March 3, 2010 - 6:00pm
The House's lead gaming negotiator and the Seminole Tribe appear to be inching toward a gaming agreement as lawmakers kick off the 2010 legislative session.
Business Income Tax Break
March 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Senate Commerce Committee passed the Corporate Income Tax Rate Reduction bill today. The bill would secure a one-percent reduction in the corporate income tax rate, from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent on the first $1 million of corporate taxable income.
Gov. Charlie Crist, who proposed the tax break, released a statement saying he was grateful to Sen. Rudy Garcia, R-Hialeah, and the Commerce Committee, which he serves as chairman, for working quickly to give corporations a bit of a break.
A Day in the Life
March 3, 2010 - 6:00pm
It's the second day of the Legislative session and already the stream of people through my door stretches from breakfast to dinner.
PSC Reforms Clear Senate
March 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Florida Senate passed a bill Wednesday afternoon designed to restore public trust in government. SB 1034, more commonly known as the Public Service Commission Reform bill, prohibits PSC commissioners and staffers from engaging in private discussions with the utilities they regulate.
Talks with S. Korea Proceed
March 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
The South Korean government proposed a deal to Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp Wednesday that could launch Florida and Space Coast aerospace technicians into the high-speed rail industry .
Soon-Man Hong, South Koreas deputy minister for Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs, told Kottkamp and others that his country was interested in a partnership that could put aerospace experts to work in high-speed rail research and development, resulting in a transfer of Korean high-speed rail technology to Florida.
Republicans Talk Budget
March 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
Floridas House Republicans caucused Wednesday night and expressed concern about the budget and how the budget process will shape the entire session.
The grim mood was obvious from the start.
Rep. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, offered the opening prayer with references to this difficult budgetary time and this austere time.
Remarks from Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, extended the somber tone.
She's Green with Envy
Submitted by Anonymous on March 3, 2010 - 5:59pm
Did Charlie Crist have class warfare on his mind when he appointed Adora Obi Nweze "Special Advisor to the Governor on Minority Affairs"?
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Self-Esteem, Self-Destruction
March 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Memo to that Massachusetts school where children in physical education classes jump rope without using ropes: Get some ropes. And you -- you are about 85 percent of all parents -- who are constantly telling your children how intelligent they are: Do your children a favor and pipe down.
These are nuggets from "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children" by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
Florida Voices
March 2, 2010 - 6:00pm
"The 2010 session promises to deliver no shortage of surprises and high drama probably more so than usual given the number of legislators and Cabinet members running for some other office. The business community is hopeful since the underlying goal for most is job creation, but given the states precarious financial position, we remain on high alert for proposals that will hinder economic activity and affect our members ability to make a profit."
-- Jose L. Gonzalez, vice president, governmental affairs, Associated Industries of Florida, Tallahassee
"You never know what they're going to do. We just know that there's no money."
-- Joe Baird, Indian River County administrator, Vero Beach
Florida Voices
March 3, 2010 - 6:00pm
"Florida needs to speak with a unified voice regarding the importance of the space program. With the close of the shuttle program there will be a direct loss of 9,000 jobs and a loss of 14,000 other jobs in other sectors of the population that serve space industry employees. These would include people like teachers, waitresses and dry cleaners. That's very significant in a state where the unemployment rate is as high as it is,"
--Mark Nappi, Vice President, Launch and Recovery Systems, United Space Alliance
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