Legislature-Created Group Never Meets, Does No Work
In 2008, the Legislature and governor created a body that was required to recommend changes in the state’s criminal justice system, including the sentencing guidelines. But the group has never met, essentially violating the law that created the body. The Correctional Policy Advisory Council has never held a meeting, never issued a report and never [...]
Snow Grounds Thousands of Flights
As people on the East Coast waited for the second snowshoe to drop, airlines canceled thousands of flights and Meals on Wheels in Baltimore scrapped deliveries. “It’s a bad travel day,” said Julie King, spokeswoman for Continental Airlines. A storm that left up to a foot of snow in the Midwest on Tuesday was forecast [...]
Alcohol Abuse Weighs on Army
The Army needs to double its staff of substance-abuse counselors to handle the soaring numbers of soldiers seeking alcohol treatment, said Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army’s No. 2 officer. About 300 more counselors are needed to meet the demand, cut wait times and offer evening and weekend services, said Chiarelli, the Army vice chief of [...]
Dale Junior’s Ride Tied to Sport’s Success
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The most popular driver seven years running in the Sprint Cup Series hasn’t won a race or pole position in nearly two years. Last season, he was 25th in points with two top-five finishes and three top-10s, all career worsts. Does Dale Earnhardt Jr. need to perform well to be the [...]
Senators Back Cuts in Deficit, Not in Budget
WASHINGTON – Even as they call for reining in the record federal budget deficit of $1.6 trillion, more than one-third of the nation’s 100 U.S. senators have criticized proposed spending cuts in President Obama’s budget that would affect their states. Some of the proposed cuts are big: NASA’s manned moon mission, the Pentagon’s C-17 cargo [...]
Crist, McCollum Have Different Advice for RPOF
Responding to growing hoopla over credit card use and other expenditures, Gov. Charlie Crist and Attorney General Bill McCollum had different advice Tuesday for the Republican Party of Florida. Speaking to reporters at separate venues, the governor and attorney general, both Republicans, took different tacks when asked if more public disclosure should surround party expenditures [...]
Atwater Wants More Transparent Budget Process
Senate President Jeff Atwater wants lawmakers to spell out in state law a slower, more transparent process for how items get into the budget, in part in response to the scandal that brought down former House Speaker Ray Sansom. In a wide ranging pre-session interview Tuesday with reporters from a couple different news organizations, including [...]
Has Obama Lost White America?
If Republicans will study the returns from Massachusetts, then review the returns from Virginia and New Jersey, light will fall upon the path to victory over Barack Obama in 2012. Obama defeated John McCain by winning the black vote 24 to one, the Hispanic vote two to one and taking a larger share of the [...]
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