Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Politics published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 133837
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-11154
•
Next >
-
Israel still needs Mideast partner
Trudy Rubin's op-ed regarding peace in the Middle East being possible with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's plan is simply ridiculous. There is a reason why even most Israelis don't believe it Actions and the Arab leadership's rhetoric when...Tags: Elections, Tourism and Leisure, Illegal Immigrants, Travel, Boca Raton
-
A little honesty always appreciated
In May, while presenting the 2013-14 budget, Gov. Rick Scott said: "We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 jobs in 7 years. Press accounts and quotes of his 2010 campaign promised creation of 700,000 jobs on top of Florida's...Tags: Elections, Rick Scott
-
Immigration talking points have racist edge
I wonder how all these Republicans would feel if the 14 million illegal immigrants in this country were white-skinned, English-speaking Canadians, instead of brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking Mexicans and Central Americans. Would the Republicans in...Tags: Social Issues, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Congress, Racism, Career and Workplace
-
Executive Profile: Leaders share news from companies and careers, and their outlook on the economy
We checked in with executives profiled in the Tribune in the past year to learn their news, their insights about the coming year, and how they're feeling about the economy. Curt Bailey, president, Related Midwest Related has been running on all...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Board of Directors, Marketing, Teaching and Learning
-
The obstructionists, Part 3
By all accounts, and especially if you read his literature, Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge is a fiscal hawk. "Budgeting for results," designed to make every program prove its worth, is his baby. He's chairman of one Senate...
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare, William R. Haine
-
Few jobs out there don't require at least some computer literacy
Vivian Godwin is the online-learning coordinator at Workforce Central Florida, the region's publicly funded jobs agency. She oversees the agency's programs that provide computer-literacy training — free of charge — to laid-off workers. She...
Tags: Interior Policy, Microsoft Corporation, Computer Networking and Internet, Personal Data Collection
-
Fla. sticks it to most-vulnerable borrowers
As opposition groups go, the folks fighting Florida Senate Bill 282 offered about as broad a coalition as you can cobble together these days. The Florida Consumer Action Network lobbied against the bill. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops called...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Lobbying, Florida Legislature
-
Can the Obama administration be trusted?
— Thirty-five years ago in United States v. Choate, the courts ruled that the U.S. Postal Service may record "mail cover," i.e., what's written on the outside of an envelope — the addresses of sender and receiver. The National Security...
Tags: Elections, PRISM (surveillance program), The Washington Post, National Government, Michael Mukasey
-
Mark Schlakman: Timely Justice Act misunderstood by many
A recent Sun Sentinel editorial called for the governor to veto a bill ironically entitled the "Timely Justice Act," which its sponsor, House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chairman Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Fort Walton Beach, claims will speed up...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Media Industry, Death Penalty, Government
-
Too much secrecy threatens our security
After I downgraded the scandal value of the National Security Agency's massive gathering of our phone records and email data, a curious reader raised a thoughtful question: Would I "have the same tone if this story broke while (George W.) Bush was prez?"...Tags: PRISM (surveillance program), The Washington Post, National Government, Justice System, National Security Agency
-
Voice of the People
One-party system With the most recent downgrade of the state's credit rating, the failure of Illinois' one-party system is now complete. The refusal by the Democratic Party's hierarchy to face up to the state's massive financial problems, caused by the...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Long Grove, Pension and Welfare, U.S. Congress
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Resource Link| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jun 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune