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U.S. may extend deadline for public pool accessibility
May 5, 2012 (ChillicotheGazette.com) - WASHINGTON -- A federal rule that requires installation of permanent mechanical pool chairs for the disabled at public swimming pools and spas will cost too much and expose small business owners to lawsuits, the hotel industry says. Disability advocates argue that the alternative -- portable pool lifts -- ...
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Gulf Coast Residents Remain Worse Off Emotionally Post-Spill Depression diagnoses up 30% since weeks before BP oil spill
May 7,2012 (Written by Dan Witters - Gallup) - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Residents of Gulf Coast-facing counties continue to suffer from lower overall emotional health, as measured by the Gallup-Healthways Emotional Health Index, in the two years since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Those living in non-Gulf states and inland counties in the s...
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Supreme slots ruling could expand Florida gambling
May 4,2012 (Written by Sascha Cordner - WFSU) - Will a recent Supreme Court decision to allow more slot machines in South Florida lead to expansion of gambling throughout the rest of the state? Sascha Cordner delves into a recent decision by the high court to uphold a lower court ruling. In 2004, Florida voters approved a state constitutional am...
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Patronis, Gaetz recognized as pro-business
May 2, 2012 (Written by Felicia Kitzmiller, News Herald Writer) - PANAMA CITY — Two area legislators are being recognized as advocates for business in Tallahassee. Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), a pro-business association, on Wednesday announced they were giving their annual Champion of Business awards to 12 representatives and four sen...
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Judge Allows Gulf Oil Spill Settlement to Proceed
May 2, 2102 (By Associated Press) -NEW ORLEANS—A federal judge on Wednesday preliminarily approved a proposed class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims againstBPBP.LN+0.70% PLC over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier's ruling allows the settlement process to proceed, but he...
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Poll: Florida up for grabs in November election
May 3, 2012 (Written by Brent Kallestead, Associated Press) - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney could be headed for a photo finish in Florida this November, a poll released Thursday shows. Forty-four percent of 1,169 Florida voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University between April 25 and May 1 s...
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State's top court empowers lawmakers to expand gambling anywhere in Florida
April 28, 2012 (Written by Nick Sortal, Sun Sentinel) - Florida's highest court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to expand gambling anywhere in the state, whether by putting slot machines in more counties or allowing destination casinos in South Florida. The Florida Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by South Florida pari-mutuels that tr...
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Feds sign off on all three redistricting plans
April 30, 2012 (Written by The Florida Current) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday approved all three of Florida's redistricting plans. Shortly after the Justice announcement, a judge ruled that Florida can hold congressional elections under the Legislature's new redistricting map this year. In late March the Senate submitted t...
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Florida's Consumer Confidence - April
April 30, 2012 -Floridians' consumer confidence fell again in April, marking three straight months of decline, according to a monthlyUniversity of Florida survey. The decline follows a similar pattern to last year's trends, and overall confidence is still better than it was a year ago. Despite continued declines in the unemployment rat...
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