Category: Archive – News
Oct 6, 2009
Urges Attorney General to file suit to compel constitutional obligations TALLAHASSEE – Frustrated by a deaf ear to the plight of Florida’s struggling public education system, state Senator Dan Gelber on Tuesday called on Florida’s top lawyer to deploy the …
Oct 5, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on October 4, 2009 BY JAY WEAVER, BETH REINHARD AND MARC CAPUTO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Before he took a detour into politics, Alan Mendelsohn was already the epitome of success. Northwestern University medical school …
Oct 1, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on September 30, 2009 Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, said the committee investigating the conduct of former House Speaker Ray Sansom will be meeting next week when lawmakers are in town, despite a …
Oct 1, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on October 1, 2009 BY AMY SHERMAN, PATRICIA MAZZEI AND JAY WEAVER asherman@MiamiHerald.com A week after a trio of Broward political figures were arrested in a federal corruption investigation, a Sunrise city commissioner confirmed …
Sep 30, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on September 30, 2009 By MONICA HATCHER Two key economic markers in Florida — consumer confidence and a much-watched home price index — showed a second consecutive month of improvement, offering further evidence the …
Sep 30, 2009
The Miami Herald–September 30, 2009 By Jay Weaver An influential Broward County eye doctor whose boasts about his political connections in Tallahassee fueled a federal corruption investigation into Gov. Charlie Crist’s office was arrested today on fraud charges. Dr. Alan …
Sep 30, 2009
AM Best published this article on September 30, 2009 By Chad Hemenway, Associate Editor In a joint filing with the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, the Office of Insurance Regulation and State Farm Florida again moved to push a hearing …
Sep 29, 2009
The St. Petersburg Times published this article on September 29 CFO Alex Sink speaks with urgency about her desire to expand and better train the board that oversees Florida’s pension fund, but the governor and the attorney general running against …
Sep 28, 2009
This news release was published by Senate President Jeff Atwater’s office on September 28, 2009 Senate President Jeff Atwater (R-Palm Beach) today announced two Senate committees will conduct their meetings in a paperless fashion. This pilot phase will begin during the …
Sep 28, 2009
The Miami Herald published this article on September 28, 2009 BY JUAN-CARLOS “J.C.” PLANAS jc.planas@myfloridahouse.gov For the past seven years, I have watched in Tallahassee as the power of the Speaker’s office has grown exponentially at the expense of the …