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U.S. attorney general goes after states challenging Voting Rights Act

By | 12.14.11 | 1:03 pm | More from The Florida Independent

During a speech given in Texas last night, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder criticized legal challenges launched by states — including Florida — against the section of the Voting Rights Act that requires approval

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HHS denies Indiana, Louisiana waiver of health insurance profit cap

By | 11.29.11 | 12:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A federal health agency Monday denied two states’ requests for waivers of a provision in the health care reform law that requires a profit cap for health insurance companies. Florida is currently waiting for a decision on a similar waiver from the agency.

Via The Hill:

The Department of Health

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North Dakota nears completion of health insurance exchange, would be first in the U.S.

By | 11.14.11 | 9:19 am | More from The Florida Independent

North Dakota is on its way to becoming the first state in the country to have an operating health insurance exchange program. Each state is required by the Affordable Care Act to have some infrastructure in place by January 2013 for an exchange. Florida remains one of the More…

Report: BP winding down oil spill cleanup

By | 11.09.11 | 5:13 pm | More from The Florida Independent

According to a plan approved by the Coast Guard and obtained by the Associated Press, BP will no longer be responsible for the cleanup of any oil washing up on Gulf of Mexico shores, unless officials can prove it came from the BP well that blew out in 2010,

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BESE candidate Chas Roemer returns $10,000 following report contribution may have violated state law

By | 11.07.11 | 5:54 pm

The campaign of Board of Elementary and Secondary Education candidate Chas Roemer returned a $10,000 check to a Political Action Committee one day after The American Independent first reported the incumbent possibly violated state campaign finance rules.

Louisiana school board candidate may have breached state campaign law

By | 11.03.11 | 7:37 pm

Incumbent Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) candidate Chas Roemer appears to have violated state campaign law by accepting a $20,000 donation from a pro-business Political Action Committee.

Florida had fourth highest amount of mass layoffs in September

By | 10.25.11 | 3:56 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Florida had 69 mass layoff actions during the month of September, the fourth highest number in the nation, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics summary released today.

Mayor Bloomberg trust donated big to Louisiana education board elections

By | 10.25.11 | 8:47 am

A fund called The Michael R. Bloomberg Revocable Trust, of which the principal trustee is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, donated $100,000 to a Baton Rouge-based political action committee just days before a pivotal Louisiana election that decided the make-up of the state’s main K-12 board of education.

Study shows Florida has fifth least amount of unemployment benefits

By | 10.20.11 | 12:28 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A new study released this week by the conservative Tax Foundation shows that Florida has the fifth lowest unemployment benefits in the country.

In Florida, environmentalists question safety of gulf seafood

By | 10.18.11 | 1:18 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Though the state Department of Agriculture has begun ramping up its campaign to educate Floridians about the safety of gulf seafood, some remain unconvinced that it is as safe for consumption as the Food and Drug Administration has claimed.