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Fla. Plays Catch-Up with Port Expansion

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

With ports in other states gearing up for the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014, Florida ports are trying to keep pace with a little help from the Legislature.

The Florida Ports Investment Act, a bill sponsored by Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, offers $100 million in tax incentives to make Florida ports competitive in an increasingly competitive national and international marketplace. It passed the House Finance and Tax Council Thursday without any opposition.

What's good for the masses should be good for all on Capitol Hill

Submitted by Anonymous on March 25, 2010 - 4:33pm

As expected, the new health-care legislation contains loopholes that exempt certain congressional staffers.

Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, saw this coming and today joined 17 other members of Congress in introducing a bill that would eliminate the special health care reform exemption for certain congressional staff so that all legislative branch employees are treated the same.

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Bond Markets Reflect the True Cost of Obamacare

Michael Barone

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

Not many people noticed amid the Democrats' struggle to jam their health care bill through the House, but in recent weeks U.S. Treasury bonds have lost their status as the world's safest investment.

Proposed Class-Size Amendment Passes Senate

Alex Tiegen

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

After a tense debate, the Senate voted Thursday to give parents and educators limited flexibility in implementing state class-size mandates.

Senate passes class size amendment

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

After a tense debate heavy with consequences for school system, the Senate passed a state constitutional amendment that would loosen class-size restrictions.

Senate Joint Resolution 2, sponsored mainly by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, passed the Senate 26-10. The vote closely followed party lines and the debate largely followed party arguments, with one notable exception that left the chamber pregnant with anticipation.

The Real Issue That Can Turn Congress Upside Down in November

Matt Towery

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

That's right, the Democrats did pass a health care bill that a plurality of Americans opposed. And it is in so many ways an awful piece of jumbled-up law. But it will not be the wedge issue that can in November deliver back to the Republicans those marginally safe seats now held by Democrats.

Tax time for Crist; he awaits Rubio

Submitted by Anonymous on March 25, 2010 - 3:25pm

In the spirit of the season, Gov. Charlie Crist released his last 10 years of tax returns.

Although not required, Crist released his returns along with his Financial Disclosure forms with the Florida Commission on Ethics.

Crist's latest return, from 2008, shows him filing separately from his wife, Carole Lynn Crist. The "Married, Filing Separately" status usually indicates a large disparity between spousal incomes.

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D.C. Showdown

Kenric Ward

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

Will Sunday's Fox News showdown between U.S. Senate candidates Gov. Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio be fair and balanced?

Both men are telegenic and smooth -- even slippery in the best political tradition -- and neither camp is losing an opportunity to frame the impact of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace," which will air live from Fox News' Washington, D.C. bureau (check local listings for times).

Universities and Job Creation: Taxol, Gatorade, NowBrow

Guest Columnist

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

In Florida this week, the Senate passed Senator Don Gaetz's jobs bill. A good bill we should all support. It has a significant price tag so it will not be easy.

Health-Care War Continues in Florida, Congress

Kevin Derby

March 24, 2010 - 7:00pm

Florida remains the political frontline in the battle on health care.

As Florida Republicans in Washington demand the repeal of the new health-care reform law, Democrats in Florida blast Attorney General Bill McCollums lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality.

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Florida, introduced a bill in Congress to repeal health-care reforms that President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday.

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