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[Post on Politics] With home sales up and migration into the state climbing, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist pronounced today that Florida was emerging from a historically sluggish economy as he proposed a state budget increase for the first time since 2006.
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[Schools in Florida] Governor says Florida economy percolating, wants 4 percent budget ...: MiamiHerald.com Governor says Florida economy percolating, wants 4 percent budget hike Palm Beach Post “Something is starting to percolate in Florida's economy,” Crist said.
[The Jacksonville Observer] Crist Rolls Out Ambitious $69.2 Billion Spending Plan | The ...: In an election year, Crist defended his support for the more robust budget he is outlining, — up almost $3 billion from last years state spending - even though he is facing a tough U.S. Senate Republican primary fight with former House Speaker Marco Rubio, who is targeting the partys conservative base.
[News at Tonic.com] Farewell to the People's Historian. Howard Zinn: 1922-2010 - Tonic: Hopeful that - My Sister's new Job works out Brian New York; That today's economy will result in greater compassion for people in need.
[TheBurningPlatform.com] TheBurningPlatform.com » Economy » BANKRUPT FASCIST OLIGARCHY WITH ...: As we exit the year, we are told the US is a laissez-faire free market economy and yet the US government is now the largest owner of housing in the US as well as the owner of last resort for some of the largest and completely insolvent US corporations. The Federal Reserve, a privately and anonymously owned and controlled corporation chartered with issuing the nations currency, were given the green light by themselves to transfer to themselves and their shareholders the people's wealth in the form of their future labor.
[DEEP GREEN PERSPECTIVE] STONEWALL HARGETT « DEEP GREEN PERSPECTIVE: Voters from Sarasota County announced today that they are filing suit in state court in Tallahassee asking for a re-vote in Florida’s 13th congressional district. The suit alleges that thousands of citizens were disenfranchised when massive undervotes plagued the tight congressional race between Democrat Christine Jennings and Republican Vern Buchanan.
[The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog] The American Spectator : Too Many Democrats in Washington: The Senate bill requires every American not covered by a government health program to enroll in a "qualified" health insurance plan. Page 149 of the Senate bill states that "qualified" health plans can do business only with a doctor who "implements such mechanisms to improve health care quality as the Secretary [of Health and Human Services] may by regulation require." As McCaughey explains:
[David Rothkopf] Winners and losers of the decade: The global edition | David Rothkopf: But while the pursuit of al Qaeda and the Taliban is justified, the wars that continue to percolate here will kill countless thousands, impoverish hundreds of thousands more and at the same time, support for terrorists and other enemies of civilization will grow. ...
[Hot Air » Top Picks] Hot Air » Blog Archive » Rasmussen: Opinions on ObamaCare hardening: No one should be surprised in the least to see states get slammed with additional Medicaid costs, though, least of all the governors who acted as cheerleaders for ObamaCare all year long. The Medicaid expansion was a key part of every plan Democrats advanced, and we consistently warned that states would wind up bearing a large part of the cost as a means to get better scoring from the CBO.
[Mises Economics Blog] The Relentless Misery of 1.6 Gallons - Mises Daily - Mises ...: Your article reminded me of that mid 90s mandate on the 1.6 gallon per flush commodes - at item I'd totally forgotten and therefore failed to note to Paul, who is Canadian, every time he complained about the poor flushing toilets in our house (that had become mine when I divorced my previous husband). The house is 21 years old, was built per my design and has Kohler toilets of that era - prior to the mandate but still low water volume, something I did not at the time realize would be prone to the problem that can and does arise (pun intended).
[Comments for The Housing Bubble Blog] The Housing Bubble Blog » One Word For The Decade: It’s time to get our under-cover man Ben, out of his “I Caused The Housing Bubble To Bust And All I Got Was…This Lousy T-Shirt apparel, clear of Flagstaff and into the HBB Witness Protection Program. Ben, you have to leave the truck cat behind.
[Irvine Housing Blog] Irvine Housing Blog - Irvine Real Estate and Resale Homes - Loan ...: For instance, if homeowners get an average principal reduction of $12,000 (some will need hundreds of thousands), then renters should get a $12,000 tax credit. After all, if the most foolish overextended and imprudent homeowners, are going to get a payment, give me my equal payment -- bribe me -- then I will be OK with it.
[Pajamas Media] Pajamas Media » Will Health Care Reform Tip Senate Race to GOP in ...: I spent all day calling from Texas.I got cut short on the phone about 10 times.I spoke with about 10 households that will vote for him and lots of spinster-Dem chicks that FREEZE UP when you try to point out something LOGICAL.All in all I hit 100 MASSACHUSETTS households….I’m coming at Massachusetts with both barrells loaded.I do not want gov-run healthcare.The other 80 households got a message that said vote for Scott Brown.He Will lower taxes,create jobs and be the pivotal vote to stop the Senate Health-care bill.
[Boing Boing] New Orleans cops use ancient "unnatural copulation" law to turn ...: There's a similar problem in Florida, too, if I recall, which has led to some trailer parks - no, I'm not joking - filling up with sex offenders, because they're typically on the fringes of town, but still in the county, and they're far enough from schools to mean that the listed offenders aren't violating the terms of their parole.
[wjb23367] » air yeezys Who Murdered Robert Wone wjb23367: Just another GLOBE ...: However, Team Swann very much wants to go steady with Weisberg through the entire trial.?They made clear their hope that Weisberg stay involved, citing they would be unduly prejudiced and judicial economy was at stake: so much time, motions and effort has been invested in the Weisberg relationship that Leibowitz would have a hard time getting up to speed on the outstanding motions, and that the switch would invariably delay the start of the May trial.
[The Reid Report] Reidblog [The Reid Report blog]: Convention wrap: The Democrats have a good slate going into '06 (though it could use more ethnic diversity on the ticket) and I think they'll do well, given the political climate in the country and state (though caution: Jeb Bush is still popular, and there's a marriage amendment percolating out there...)
[The Lede] Water Woes From Florida to Spain to Orbit - The Lede Blog ...: I attended a decentralized wastewater conference in the early ”00s for fun”its not remotely related to my profession but it holds a curious fascination for me. Not representing industry, I was free to ask those tough questions that might get you escorted out of some other functions (sewage guys are more forgiving than are politicians, thankfully).
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