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Times: Lawmakers look for a quick buck with sponsored license plates
Times: Red light cameras need uniformity, safeguards
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Sentinel: Rybolt Park development threatens Econ River
Times: Legislature should fix Dozier School for Boys or shut it now
Times: Hillsborough administrator should resign or be fired today
Our take on: License to beg & Praying for trouble
Source: Sentinel
Mar 10, 2010 11:00 pm
License to beg
McCollum slams Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Sink, health care overhaul
Source: Post Blog
Mar 10, 2010 9:08 pm
WEST PALM BEACH — Attorney General and GOP governor candidate Bill McCollum dropped by tonight’s Palm Beach County Republican Executive Committee powwow and sounded at first like a federal candidate before throwing his likely Democrat…
Pelosi Staff Knew About Massa Earlier Than Claimed
Source: American Pundit
Mar 10, 2010 8:39 pm
In other words, Madame Speaker knew about the sexual harassment allegations against Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) earlier than claimed. Is anyone buying that Pelosi’s staff learned of a member of Congress — a member of her caucus — harassi…
With Jeb endorsement, McCain heads to FL
Source: Herald Blog
Mar 10, 2010 8:31 pm
So much for former Gov. Jeb Bush's low political profile. He's become an endorsement machine in recent weeks -- Alabama gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne, Florida House candidate Matt Gaetz, Ohio gubernatorial candidate John Kasich and Wisconsin …
Ouch: Florida Unemployment Hits 11.9%
Source: American Pundit
Mar 10, 2010 7:32 pm
How well is the $825 billion stimulus package, pushed by Florida Governor Charlie Crist and signed by President Obama, working for the Sunshine State? Actually, it’s not working at all. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that unemployment i…
Crist's breaks state-plane travel pledge to hit fundraiser
Source: Herald Blog
Mar 10, 2010 7:00 pm
Gov. Charlie Crist used the taxpayer-funded state plane Wednesday for a four-city media blitz that promoted a pro-business initiative but ended with a Miami campaign fundraiser. The ceremonial bill-signings that took him from Tallahassee to Orlando, …
New York’s Stalinist legislators at it again
Source: Babalu
Mar 10, 2010 6:44 pm
Salt ban proposed in New York. I told you so...
Kurt Kelly glad to have the Florida Cattlemen's Association and Southeast Milk in Tallahassee today, it's what's for dinner?
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Mar 10, 2010 6:34 pm
glad to have the Florida Cattlemen's Association and Southeast Milk in Tallahassee today, it's what's for dinner?
IRL: Finished spirited 3 hour debate on House floor: cut+run in Afghanistan vs finish the job our brave men+women in uniform can win. Victory won
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Mar 10, 2010 6:25 pm
IRL: Finished spirited 3 hour debate on House floor: cut+run in Afghanistan vs finish the job our brave men+women in uniform can win. Victory won
myfloridalegal: Port of Palm Beach District's Exec. Director says McCollum's recovery for the port comes at an ideal time http://twurl.cc/2ayo
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Mar 10, 2010 6:14 pm
myfloridalegal: Port of Palm Beach District's Exec. Director says McCollum's recovery for the port comes at an ideal time http://twurl.cc/2ayo
myfloridalegal: Great PB Post article on AG McCollum's recoveries for the Port of Palm Beach District http://twurl.cc/2ayo
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Mar 10, 2010 6:12 pm
myfloridalegal: Great PB Post article on AG McCollum's recoveries for the Port of Palm Beach District http://twurl.cc/2ayo
John Thrasher @FLSenateGOP: Led by Chairwoman Detert and Senator Thrasher, Pre K-12 Ed Committee Advances Important Education Reform http://bit.ly.bRKJh8.
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Mar 10, 2010 6:00 pm
@FLSenateGOP: Led by Chairwoman Detert and Senator Thrasher, Pre K-12 Ed Committee Advances Important Education Reform http://bit.ly.bRKJh8.
Saul-Sena calls for Hagan step down as chairman of County Commission
Source: Bay Buzz
Mar 10, 2010 5:53 pm
Just moments after the end of a Hillsborough County Commission meeting today where, in a circus-like atmosphere, the board considered the futures of county administrator Pat Bean, county attorney Renee Lee, and internal performance auditor Jim Barnes…
Connie Mack Administration needs to curb Chavez's growing influence in hemisphere. great hearing today http://bit.ly/cuEUVn.
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Mar 10, 2010 5:45 pm
Administration needs to curb Chavez's growing influence in hemisphere. great hearing today http://bit.ly/cuEUVn.
LeMieux touts plan to balance budget by 2013
Source: Times Blog
Mar 10, 2010 5:37 pm
U.S. Sen. George LeMieux has a plan to balance the federal budget. Is it on target? Read PolitiFact Florida's take here.
House Dems to Kucinich: Go Pound Sand
Source: American Pundit
Mar 10, 2010 5:33 pm
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly defeated a resolution pushed by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) that would’ve called for the immediate withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
Alexander: Plans still afoot to cut those motorist fee hikes from last year
Source: Sentinel Blog
Mar 10, 2010 5:25 pm
TALLAHASSEE — In a state with almost 19 million registered cars, Florida lawmakers turned to higher motorist fees last spring as one way to generate an expected $800 million and help balance the state budget. As if lawmakers needed any ext…
DMS bill would change the letters in the alphabet soup
Source: Sentinel Blog
Mar 10, 2010 5:24 pm
By John Kennedy The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — For months the state’s Department of Management Services has been struggling to provide lawmakers with a complete list of state landholdings, rental agreements and buildings it…
Lawmakers look for a quick buck with sponsored license plates
Source: Times
Mar 10, 2010 5:22 pm
Putting corporate names on license plates speaks more to greed than to shared values or school spirit.
Red light cameras need uniformity, safeguards
Source: Times
Mar 10, 2010 5:18 pm
The state must ensure red light cameras are not just money machines for cash-strapped governments.
US Monthly Deficit Hits Record High
Source: American Pundit
Mar 10, 2010 5:00 pm
Is anyone surprised? Democrats in the White House and Congress are spending like they’ve won the governmental version of Powerball, so the only real news here is that the deficit wasn’t higher than $221 billion for the month of February. …
Crist combines bill-signing tour on state plane with campaign stop
Source: Times Blog
Mar 10, 2010 4:40 pm
If there were ever a signature move of Gov. Charlie Crist's administration, it is turning a bill singing into an all-day media feast. In Tallahassee this morning, Crist had a ceremonial bill signing to delay the unemployment compensation tax increase…
Why did Charlie Crist skip event with Jeb Bush?
Source: Times Blog
Mar 10, 2010 4:32 pm
The charity gala set in St. Petersburg has been buzzing for days about Charlie Crist at the last moment canceling an appearance at a fundraising dinner at the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. He ticked off a lot of...
George LeMieux: "If we just froze spending at 2007 levels ... by 2013 we would balance the budget ... and by 2020 we would cut the national debt in half."
Source: PolitiFact
Mar 10, 2010 4:32 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | LeMieux's plan would eliminate deficit Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, appointed to his job by Gov. Charlie Crist last year to replace retiring Sen. Mel Martinez, says he is sounding the alarm about the federal…
CFOAlexSink: "...our state avoided what could have been a crippling blow to Florida businesses, especially many of our small businesses.”
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Mar 10, 2010 4:07 pm
CFOAlexSink: "...our state avoided what could have been a crippling blow to Florida businesses, especially many of our small businesses.”