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The Florida Legislature cut all state funding for public libraries last Wednesday, and Director of Libraries Danny Hales said the effect here will be devastating if the money isn't restored. "It would be absolutely catastrophic," Hales said. "Obviously we would have to close the Branford location with significantly reduced hours in Live Oak." Hale said "a significant number" of employees at the Live Oak branch staff would lose their jobs as well.  

Thousands of Southwest Florida homeowners affected by defective Chinese drywall suffered another setback in their quest for assistance. Governor Charlie Crist's request for emergency funds from FEMA was denied. "We have been turned down by every federal agency we've asked assistance from," said Richard Kampf.

We have been turned down by every federal agency we've asked assistance from   -Richard Kampf

 

The Florida State House took up a bill Tuesday that would make a federal background check mandatory before anyone can begin working as a caregiver. Lawmakers opened the door for volunteers to be exempt from the mandatory background checks. "We have people that go into nursing homes with their dogs to let the elderly people pet them," said the bill's architect, Rep. Bill Snyder, (R-Stuart).  

With the NCAA basketball tournament about to get underway, I decided to look back into the Political Junkie archives at the March Madness brackets I put together a year ago. Last March 19, I listed 32 potential (and admittedly some far-fetched) Republican presidential candidates for 2012. The idea was nothing more than a fun way to "determine" who would be the GOP nominee against President Obama in 2012.  

2:25 P.M. — Four more Lee County residents have applied to fill the county commission spot left vacant by the passing last week of Bob Janes. The applicants, according to Gov. Charlie Crist's office are:  

Florida needs to invest more in higher education, University of North Florida President John Delaney told attendees at Cornerstone's quarterly luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Outlining a proposal that calls for a $1.75 billion increase in funding for the state's 11 public universities, Delaney, who served as interim chancellor of the state's university system from September 2008 to September 2009, said the time has come for Florida to change its model. "For far too long, Florida has been too reliant on gr

For far too long, Florida has been too reliant on growth to fund the state’s revenues   -John Delaney

 

The Federal Communications Commission will push for major changes to broadband Internet services available to Americans over the next decade under a plan the agency must submit to Congress by Wednesday. The agency released a six-page executive summary of its National Broadband Plan on Monday, available for download here . It shows the plan, ordered by Congress last fall with a March 17 deadline, will set goals designed to make affordable broadband much faster nationwide, and make it available to the o  

As a member of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) in south Florida, Myra Farr has spent over five decades volunteering with programs that help troubled children, abused women and homeless families. In a ceremony late last week, Governor Charlie Crist presented Farr with the Point of Light award for her dedication to helping others. "Myra is such a one-of-a-kind spirit, spending more than five decades helping others and making her community a better place to live, work and play," said Governor  

Gov. Charlie Crist (R., Fla.) is on Capitol Hill today, railing against the Obama administration's space policy. He tells National Review Online that he's also keeping a close eye on the health-care debate. Crist says if Obamacare passes, it would be "devastating" for Florida.

I'm concerned about them trying to ram this through.   -Charlie Crist