Orlando Magic cruise to Victory over Golden State Warriors
Looking to make good on his promise of consistency, Vince Carter helped Orlando cruise to a 117 to 90 win over Golden State Wednesday night at the Amway. Rashard Lewis and Vince Carter scored 17 and 15 points, respectively, with Jameer Nelson right behind with 13 points and 4 assists.
Florida’s Alan Grayson Blasts Republicans on Health Care
Florida Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Orlando), on CNN Larry King Live Wednesday evening, blasted Republicans on their failure to support health care reform for all Americans.
Obama Draws a Line in the Sand on Health Care Reform
Earlier today, President Obama threw down the gauntlet to Republicans, saying that “the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform.” Noting that the issue has been debated thoroughly, not only in the past year, but for decades, Obama, said that health reform had already passed the House with a majority and the Senate with a supermajority of 60 votes.
Estranged Husband and Wife Id’d in Orlando Murder-Suicide
Orlando Police investigators have released the names of the shooter and victim of a murder-suicide which took place Downtown Orlando yesterday evening.
U.S. Rep. Rangel to Step Aside, Temporarily
Representative Charles Rangel, Harlem Democrat, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi this morning asked for a leave of absence as Chairman of the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.
Gov. Crist calls for “Problem Solvers”, Less Rhetoric
Calling the day bittersweet, Governor Charlie Crist on Tuesday evening delivered his fourth and final State of the State speech, urging lawmakers to be “problem solvers” in searching for steps to combat high unemployment and a budget shortfall topping $3 billion.
Ethics Reform for PSC, Great News!
The Senate cleared Tuesday afternoon a sweeping ethics reform bill for the Public Service Commission (PSC) after beating back an amendment to reduce the amount of time members of the panel and their staffers would be banned from lobbying the legislative or executive branches of government.
Florida Teachers’ Pay could be based on Merit
A state senator who doubles as the head of Florida’s Republican Party opened a new election-year battle with the Democratic-allied teachers’ union on Tuesday by proposing legislation that would base teacher pay on how well students do on standardized tests.
Obama Moves Forward with Health Insurance Reform
Today, President Obama wrote to Congressional leaders on moving forward with health insurance reform, underscoring those areas of agreement between Democrats and Republicans, while pointing out where there are diverging views.
