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 Eric Draper, warn that it’s a land…
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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 law-enforcement vehicles, according to the paper….
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 and unacceptable nationwide mortgage servicing practices. The…
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 Escambia County Sheriff’s Office since 2006. Previously,…
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 state for human trafficking. Was the state…
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 delegation for support. Last year, Rep. Clay…
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 increased oil and natural gas development. This…
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 has slipped dramatically in the polls over…
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 to Promote Affordability and Quality • The…
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 asks John Dickerson. Source: CBS
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 aggressively friendly smiles, the Saturday morning crowd…
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 he originally supported Rudy Giuliani, Voight later…