Bipartisan coalition finds lack of transparency and accountability for Enterprise Florida bonus plan
There are also major flaws in the Enterprise Florida bonus criteria.
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.
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 […]
The school board meetings in Broward and Miami-Dade counties will have parents and concerned citizens demonstrating against adoption of Common Core State Standards (CCSS). There is growing concern that CCSS take education decisions away from parents, teachers and administrators. School boards will no longer be relevant as CCSS national standards and curriculum kick in. Indiana […]
There are over one million Florida concealed carry permit holders. Many live in other states or travel across America conducting business, visiting family and friends or to vacation. Many bring along their firearm and their state issued concealed carry permit for personal protection when on the road in a strange place. Currently not all states […]
Two Florida families will have heavy hearts today. Billy and Karen Vaughn and Scott Bill lost their sons on the failed Extortion 17 mission on August 6, 2011. The WDW – FL team wish them well and pray for them and their families. Extortion 17 is not going quietly into the night. Congressional hearings will […]
Stewart is a “Bush reformer”.
The Florida Tenth Amendment Center (FLTAC) has launched county-level e-campaigns for local resolutions to stop CCSS.
Race baiting, with Florida being the target, got a reaction from Florida’s chief executive. It appears he believes that enough is enough. Today, Governor Rick Scott released the following statement in response to remarks from Jesse Jackson who yesterday called Florida “the Selma of our time.” Jackson has also referred to Florida as the “Apartheid […]
Today, 23 states and Washington, D.C., have implemented some form of Milton Friedman’s school choice idea. The worldwide celebration to remember Milton Friedman, founder of the Friedman Foundation along with his wife, Rose, to advance school choice. “Friedman Legacy Day” is held every July 31, Milton Friedman’s birthday. Today is Friedman’s 101st birthday.
Child prostitution remains a persistent threat to children across America.
It appears changing school grades is part of Commissioner Bennett’s modus operandi.
The Tampa based Florida Family Association reports: The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) plans to present a scholarship at their national banquet on September 28, 2013 named after civil rights matriarch Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement“. […]
Before there was Benghazi there was Extortion 17.