from the Florida Forever Coalition spoke in favor of that program and said they hope the Legislature will continue to fund it. Leaders of the 4-H praised the Legislature for keeping money in the state budget to keep funding the organization and its efforts.
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As the Capitol celebrates its day to honor Puerto Rico, Rep. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, has been on center stage, celebrating his heritage and the many links between the island and the Sunshine State.
Puerto Rico has deep roots in the state, said Soto, pointing out that Ponce de Leon, the Spanish explorer who discovered Florida, was also the first governor of Puerto Rico.
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The Air Force's Boeing-made X-37B spaceship is poised to launch Thursday night aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
The scheduled 7:52 p.m. liftoff, without an astronaut on board, will send the craft into orbit from Cape Canaveral.
When it makes its return landing at Vendenberg Air Force Base in California is still to be determined, but officials say it will be within nine months, since X-37B is designed to remain in space for up to 270 days.
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State Republicans fought back against new federal health-care laws Thursday, as the GOP-dominated House and Senate sent a constitutional amendment to voters that would allow Floridians to opt out of health insurance.
With new laws threatening individuals who refuse to buy health insurance with penalties from the IRS, supporters of the proposed amendment said this would allow Floridians freedom and choice with their health-care decisions. Attorney General Bill McCollum has filed a lawsuit against the new federal laws.
Florida Republicans continued to push back against new federal health-care laws as the House voted to send a constitutional amendment to the electorate in November that would allow Floridians to opt out of mandatory health insurance.
The House passed the measure 74-42 on a vote that closely mirrored party lines, with Democrats Leonard Bembry of Greenville, and Debbie Boyd of Newberry joining Republicans in backing it.
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One more prominent conservative Republican has endorsed Marco Rubios Senate campaign. This morning former VP Dick Cheney announced he was backing Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist. Cheney blasted Crist, saying Floridians cannot trust him to stand up to President Barack Obama, or even to remain a member of the Republican Party.
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