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Herald: Making ends meet in Tallahassee
Sentinel: Our take on: Give county clerks a break
Times: Give voters a say on Hillsborough transit plan
Times: Nickel Plate development in Clearwater merits traffic concerns
Times: A good plan to upgrade broadband networks
Times: Pasco's trash pickup's a costly, inefficient jumble
Herald: Toughen Miami-Dade's ethics laws
Sun-Sentinel: Time for cities to move elections to November
Making ends meet in Tallahassee
Source: Herald
Mar 17, 2010 12:00 am
Sell off buildings, bid out contracts that now get special exemptions, seek discounts from vendors, stop building prisons and dive into state workers' pensions and healthcare benefits so that they pay more and taxpayers have to cover less.
Oldfitz: Thanks to all those who put in the hard work to get out the vote for Sarasota's school funding referendum.
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Mar 16, 2010 11:08 pm
Oldfitz: Thanks to all those who put in the hard work to get out the vote for Sarasota's school funding referendum.
Dave Murzin an Irish Proverb- "A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing."
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Mar 16, 2010 11:06 pm
an Irish Proverb- "A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing."
Our take on: Give county clerks a break
Source: Sentinel
Mar 16, 2010 11:00 pm
Dunning clerks
Jeff Kottkamp After reading "A Fish Out of Water" with Jackson, he said his prayers...then he said "Daddy did you know that dreams come from the things inside your head?"
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Mar 16, 2010 9:34 pm
After reading "A Fish Out of Water" with Jackson, he said his prayers...then he said "Daddy did you know that dreams come from the things inside your head?"
Worthy of Your Vote: Marco Rubio
Source: American Pundit
Mar 16, 2010 9:25 pm
Name: Marco Rubio Age: 38 Ideology: Conservative Currently running for: Republican nomination, United States Senate, Florida — Marco Rubio isn’t your average Republican politician stereotype. He’s young, can really fire up a crowd, …
Support Conservatives, Libertarians, and Indies in 2010
Source: American Pundit
Mar 16, 2010 9:12 pm
As you know, we conservatives have spent several years on the defense. We’ve been outnumbered by tax-and-spend liberals in Congress and more recently the White House. Things are bad enough that we actually have to fight tooth-and-nail to stop a…
Tell These Democrats To Vote Against ObamaCare, Part II
Source: American Pundit
Mar 16, 2010 7:33 pm
The following list is a continuation of this post. Call these Democrats and tell them to oppose the current version of government-run health care, which hikes costs and uses taxpayer funds for abortions while gutting Medicare. It’s the wrong wa…
Rothstein's lawyer says he should win pro bono award
Source: Herald Blog
Mar 16, 2010 7:19 pm
Scott Rothstein's lawyer Marc Nurik revealed some financial details related to his employment at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm -- from the diamond-studded cufflinks he received from Rothstein to oustanding loans from the law firm -- during …
JimmyPatronis: Live from 2010 Press Skits http://tweetphoto.com/14658481
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Mar 16, 2010 7:13 pm
JimmyPatronis: Live from 2010 Press Skits http://tweetphoto.com/14658481
What would Lou Grant say at a time like this?
Source: Political Insider
Mar 16, 2010 7:11 pm
In a direct response to Republicans bringing in firebrands like Ann Coulter and Karl Rove to the area, Democrats are countering with one of their own sharped-tongue loyalist. Actor and Democratic activist Ed Asner holds court at fundraiser in Sarasot…
Nurse takes another whack at Hometown Democracy
Source: Bay Buzz
Mar 16, 2010 6:57 pm
St. Petersburg -- City Council member Karl Nurse has made no secret about his aversion to Hometown Democracy's proposed Amendment 4, which would only allow voters to approve changes to long-term land use plans. He slammed it last month in...
Should Mari Carmen Aponte be a US Ambassador?
Source: Babalu
Mar 16, 2010 6:49 pm
Background here.
Our Friend Carlos Eire Interviewed by the BBC
Source: Babalu
Mar 16, 2010 6:19 pm
Listen to Carlos explain how his cousin tried to kill Castro here--ALAS!!!!
Kurt Kelly What a day, and I'm not done yet. Looking forward to Orange county days and Marion county days starting tomorrow.
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Mar 16, 2010 6:17 pm
What a day, and I'm not done yet. Looking forward to Orange county days and Marion county days starting tomorrow.
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy: St. Pete Beach's local version of Amendment 4 resulted in "seemingly endless lawsuits (that) decimated the city's legal budget and forced the city to raise the property tax rate."
Source: PolitiFact
Mar 16, 2010 6:04 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Referendums over growth issues forced city to raise taxes, group claims In its campaign to discredit a ballot initiative giving voters more authority over land use, a statewide political action committee says v…
adamputnam: Having a great evening with FL Farm Bureau. Great turnout of hard working grassroots Floridians. #sayfie
Source: Adam Putnam
Mar 16, 2010 5:59 pm
adamputnam: Having a great evening with FL Farm Bureau. Great turnout of hard working grassroots Floridians. #sayfie
Center stage: Rothstein's lawyer Marc Nurik the actor/lawyer
Source: Herald Blog
Mar 16, 2010 5:57 pm
While Scott Rothstein was parading around town and his lawyer Marc Nurik insisted that he wasn't cooperating with the feds did you ever wonder if Nurik had a past as an actor? Indeed he did. In a deposition today by...
GUEST COLUMN: Oil – The Other Renewable Energy Source By Don Baldauf
Source: Red County (Sarasota)
Mar 16, 2010 5:56 pm
On the heels of “Climate – Gate” we find ourselves lied to again by scientists. I have always had a pretty good B.S. detector and since I was a kid I knew something didn’t smell right about the whole “fossil fuel, oil…
Senate finally allows debate on gay adoption
Source: Post Blog
Mar 16, 2010 5:27 pm
Senate President Jeff Atwater allowed Democrats to talk about repealing the state’s gay adoption ban during the afternoon session today. Sen. Nan Rich has tried and failed for the past four years to have her bills that would do away with Florid…
Give voters a say on Hillsborough transit plan
Source: Times
Mar 16, 2010 5:23 pm
Obama: Premiums Will Decrease by 3000%
Source: American Pundit
Mar 16, 2010 5:11 pm
In case you’re not keeping track at home, he’s full of shit. He’s now at the point of promising anything and everything to gain support, including a promise of salary increases by employers who have absolutely no requirement to fulf…
Nickel Plate development in Clearwater merits traffic concerns
Source: Times
Mar 16, 2010 5:07 pm
CFOAlexSink: CFO Sink's Risk Managment Legislation Passes House Committee Unanimously http://bit.ly/bqkLdb
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Mar 16, 2010 5:03 pm
CFOAlexSink: CFO Sink's Risk Managment Legislation Passes House Committee Unanimously http://bit.ly/bqkLdb
Dem Congressman Condemns Democratic “Slaughter Strategy”
Source: American Pundit
Mar 16, 2010 5:01 pm
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) is one of the key members Democrats are attempting to sway in favor of government-run health care. And he may still vote for the massive government legislation with all of its Medicare cuts, taxpayer funding for abortions, a…