Category: State & National News
Bondi supports Ingram and Evers’s bills
Attorney General Pam Bondi today joined Senator Greg Evers and Representative Clay Ingram to advocate for legislation that will ban dangerous new synthetic drugs in…
Just in time for Valentine’s Day
Court Ends Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s “Postcard Only†Mail Policy PENSACOLA – Federal judge Casey Rodgers signed an order yesterday reversing the Santa Rosa County…
U.S. Chamber misstates unemployment prediction…or leaves out a few details.
FactCheck.org has caught the U.S. Chamber of Commerce misleading the public. The group claims in a TV ad that the Congressional Budget Office says unemployment…
White House Fact Sheet: Women’s Preventive Services and Religious Institutions…beta version
The White House Office of the Press Secretary February 10, 2012 Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans will cover women’s preventive…
FL Public Land Up For Grabs?
Source: Les Coleman/Florida News Connection Pending Florida legislation could convert some 500,000 acres of publicly owned shoreline into private ownership. Opponents, including Audubon Florida Director…
Victor Steen’s death part of Orlando Sentinel report
The Orlando Sentinel has investigated the deaths caused by Florida law enforcement vehicles. From 2006 to 2010, 118 people were killed in fatal crashes involving…
Florida Enters $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Attorney General Pam Bondi today formally entered a landmark $25 billion joint federal-state agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses…
Dickey appointed to judgeship
Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Darlene F. Dickey, of Molino, to the Escambia County Court. Dickey, 41, has been general counsel for the…
Bondi does the obvious…again
On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi joined State Senator Anitere Flores, Representative William Snyder, and others to champion legislation that will make Florida a zero-tolerance…
NW Florida lawmakers love manure
When the fertilizer industry needs someone to co-sponsor a bill to keep it from being regulated, they only have to look to the Northwest Florida…
Drill, Maybe, Drill?
With less than two years having passed since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly 80 percent of Floridians support…
Gingrich’s Fly-by
A chilly line of political spectators waited outside an airplane hangar this morning for an opportunity to see GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Though he…
Blueprint for keeping college affordable
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a comprehensive approach to tackling rising college cost. Here’s his blueprint: Creating New Incentives…
Video: Is the rest of the GOP hurting Gingrich?
Some say Newt Gingrich doesn’t need the support of the rest of the GOP to win his party’s nomination, but is that true? Nancy Cordes…
Mitt’s Pancake Pep Rally
Most of the folks attending this morning’s Mitt Romney rally in Pensacola seemed a lot like Romney. They were polished and sharp and dashing. Flashing…
Buzz: Jon Voight will be here with Romney and McCain
Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight will be here tomorrow with his friend Sen. John McCain for the Mitt Romney rally at The Fish House. Though…
Santorum, Paul have little chance in Florida
Papers across the state are reporting that GOP presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are pulling back on their efforts in Florida. Both will…
Video: Special Forces rescue hostages inside Somalia
U.S. Navy SEALs carried out a daring nighttime raid inside Somalia to rescue two hostages from pirates. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports….
State of the Union Address
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home…
Video: Obama uses State of the Union to call for economic equality
U.S. President Obama framed an election-year State of the Union address in starkly populist terms by calling for sweeping tax reforms. Rough Cut (no reporter…
