April 8, 2010 - 6:00pm
House Performance Pay Debate Drags into Friday
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 8, 2010 - 11:57pm
The House is wrapping up its seventh hour of debate on the teacher perfomance pay bill with no end in sight. House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, just announced that there were still 20 speakers wanting to debate the measure and, with each one having as long as 15 minutes to speak on the issue, this will go on for hours.
Will the measure pass?It appears likelydespite at least nine Republicans breaking ranksto vote against it.
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Meet Rep. Oscar Braynon II
April 7, 2010 - 6:00pm
Rep. Oscar Braynon II
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Age 33
Residence Miami Gardens
Years in the Legislature Three
Political Affiliation Democrat
Spouse Melissa
Children Oscar III
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A saxaphone player or a public servant
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Florida Gets Failing Grade in Property Insurance
April 7, 2010 - 6:00pm
Florida has failed to insure its residents' homes properly, and it needs to allow insurance companies to raise their rates, said a coalition of House representatives and others Thursday.
Florida received an F on a 50-state Insurance Report Card issued by the nonprofit Heartland Institute, a think tank concentrating on the free market.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers approved a massive expansion of a corporate-funded school voucher program, providing a mechanism for the program to continually expand and put more money toward private school tuition.
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"Sink Hires Pro-Abortion Group Staffer as Deputy Campaign Manager," read the headline from the Republican Party of Florida.
State Could Be Liable for Fewer Damages
April 7, 2010 - 6:00pm
Businesses hoping the state will continue to pay for certain damages sustained on projects contracted with state agencies might need to temper their expectations.
The Senate Policy Steering Committee on Ways and Means voted unanimously Thursday to absolve the state of paying certain early-termination and liquidated-damage fees on contracted projects, and cap state leases of personal property at $500,000.
The bill, which also passed its last committee unanimously, is now headed to the floor.
Ed Stein Cartoon
April 8, 2010 - 6:00pm
Losing the Stomach for Humanitarian Interventions
April 8, 2010 - 6:00pm
Over the last two decades, the United States has intervened militarily in several countries to protect human rights. Now, writes historian Mark Mazower in World Affairs, "the concept of humanitarian intervention is dying if not dead." And a good thing, too, he concludes.
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