Florida Government News, Information & Trends


Despite growth in tax revenues, entitlements swamp state government
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Despite improved tax collections, Florida government continues to struggle under the weight of its growing entitlement programs. ...

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Bradenton Herald

House Committee to debate 911 proposal
ABC Action News
The measure would prohibit the release of recorded 911 calls which are now available to the public under Florida Government in the Sunshine Law. ...
Proposal dials up debate on access to 911 callsMiamiHerald.com

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FOXNews (blog)

Rubio's First Ad: It's About Federal Spending, the Kids
Atlantic Online (blog)
Rubio, the conservative GOP Senate candidate in Florida, is out with the first TV ad in what promises to be a long and bruising primary battle against the ...
Gov. Crist Explains Business Tax BreakWESH Orlando
Rubio's money requests for Miami-Dade could be an issueMiamiHerald.com
New data on Rubio pork spending should be great issue for Crist – if he were ...Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)
CNN Political Ticker (blog) -National Journal (blog) -CBS 4
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MiamiHerald.com

Back to Work funding takes hold as unemployment tax law promoted
Bizjournals.com
The $200 million government stimulus program aims to create jobs in Florida by paying for up to 95 percent of the salaries of employees who meet federal ...
Marion unemployment rate jumps to 15.4%Ocala
Florida unemployment rate ties record high at 11.9 percentMiamiHerald.com
Florida Back to Work Program Receives Federal FundingWCTV
Tampa Bay Business Journal -Florida Today
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MiamiHerald.com

Obama's New Mission for NASA Sets Off Intense Criticism
FOXNews
But Obama's plan also is drawing fierce criticism, especially in Florida where some 20000 jobs alone would be lost if the space shuttle program shuts down ...
Mother of space storms bearing down on stateDaytona Beach News-Journal
NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase outBusinessWeek
President To Defend NASA AimWall Street Journal
Houston Chronicle -Spaceflight Now -TopNews United States
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Florida Orange-Crop Forecast Rises on Freeze Review
BusinessWeek
Dry weather and a cold spell in the first half of 2009 resulted in fewer and smaller oranges and a January freeze killed some crops, the government had said ...

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Christian Science Monitor

Florida lags in US aid based on Census
MiamiHerald.com
Another factor: States and the federal government share Medicaid expenses, with the level of federal reimbursement set according to poverty levels. ...
Florida fails to get its fair share of census aidThe News-Press
Brevard gets fewer fed funds than most metrosFlorida Today
Bradenton at bottom in federal funding: Brookings Institute study points out ...Bradenton Herald
BusinessWeek
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Why We Need Psychologists in Government and the White House
Huffington Post (blog)
... to make cheese without a license (because why should the government miss an opportunity to profit from culinary creations in your home); in Florida, ...




PlanRover.com Pushes Citizens to Bring Congress Their Florida Health Insurance ...
Online PR News (press release)
This may leave our legislation away from expanding government insurance plans and make a challenging market with a large group of people having and not ...

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Reuters

Reader Response: Fraud and Abuse in US Health Care
New York Times (blog)
... the government is rampant,” and he or she refers us to a story on CNN, according to which A patient in Florida was billed $140 for one Tylenol pill; ...
Ten Wrong Reasons to Oppose Health ReformPolitics Daily (blog)
President Obama will fix the health care systemPottstown Mercury

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