FEATURED STORIES
Jetting through turbulent times, Gov.-elect Scott stays sunny and promises work on job front
By Dara Kam
Palm Beach Post
Gov.-elect Rick Scott started his new job a week before officially taking office, with an inaugural road show starting in his Naples hometown and winding up with a down-home barbecue in Clewiston.
Scott's tour stresses his campaign promises
By Bill Cotterell
Florida Capital News
Gov.-elect Rick Scott began his roll toward inauguration Monday with a tour to emphasize campaign promises.
Gov.-elect Scott eyes cuts for business power bills
By John Kennedy
News Service of Florida
With Gov.-elect Rick Scott promising to save businesses a stunning $3.2 billion on their electric bills, consumer groups are bracing for a fight, fearing his plan will push higher costs onto residential customers.
Florida job market to pick up a little in 2011, forecasters say
By Marcia Heroux Pounds
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Florida's job market will improve here and there, but a full recovery is still far away, according to a new economic forecast.
FLORIDA POLITICS
Old DUI case surfaces in contest to be head of Florida Republican party
By Janet Zink
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Deborah Cox-Roush has been on the defensive for weeks in her bid to become head of the state Republican Party, and now finds herself explaining an old driving-under-the-influence charge.
Enjoy the reprieve from political ads — it won't last
By Aaron Deslatte
Orlando Sentinel
There's a legal battle raging across the country over whether to further de-regulate political advertising in the name of free speech, potentially opening the floodgates to more of the most utilized — some would say, annoying — form of communication with voters: the 30-second TV ad.
Don't sugarcoat reform
Editorial
Orlando Sentinel
Even before Adam Putnam is sworn in, the incoming state agriculture commissioner has alerted Floridians there's a new sheriff in town.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Editors: BP oil spill top Fla. news story of 2010
By Terry Spencer
The Associated Press
The BP oil spill, which fouled Panhandle beaches and hurt tourism statewide as visitors feared their seaside vacations could be ruined, was Florida's top story in 2010, according to an Associated Press poll of the state's newspaper and broadcast editors.
Florida officials maintain pressure on Feinberg during transition
By Travis Pillow
Florida Independent
As a new cabinet prepares to take over the state’s executive branch, Florida officials are waging a multi-pronged campaign to appeal to oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg.
Regulator who partied with FPL officials now pushing utility-backed legislation
By Julie Patel
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Public Service Commission's former governmental affairs director, Ryder Rudd, who resigned after attending a Kentucky Derby party at the home of a Florida Power & Light executive last year, is now pushing for renewable energy legislation backed by the utility.
Scientists: 29 Fla. panther kittens born in 2010
The Associated Press
Palm Beach Post
State wildlife officials say there were 29 documented Florida panther kittens born in 2010, and another 30 to 40 likely were born to unmonitored panthers.
Home builder must pay $460,000 for wetlands violations
By Curtis Morgan
Miami Herald
When one of South Florida's largest home builders received a federal permit seven years ago for a development called Doral, the approval came with some conditions.
EDUCATION
Proposed vouchers will break public education
By Barbara Brenner
Florida Times-Union
I am disturbed that our new governor, not even in office yet, has already proposed a framework to his "team" for radical changes which could make a troubled educational system into a failed one.
White kids leaving Florida public schools, more minorities signing up
By Denise-Marie Balona
Orlando Sentinel
I was taking a closer look this afternoon at the new enrollment figures that the state released for public schools this month.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
Problems with foreclosure notices loom as next flaw in process
By Kimberly Miller
Palm Beach Post
Improperly served foreclosure notices may be the mortgage industry's next roadblock to repossessing homes.
Deadly December for Crops
By Whitney Ray
Capitol News Service
In just this month alone, Florida farmers have suffered 114 million dollars in crop damage due to the cold weather.
Can NASA compete with SpaceX?
By Robert Block
Orlando Sentinel
Early this month, a private company called SpaceX launched an unmanned version of its Dragon capsule into orbit, took it for a few spins around Earth, and then brought it home with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Holiday Retail Sales Rebound in Florida
By Scott Finn
WUSF Public Radio Tampa
If you thought the mall was a little crowded this holiday season, you’re right. This could be the best Christmas Florida retailers have seen in four years, according to Rick McAllister, president of the Florida Retail Federation.
Florida Betting on Casinos with No-Maximum Poker Rules
By Thomas R. Collins
Time Magazine
Live rock music pummels the air, martinis flow, and the slot machines and blackjack tables are jammed with hopeful gamblers.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
Medicare to Pay for End-of-Life Counseling After All
By Scott Finn
WUSF Public Radio Tampa
A new Medicare rule goes into effect January first that allows doctors to be reimbursed for talking with patients about end-of-life care.
Bill would criminalize the sale of fake pot in Florida
By Matt Dixon
Florida Times-Union
Identical bills filed by two Jacksonville-area lawmakers would make the sale of synthetic marijuana illegal in Florida.
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