Education Spending Has a Simple Solution

by Phyllis Schlafly March 25, 2011



Phyllis Schlafly



As the new Republican House majority wrestles with ways to cut our unsustainable budget deficit, Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet. On March 14 he said: "We cannot cut education."



But why not? If we are going to cut programs that are proven to have failed to achieve their goals, federal spending on education should be at the top of the…

These are the bills that were introduced at city council this week.  Public Hearing with public comments on thse issues weill be on 4/12/11.

If you would like to look at the bills themselves the are available HERE.

More Jax homeowners go underwater

"Forty-seven percent of residential mortgages in Jacksonville — 155,487 — were in negative equity in the fourth quarter, according to CoreLogic. An additional 4.8 percent, or 15,941 mortgages, were in near negative equity."

Look around the room and it is likely that almost…

Sens. Arthenia Joyner, Thad Altman sue Gov. Rick Scott over high-speed rail





TALLAHASSEE — Two senators, Democrat Arthenia Joyner and Republican Thad Altman, filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Gov. Rick Scott from killing high-speed rail.



The suit asks the Florida Supreme Court to order Scott to "expeditiously accept" $2.4 billion in federal money awarded to build the line connecting Tampa to Orlando.



Altman and Joyner are listed as petitioners. Scott is listed as…