Black caucus goes after Scott’s minority hiring and judicial cloning policies
By at 1 November, 2011, 6:51 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott is meeting today with the Legislative Black Caucus, and he came armed with statistics meant to rebut a report that suggested he wasn’t hiring as many minorities as his predecessors. The St. Pete Times story in question compared Scott’s Read More
Read More >>Daily Beast: Jeb is the GOP’s grown-up
By at 1 November, 2011, 1:25 pm
TALLAHASSEE — The Daily Beast has a short story on former Gov. Jeb Bush and his role in today’s political landscape. Here’s a snippet of the story: Jeb Bush may have figured out the secret to being a rare voice of authority in today’s political zoo: know when to keep your Read More
Read More >>Sun Sentinel ed board: Higher ed plans don’t add up
By at 27 October, 2011, 1:45 pm
From the Sun-Sentinel editorial Board: Is Gov. Rick Scott trying to make Florida less appealing to top-notch research professors? Because he seems to be working overtime to get the job accomplished. There is his idea — based on what is being done in Texas by Gov. Rick Perry — to base some Read More
Read More >>Boca Raton may update board service rules
By at 24 October, 2011, 5:00 pm
Boca Raton City Council will take up an proposed ordinance on Tuesday that would make service on city boards at the will of the Council. The proposed ordinance states that a majority vote from City Council could “remove a board member for any reason or no reason.” Under the rule change, Read More
Read More >>Haridopolos not a fan of collecting online sales tax
By at 20 October, 2011, 7:26 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Thursday that even though the state is facing a potential $2 billion budget shortfall next year, one place the state won’t be turning to plug the gap is imposing taxes on online sales. Nationally, business groups have been Read More
Read More >>House Democrats question whether Scott’s tax cuts add up to jobs
By at 20 October, 2011, 5:33 pm
TALLAHASSEE — House Democrats have seized on Gov. Rick Scott’s new tax-cutting ideas and inability to connect the dots between the policies and job-creation. At the House Finance and Tax Committee on Thursday, Democrats questioned Scott legislative director Jon Costello on whether Read More
Read More >>Scott team, ACLU battle over whether ACLU can be supoenaed in employee drug testing case
By at 17 October, 2011, 10:50 pm
TALLAHASSEE—Lawyers for Gov. Rick Scott and the American Civil Liberties Union are engaged in a tussle over whether the ACLU can be subpoenaed for a case in which the civil-rights advocacy group is the legal counsel. ACLU, which is representing the American Federation of State, County and Read More
Read More >>Palm Beach County Commission considers suing Legislature over gun control
By at 17 October, 2011, 7:45 pm
A legal shootout over gun control could be coming between the Palm Beach County Commission and Florida Legislature. The County Commission is expected to decide Tuesday whether to sue the Legislature to try to overturn a new state law that levies personal penalties against city and county Read More
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