Voters send GOP message of restraint | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
By wide margins, they elected or nominated moderate, mainstream politicians over right-wing conservatives and Tea Partiers for the County Commission, School Board and state House and Senate.
Rick Scott's win invokes fear among Tallahassee insiders, but Alex Sink is bigger worry - St. Petersburg Times
As they packed their bags and checked out Wednesday, many of the same lobbyists wore shell-shocked looks. Asked if he would raise money for Scott like he did for McCollum, U.S. Sugar Corp. lobbyist Robert Coker said: "Rick Scott looks like he doesn't need any money
Put Race to the Top money where it does most good - St. Petersburg Times
.It took two tries for Florida to qualify for the federal Race to the Top education initiative. Weeks from now, that may seem like the easiest part of all. Within the next 90 days, to meet the federal deadline, each participating district has to submit to the state its framework for spending its share of the $700 million.Oil spill: Laid off cleanup crews blast BP | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal
.This week about 250 Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents, who were hired to do beach cleanup at Fort Pickens, were notified that they were being laid off.Not-so-true colors on Amendment 4? | Tampa | News | News Feature
It's no surprise that environmental groups support the amendment and that developers don't. But the opposition also includes the Florida AFL-CIO and the Florida League of Cities, which issued a public statement that Amendment 4 "will do more harm than good.Rubio, Meek both predict they'll squeeze Crist out in general election campaign
"I'm the only one that stuck in a tough primary," Meek told reporters before speaking to about 60 students near FAU's central breezeway. "The governor decided to bail out of a primary that he thought he would lose. I think people are going to pay attention to that — when it's tough out there, who will stick in there.AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | OPEIU’s Goodwin Calls for ‘Back-to-Basics’ Unionism
Unions can look to their history to rediscover ways to move forward and grow, says Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) President Michael Goodwin. In a recent op-ed on Crain’s New York Business.com, he writesAnd the first major payout from the BP Oil Spill Fund goes to...realtors | jacksonville.com
.The first major payout from the BP Oil Spill Fund has been announced and it will go to realtors who say the disaster has hurt their income
Oil spill: Laid off cleanup crews blast BP | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal
.This week about 250 Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents, who were hired to do beach cleanup at Fort Pickens, were notified that they were being laid off.
Not-so-true colors on Amendment 4? | Tampa | News | News Feature
It's no surprise that environmental groups support the amendment and that developers don't. But the opposition also includes the Florida AFL-CIO and the Florida League of Cities, which issued a public statement that Amendment 4 "will do more harm than good.
Rubio, Meek both predict they'll squeeze Crist out in general election campaign
"I'm the only one that stuck in a tough primary," Meek told reporters before speaking to about 60 students near FAU's central breezeway. "The governor decided to bail out of a primary that he thought he would lose. I think people are going to pay attention to that — when it's tough out there, who will stick in there.
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | OPEIU’s Goodwin Calls for ‘Back-to-Basics’ Unionism
Unions can look to their history to rediscover ways to move forward and grow, says Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) President Michael Goodwin. In a recent op-ed on Crain’s New York Business.com, he writes
And the first major payout from the BP Oil Spill Fund goes to...realtors | jacksonville.com
.The first major payout from the BP Oil Spill Fund has been announced and it will go to realtors who say the disaster has hurt their income
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