Did you know there are roughly 11,000 senior centers in the United States serving about 1 million elders? That's about 91 seniors per center. As the baby boomer generation continues to age, this number is only growing, which leaves millions of … [Read more...]
Wall Street Journal story about Crist/Meek deal laughable, Meek says: News. Politics. Media
A Wall Street Journal Political Diary story states that Republicans are worried that Gov. Charlie Crist, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, is working on a deal with Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek to have Meek drop out of the race and … [Read more...]
Spill commission report details failures of administration’s ‘Oil Budget’: News. Politics. Media
A draft report released today by the national oil spill commission provides new details on a much-criticized August assessment by the Obama Administration of the “fate of oil” from the gulf oil spill. While much of the information in today’s report … [Read more...]
Amendment 8: Who’s for it? Who’s against it?: News. Politics. Media
The Florida Supreme Court ruled today that Florida voters will be able to vote on Amendment 8, which would impact the number of students allowed in every classroom in all Florida public schools. State Rep. Alex Villalobos, R-Miami, who supports … [Read more...]
Hillsborough commissioners to discuss changes to pain clinic ordinance « Florida Independent: News. Politics. Media
In response to concerns raised by the medical community in Hillsborough County, commissioners will be looking at possible changes to its pain clinic ordinance. Hillsborough is one of many counties and cities in Florida that enacted ordinances … [Read more...]
In new ad, Scott points to fraud charges at bank during Sink’s tenure « Florida Independent: News. Politics. Media
In his latest campaign ad, Republican gubernatorial candidate and former health care executive Rick Scott points to his opponent Florida CFO Alex Sink’s tenure as an executive at NationsBank, when the bank was fined and required to pay fraud … [Read more...]
Q&A with Feinberg: Oil spill compensation chief admits mistakes and confronts new hurdles: News. Politics. Media
Kenneth Feinberg (Pic by Pete Marovich/ZUMApress.com) Kenneth Feinberg knew what he was in for. The independent administrator of BP’s $20 billion oil spill compensation fund has put himself in charge of seemingly impossible situations before — as … [Read more...]
Boyd and Southerland face off in political ads: News. Politics. Media
The race for Florida’s District 2 seat is growing increasingly heated in the final weeks leading up to the November election. Republican Steve Southerland, a funeral home owner and Panama City native, is challenging Democratic incumbent Allen Boyd to … [Read more...]
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on Amendment 8: News. Politics. Media
Amendment 8 is on the November ballot and, if it passes, would impact the number of students allowed in every classroom in all Florida public schools. The Sun-Sentinel reported today: The Florida Supreme Court is hearing oral argument in a teachers … [Read more...]
Grayson, Webster won’t debate each other, race heads to airwaves: News. Politics. Media
In arguably the most-watched U.S. House race in the country, between Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, and his Republican challenger, former state Senate Minority Leader Dan Webster, the candidates will not have a head-to-head debate over a disagreement … [Read more...]
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