We spoke with the communications director of the Florida Democratic Party, Mark Bubriski, about the current situation with delegates to the Democratic convention late this summer.
Mr. Bubriski says that while the delegate situation is up in the air, DNC Chairman Howard Dean assures him that the delegates from Florida will be seated. He says they […]
Popularity: 100% [?]
From Senator Bill Nelson
Washington, D.C. - The federal government hasn’t tried any cases involving sexual assaults against women who work for contractors in Iraq or Afghanistan, despite a 2000 law giving that authority to the Department of Justice.
Popularity: 89% [?]
Popularity: 89% [?]
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, spoke in Jacksonville today. He had fond memories of the city, as well as the City of Orange Park where his family lived during his captivity in Vietnam. McCain spoke at what is now Cecil Commerce Center, but during his time here, was the Navy base […]
Popularity: 46% [?]
TALLAHASSEE — While state officials are working to cut over $2 billion from the upcoming 2009 budget – including via cuts in state education spending – a Florida TaxWatch Center for Educational Performance and Accountability report released today finds that there are tremendous cost-savings opportunities from within the state education system through the elimination […]
Popularity: 69% [?]
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) announced a presidential campaign swing through parts of the country where he grew up - including Jacksonville. He calls it his “Service to America Tour,” and he will visit Mississippi today, and Virginia, Maryland, and Arizona, as well as Florida, this week.
The Jacksonville rally will be held on Thursday, April 3, […]
Popularity: 48% [?]
Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) spoke before the state legislature today and presented his ideas for election reform. Here’s the text of his released statement:
This morning in Tallahassee, I spoke before our state Senate on a subject that has become all too familiar to Florida—the right to vote and to have that vote count as intended.
I […]
Popularity: 45% [?]
The Internal Revenue Service now has a calculator on its site that will tell you if you qualify for the economic stimulus refund scheduled to be made in May. The calculator also tells you how much you can expect to get.
Go to www.irs.gov and look for the link “Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator.” You’ll need […]
Popularity: 65% [?]
A Florida TaxWatch Research Report released yesterday recommends that the Legislature consider reinstating the civil-filing-fee waiver for persons of indigent status. The report, Charging Indigent Floridians Civil Court Filing Fees Raises Questions of Cost Efficiency and Equal Access to the Florida Court System, concludes that the waiver system may be more cost-effective than the current […]
Popularity: 45% [?]
Florida’s deteriorating fiscal condition took center stage again this week. The state’s Consensus Estimating Conference revised its forecast of Florida’s general revenue collections and the economists reduced their revenue estimates for FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09 by a combined $2.945 billion–$1 billion in the current year and $2 billion for next year.
The $27.5 billion estimate […]
Popularity: 53% [?]
State budget writers have been given some more bad news. The state’s Consensus Estimating Conference met today to revise its forecast of Florida’s general revenue collections and the economists reduced their revenue estimates for FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09 by a combined $2.945 billion, including almost $2 billion for the upcoming state budget year.
Popularity: 80% […]
Popularity: 80% [?]
