Officials: Florida more prepared for disasters than ever before
August 18, 2009 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Florida is more ready for a hurricane and other disasters than ever before, Gov. Charlie Crist and top emergency-management officers said Wednesday.
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Officials: Florida more prepared for disasters than ever before
Opposition squares off on growth amendment
August 2, 2009 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
City and county governments have treated growth-management plan changes “like Halloween candy” for developers and voters need a “veto,” the head of a controversial constitutional-amendment campaign said Thursday.
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Proposed amendment would put limits on local taxes, tax hikes
March 10, 2009 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
A proposed cap on local and state taxes at 2010-11 levels and a limit on future increases tied to population growth met with quick and loud opposition in its first Senate committee hearing Tuesday.
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Florida Legislature sets special session to discuss $2.3 billion budget shortfall
December 30, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
It’s official.
The Legislature will meet in special session Jan. 5-16 to true up the state’s budget and the $2.3 billion gap between revenue and spending. Gambling and cigarette taxes are definitely out. Class-size spending and increased speeding fines are in.
House Speaker Ray Sansom and Senate President Jeff Atwater on Tuesday evening signed the call for the special session, a constitutionally required step for the Legislature to meet outside its required 60-day spring session. The call signed by Atwater and Sansom also sets out the limits of what can be considered for lawmakers. Anything outside the call requires a super majority of lawmakers to be taken up.
Ethics complaint filed against Sansom
December 29, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Pressure continues to mount on House Speaker Ray Sansom, who now faces an ethics complaint filed by a Clearwater man.
“Somebody’s got to say something,” David Plyer, a retired electrical engineer, said Monday. “Those elected officials all seem to be quiet, and they seem to be part of the same club.”
Plyer alleges in his complaint that the powerful Destin Republican improperly steered $24.5 million in taxpayer dollars to Northwest Florida State College before accepting a $110,000 job as a school vice president. The complaint cites an ethics law that prohibits a public official from “corruptly” using his or her authority to, “secure a special privilege, benefit, or exemption for himself, herself or others.”
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Crist weighs moratorium on foreclosures
November 24, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Continues to give Republicans a bad name
US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10:
“No State shall… pass any… Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts…
Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he is considering ordering a moratorium on home foreclosures, “especially during the holidays.”
In an informal gathering with reporters following a news conference, Crist was asked what he thought of copying California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures.
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Secretary of state continues to review fraud complaints
November 12, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
While Wakulla County election officials waited Wednesday to certify razor-thin victories, the state’s top elections chief continued to weigh fraud complaints.
Secretary of State Kurt Browning is still considering a complaint filed last week by a Panacea resident against Wakulla County Elections Supervisor Sherida Crum, alleging that voting rolls contained the names of people who listed vacant lots and nonexisting street addresses.
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Gay-marriage ban in constitution
November 4, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Neither side was ready to concede late Tuesday in the vote over Amendment 2.
Early this morning, Amendment 2 was passing with 62.2 percent of the vote, above the three-fifths required for passage. Here’s the count:
Yes: 4,616,271
No: 2,810,313
Both sides said the final results would be close.
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Florida early voters favor Dems; GOP leads state in absentees
October 27, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Nearly 2 million Floridians cast ballots in the first week of early voting, and the partisan breakdown gives a slight edge to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
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Florida officials: Sell state jet to save big money
October 6, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
The Legislature’s fiscal watchdog said Monday taxpayers could save big money by unloading the state’s executive jet and letting many of Florida’s top officials contend with Tallahassee’s notoriously bad commercial air service.
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