24 Jan 2009 News

"Clean Coal" Confrontation Oxymoron or goal within reach? Industry and environmentalists get down and sooty. Read more

For Florida GOP, it's Mardi Gras time!Florida House and Senate Republicans may have just slashed funds for the state's Visit Florida TV tourism campaign, but they plan to do their part to keep the dollars flowing to Universal Orlando -- and their re-election campaigns -- next month. Read more..

Voters say no to Bright Futures cuts, yes to cig tax A new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found that Floridians overwhelming support raising the state's 34-cent cigarette tax to help balance the budget and are almost equally turned off by the idea of cutting the state's "Bright Futures" college scholarship program. Read more..

Obama: We Must Act Boldly And Swiftly Saying that we must "act boldly and swiftly" to avoid an even worse economic crisis, President Obama uses this week's radio address to outline the results he would expect from his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, in the areas of energy, education, health care, and new infrastructure. Read more..

Did Barack Obama's inauguration really cost 4 times as much as George Bush's 2005 inauguration?There seems to be a lot of sloppy reporting about the total cost of the Obama inauguration vs. the Bush inauguration that is being used for partisan attacks Read more..

Against bipartisanship Elizabeth Schulte explains what Barack Obama's promise to pursue "bipartisanship" will mean. Read more..

Companies That Got Bailout Money Keep Lobbying WASHINGTON — The financial giant Bank of America says it is no longer lobbying the federal government about its unfolding bank bailout. After receiving $45 billion in bailout money, lobbying was just too unseemly. Read more..

Helping States Make Good Choices The rapidly deteriorating economy has confronted states with their toughest budget decisions in years. This month, about 45 states reported budget gaps for the present fiscal year and most expect to struggle with shortfalls over the next two years. Read more...

No Time for Poetry PRESIDENT Obama did not offer his patented poetry in his Inaugural Address. He did not add to his cache of quotations in Bartlett’s Read more..