Florida gets a grade of “D” on legislative financial disclosure
Florida ranked 26th in the U.S. for legislative financial disclosure in 2009.
Dr. Rich Swier is the Publisher of DrRichSwier.com e-magazine. He was the former State Editor for Watchdog Wire - Florida and RedCounty.com. He holds a Doctorate of Education from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, a Master's Degree in Management Information Systems from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Richard is a 23-year Army veteran who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1990. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his years of service. Additionally, he was awarded two Bronze Stars with “V” for Heroism in ground combat, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry while serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officers Basic and Advanced Courses, and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Richard was the Founder/CEO of Sarasota Online, a high technology company that was sold to Comcast Cable in 1996.
Florida ranked 26th in the U.S. for legislative financial disclosure in 2009.
Florida and Maryland state election authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice were formally notified of 173 cases of voters casting ballots simultaneously in both states during federal elections.
The mention of Rubio’s name drew loud boos, cat calls and negative comments from the audience.
The current welfare system provides such a high level of benefits that it acts as a disincentive for work.
Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The month lasts 29–30 days based on the visual sightings of the crescent moon, according to numerous biographical accounts compiled in the […]
Geo-Intelligence reports: Russia, alongside the EU, China and Iran, are on top of the NSA’s spying priority list, according to a document leaked by fugitive Edward Snowden and published by Der Spiegel weekly. In the classified document, dated April 2013, countries are assigned levels of interest for NSA surveillance from 1 (the highest) to 5 […]
Alan Kornman from Florida based The United West reports, “Watch as Atif will not condemn his friend Sami al Arian‘s terrorist activity. Atif Fareed was a Character witness for confessed terrorist Sami al Arian Atif Fareed brings shame on himself, his family and his community.” According to Discover the Networks, “In its investigation of Al-Arian, […]
Korea has a 93% high-school graduation rate, compared with 77% in the U.S.
Florida is mentioned in the 9/11 Commission Report fifty-six times. Eleven of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers either lived in or visited Florida. Mohammed Atta and two of the 9/11 hijackers who flew the planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon trained at an airfield in Venice, FL. President Bush on 9/11 was at the Booker […]
Have you heard of Dr. Zakir Naik? He is the 2013 winner of the United Arab Emirates “Islamic Personality of the Year” award. He is also the founder of the Islamic Research Foundation, the radical imam banned from the UK and creator of the “Islamic Smartphone”. Thanks to Debra Anderson for this head up on the new […]
Willie Lawson from Florida Dash reports: Florida Senate President Don Gaetz (R) refused Minority Leader Chris Smith’s request to form a select committee on Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Gaetz informed Smith by letter that such a select committee would be a duplication of efforts. Governor Rick Scott formed the “Citizen’s Safety and Protection Task […]
There are also major flaws in the Enterprise Florida bonus criteria.
It appears Florida’s power companies are in a meltdown mode.
Pew Charitable Trusts in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation issued the States’ Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis: Improving Taxpayers Results (Results First) study in July. The Results First study overview states, “In this age of fiscal stress for state governments, it is more important than ever that policy leaders direct public resources to the most cost-effective programs and […]
The Orlando headquartered Space and Science Research Corporation (SSRC) announced today that a news conference is scheduled for August 21, 2013, during which the end of global sea level rise will be formally declared and a specific timetable for sea level decline will be released. The news conference will be held in the Miami, Florida […]