Category: State & National News
State Newspaper Roundup: May 1
Sun Sentinel gives rundown on what our state legislature will do this week. Public schools will get 7.9 percent budget cut. Bright Futures will be…
GOP has defections in fight against unions
NY Times reports that Florida legislators on the Republican side of the aisle are feeling the pressure from the fire and police unions. By some…
Relentless smear campaign against Obama
Washington Post columnist Colbert King writes about FOX NEWS attacked President Obama for not recognizing Easter Day with an official proclamation —even thought the prior…
Low point of American politics
New York Times: People are out of work, American soldiers are dying overseas and President Obama is pressured to show his birth certificate. The NYT…
Senate Continues Campaign Against Voters
Press release issued jointly by Florida PIRG, AFL-CIO of Florida, the League of Women Voters of Florida and ACLU of Florida: With less than two…
CNN: No doubt Obama born in Hawaii
CNN has completed its investigation into the birth certificate of Barack Obama. Conclusion: He was born in Hawaii. Dr. Chiyome Fukino, former director of the…
GOP leaders squabble over state budget
Sen. J.D. Alexander, Florida Senate’s budget chairman, is fighting with House Speaker Dean Cannon and Senate President Mike Haridopolos over the state budget. St. Pete…
GUANTÃNAMO FILES
The recent release of classified documents on Guantanamo Bay detention center have provided insights into how the facility was run, the prisoners held there and…
Florida lags in dental care for children
Sun-Sentinel reports: A recent study by the Pew Center for the States found that only 23.5 percent of Medicaid-enrolled children, age 18 and under, received…
National news cheat sheet
NY Times viewpoint worth reading: “Human trafficking is more similar in America and Cambodia than we would like to admit. Teenage girls on American streets…
State newspaper round-up
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Gov. Rick Scott has secretly pushed to kill Citizens Property Insurance before his first term ends. Read more. St. Pete Times: Despite…
Bare knuckles payback
St. Pete Times writes about how GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of their political clout to weaken the Democrats in future elections. “It is bare-knuckle…
House passes elections bill
Despite no reports of election fraud, Florida House Republicans have strong-armed an elections bill through the House. Read how they are mucking up a good…
Mayor has sheriff investigate city cops
Mayor Teresa Zemaitis had been frustrated by the Kenneth City Town Council’s refusal to listen to her complaints about problems in the Police Department. She…
Scarborough makes Time’s Most Influential List
Joe Scarborough, former Congressman, editor/publisher of the old Florida Sun and host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, made Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the world….
Repairing Gov. Scott’s image
The St. Pete Times writes about Gov. Rick Scott working on repairing his public image. My youngest calls him “Gov. Voldemort” so he has a…
Online poker may be gone for good
Miami Herald: Millions of gamblers are wondering if the money stored in shut down online accounts — in some cases tens of thousands of dollars…
Memos show BP and others linked to Iraq invasion
The rumor has been from day one that the invasion of Iraq was about oil and gaining control to the country oil reserves. The Independent…
Opponents speak out against proposed election changes
Press release: A massive rewrite of Florida’s elections laws to be debated today in the Florida House of Representatives is drawing harsh criticism from nonpartisan…
