FOR THE RECORD: Kosmas, Posey blast Obama space budget, job losses in statements Among those disappointed by President Obama's pivotal space budget were Brevard County's two U.S. Representatives. Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, the Democrat whose district includes Kennedy Space Center, and Congressman Bill Posey, whose district includes space worker and contractors, had fought to extend the life of the shuttle fleet or boost development of the Orion -Ares spacecraft system for trips to the moon and Mars. We got neither and expect a net loss of about 6,000 space jobs.

Brevard Commission boss Bolin: Jobs Brevard's biggest issue | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY QUESTION: When you campaigned for office in 2006, you told FLORIDA TODAY: "In walking door to door, the conversation was about roads . . . and what was I going to do about the growth pattern?" What are voters telling you today?

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Poll: Public Supports Stimulus Provisions As Congress considers new jobs legislation, a new poll shows a large majority of the public supports the basic provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Obama budget's military increase should reach Brevard | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY Obama's 2 percent proposed increase in the military budget could help high-tech industries in Brevard County

GOP's Key Anti-Union Witness Underpaid Workers, Violated Wage Laws | TPMMuckraker House Republicans held a forum last month to slam the Obama administration's alliance with organized labor, charging, among other things, that government favoritism toward the labor movement was unfairly preventing non-union companies from getting contracts.

Policymakers warn on recovery, stimulus exit | Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Top policymakers warned on Thursday the world economy is not out of the woods and a global recovery is still far from secure, urging caution as central banks work on withdrawing critical support.


Obama to recast agenda to focus on jobs, deficit | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will recast his agenda in a high-stakes address to the American people on Wednesday, focusing on jobs and deficits as he seeks to weather his worst political storm since taking office.

Our views: Step back, fast (Jan. 27) | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY Did we hear this right? Economic development isn’t that important to Brevard County?

Brevard’s unemployment rate inches upward | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
Unemployment on the Space Coast jumped to 12.1 percent in December as the area’s job woes continue to darken.The rate was the same as November, which state labor officials recalibrated from its earlier estimate of 11.9 percent