March 31, 2010 - 6:00pm
Drill, baby, drill ... again
Submitted by Anonymous on April 1, 2010 - 12:32pm
Even before President Barack Obama lifted the ban on offshore drilling, Floridians appeared to be warming to the idea.
A statewide survey conducted Feb. 5-17 reported that 60 percent of respondents support drilling in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast as part of oil- and natural-gas exploration and development. That's up significantly from previous opinion polls.
But the Nielson Co. survey conducted for Leadership Florida found only 18 percent approve of drilling three to 10 miles from the coast. Thirty-six percent are opposed to any drilling at all.
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Don't Tell Kelly Skidmore You Plan to See an M. Night Shyamalan Film
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 1, 2010 - 11:35am
During the House budget debate, Rep. Kelly Skidmore, D-Boca Raton, violated one of the chief laws of human society. She offered plot spoilers for a movie on the House floor. Comparing the House budget to Shutter Island, Skidmore ruined the movie for anyone in the audience who had not seen it. The Martin Scorsese film has a number of plot twists and surprises and Skidmore talked about every single one of them in detail. She gave away the plot. She gave away which characters surprise the audience. She even gave away what the bad guys were up to.
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Meet Rep. Carl Domino
March 31, 2010 - 6:00pm
Age: 65
Residence: Jupiter
Time in the Legislature: 8 years
Political Affiliation: Republican
Spouse: Sharon
Children: Mason, Reagan
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
The Great American Soldier
March 31, 2010 - 6:00pm
When you look back on your life you sometimes think about things you wish you had done differently or done at all.
New Hope for the Everglades
March 30, 2010 - 6:00pm
When Federal District Court Judge Federico Moreno ordered construction to resume on the 16,700-acre A-1 reservoir, some of the most significant figures in the past 20 years of Everglades restoration gathered in South Florida to celebrate.
Bright Futures Downsize Wins Full Senate OK
March 30, 2010 - 6:00pm
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 31, 2010.....Major changes to a popular scholarship program that pays for the majority of Florida's students to attend college easily won approval in the Florida Senate Wednesday.
Florida Senate Passes Budget, Medicaid Fix
March 30, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Florida Senate prescribed an overhaul for Medicaid as part of a unanimously passed $68.6 billion budget Wednesday.
Along party lines, senators passed an amendment that would allow residents with higher incomes to pay deductibles or supplement Medicaid with private insurance and allow the Legislature to change eligibility requirements for certain optional programs.
Its a measure that the amendments powerful Republican sponsors say will allow the state to control the terms of Medicaid spending as Florida faces roughly $19 billion in Medicaid costs.
House Hunkers Down for Thursday Budget Vote
March 30, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Florida House of Representatives spent Wednesday in a mammoth full session, preparing for debate and a vote on its initial budget on Thursday.
While the Senate passed its first budget without any opposition and adjourned for the Easter holiday, the House plowed through amendments, reports from appropriation committee chairs, conforming bills and second readings of appropriation bills.
Frying Teaching's Bad Eggs
March 30, 2010 - 6:00pm
I do believe, or want to, that most teachers are dedicated professionals who care deeply about educating children.
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