- The Wall Street Journal casts the aftermath of Standard and Poorâs decision to downgrade Americaâs debt as a battle for credibility between the ratings agency and the Obama administration.
- Hereâs the lastest in the ongoing battle over how the IRS should handle contributions to shadowy political organizations that have proliferated in the wake of Citizens United.
- Hereâs the latest in the ongoing battle over whether and how to âfence inâ the stateâs universities.
- The Miami Herald looks at lawmakersâ efforts to scale back oversight of assisted living facilities (background here).
- An effort to deepen Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to make way for âsupertankersâ from the soon-to-be widened Panama Canal has raised environmental concerns.
- Number of the day: 77 million â number of documents the federal government classified last year, according to a St. Petersburg Times editorial criticizing the Obama administration for its âzeal for secrecy.â