Local GOP Organizing Members to Oppose ‘Obamacare’
With President Obama pushing for a vote on his health care proposal in the next few weeks, local party Chairman Lenny Curry put out a call to action on Thursday for local Republicans to make their voices heard in Washington. “Good Republicans want to know what they can do to save our country from the radical left,” said Curry [...]
Research Says Overdraft Limits Won’t Hurt Banks
A new rule limiting banks’ ability to charge controversial overdraft fees isn’t likely to cripple the industry’s profitability, new research says. The research – to be released today by bank consulting firm Bretton Woods – is the latest to address the impact of pending Federal Reserve restrictions on the financial industry. These restrictions, which take [...]
Hollywood Exclusive: Kendra Feels the Pressure
E! Channel sensation Kendra Wilkinson looks incredible in her February OK! magazine spread — a song of physical perfection, in fact, for a woman who just gave birth Dec. 11. But not to hear her tell it. “I can’t say I’m back yet. I’m dieting. I’m going to get better,” says the knockout blonde, who [...]
Thrasher: Time to Base Teacher Pay on Performance
A state senator who doubles as the head of Florida’s Republican Party opened a new election-year battle with the Democratic-allied teachers’ union on Tuesday by proposing legislation that would base teacher pay on how well students do on standardized tests. The measure (SB 6) demands that teachers get paid based on student performance, rather than [...]
Crist Tax Cut Survives Senate Panel
A centerpiece of Gov. Charlie Crist’s pro-business legislative package was derided Wednesday before managing to clear the usually corporate-friendly Senate Commerce Committee. Legislation to reduce by 1 percent the 5.5 percent corporate income tax rate was approved by the panel only after Chairman Rudy Garcia, R-Hialeah, urged fellow senators to see that it is needed [...]
Steve Wise: List Calories Directly on Restaurant Menus
Counting your calories could get a whole lot easier under a proposal released Wednesday that would require Florida restaurants and fast food chains to list the caloric content of each meal on the menu. Rep. Ed Homan, R-Tampa, and Sen. Steve Wise, R-Jacksonville, have filed legislation that would require nutritional labeling to appear directly on [...]
Space Coast Faces Crisis as NASA Winds Down Manned Program
Even in a state becoming numbingly familiar with job losses, Florida’s Space Coast stands out – a Senate panel was told Wednesday. In October, 9,000 aerospace jobs are expected to disappear at Kennedy Space Center as NASA’s Space Shuttle program comes to a close even as a struggling commercial space industry fails to fill the [...]
Mixed Reaction to Governor’s Final State of the State
Much of the most enthusiastic applause for Gov. Charlie Crist’s State of the State speech on Tuesday came from Democrats, while Republicans gave their party leader a more tepid response, particularly his vigorous defense of the federal stimulus. For a governor who has for years made his political mark firmly as a moderate, and one [...]
Some Say Toyota Fix Isn’t Working
Ten Toyota owners have told federal safety officials that the recall repairs didn’t work and that their cars still accelerate when they’re not supposed to. That’s enough to trigger a robust response from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which was bashed in congressional hearings for not moving faster on years of Toyota unintended acceleration [...]
Who Poses the Greater Threat?
Bill Gates is the world’s richest person, but what kind of power does he have over you? Can he force your kid to go to a school you do not want him to attend? Can he deny you the right to braid hair in your home for a living? It turns out that a local [...]
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