Archive for the ‘Government’ Category

• Governor Crist Announces Lowest Crime Rate in 39 Years

  Apr 7, 10 • 504 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on Governor Crist Announces Lowest Crime Rate in 39 Years

  ~ Florida’s overall crime index declines 6.4 percent ~ www.FDLE.state.fl.us/fsac/ucr/ KISSIMMEE – Governor Charlie Crist and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey today joined Florida Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to announce the...

• House Majority Office In Case You Missed It: Listen to Jeb Bush Talk about Florida’s Landmark Education Reform Legislation Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189

  Apr 7, 10 • 437 Views • Education, Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on House Majority Office In Case You Missed It: Listen to Jeb Bush Talk about Florida’s Landmark Education Reform Legislation Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 7189

  Listen to Jeb Bush and Bill Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, discuss Florida’s education reform legislation, including raising academic standards for students and raising salaries for teachers, plus Race to the Top and Hispanic and African...

• Bronson Reminds Floridians About the Dangers of Wildfire During Wildfire Awareness Week

  Apr 7, 10 • 308 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on Bronson Reminds Floridians About the Dangers of Wildfire During Wildfire Awareness Week

  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that April 11-17 is Wildfire Awareness Week. “Almost 80 percent of wildfires in Florida are caused by human carelessness, with arson and...

• Toxic Toy Bill Passes First Committee Unanimously

  Apr 7, 10 • 456 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on Toxic Toy Bill Passes First Committee Unanimously

  TALLAHASSEE – Senate Bill 2120, banning the use of the dangerous metal cadmium in children’s products, passed its first committee unanimously today...

• ***MYTH VS. FACT*** CLAIM – HB 7189 WOULD NOT ALLOW TEACHERS TO RETURN TO WORK AFTER RAISING THEIR CHILDREN

  Apr 7, 10 • 386 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on ***MYTH VS. FACT*** CLAIM – HB 7189 WOULD NOT ALLOW TEACHERS TO RETURN TO WORK AFTER RAISING THEIR CHILDREN

  MYTH – “…teachers will not be able to return to work after raising their children.” FACT – HB 7189 directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to document effective performance for teachers not evaluated in 4 out of 5 previous years...

• McCollum: Five Additional States Join Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of Health Care Reform Law

  Apr 7, 10 • 354 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on McCollum: Five Additional States Join Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of Health Care Reform Law

  TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that five states will join the lawsuit led by Florida challenging the federal Health Care Reform Law. Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada and Arizona will join Florida and 12...

• House Passes Hudson Bill Supporting Advanced Technology Start-Up Firms

  Apr 7, 10 • 448 Views • Business, Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on House Passes Hudson Bill Supporting Advanced Technology Start-Up Firms

  ~House Bill 983 Increases Research Dollars for Small Businesses and Commercialization of Promising Technologies~ TALLAHASSEE—State Representative Matt Hudson (R-Naples) today lauded the passage by the House of House Bill (HB) 983, a measure to create the...

• Governor Crist Appoints Robert R. Wheeler to Leon County Court

  Apr 7, 10 • 606 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on Governor Crist Appoints Robert R. Wheeler to Leon County Court

  TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today appointed Robert R. “Rob” Wheeler of Tallahassee to the Leon County Court. “Rob’s patience, insight and careful consideration will make him a fair and unbiased judge, and I am confident he will respectfully...

• Business and Job Creation in Florida

  Apr 7, 10 • 388 Views • Business, Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on Business and Job Creation in Florida

  House passes Rep. Grady’s legislation to keep boats, businesses and jobs in Florida In recent years, Florida has watched bordering states and nearby countries siphon away jobs from its $18 billion marine industry. Why? Because of the way our tax code is...

• House Advances Hudson’s State Health Agency Streamlining Legislation

  Apr 6, 10 • 392 Views • Government • Capital Soup Editor • Comments Off on House Advances Hudson’s State Health Agency Streamlining Legislation

  TALLAHASSEE, FL – Representative Hudson’s government streamlining bill passed the Health & Family Services Policy Council today. House Bill (HB) 1143, relating to health care regulatory reduction, will create efficiencies, reduce red tape and improve...