Kings Point NewsLocal news for Kings Point, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Senators disagree on budget outcome- May 27, 2008 Both represent parts of Broward County . Both are members of the state Senate. And both spent the same 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee.But state Sen. Jeremy Ring, D- Parkland, and state Sen. Jeff Atwater, R- North Palm Beach, who represents much of coastal Broward, have far different assessments of the session that wrapped up early this month.Overriding everything at the session was the state budget. The spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 is $66.2 billion, about $7...http://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/05/senators-disagree-on-budget-outcome?fromr... Get ready for a pile of paper when you vote this summer and fall- May 20, 2008 "We anticipate it will be very successful." You're likely to get a sheaf of papers when you vote this fall in Broward County , as Florida shifts from electronic, touch-screen voting machines to paper ballots.The ballot won't be as lengthy for the Aug. 26 primary, when supervisors of elections in the state's largest counties make a massive transition in voting equipment.Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes said Wednesday that a typical voter in November can expect to receive ballots...http://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/05/get-ready-for-a-pile-of-paper-when-you-vo... 'Scurrilous rumors' in Broward political race only a question from reporter- May 18, 2008 "If one asked her that question, no doubt others are thinking it as well" It sounded pretty bad, at first. Adriane Reesey, who is challenging Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes in the Aug. 26 primary, accused Snipes of spreading 'scurrilous rumors' about her.What if there were no rumors, scurrilous or otherwiseThe whole thing came up in an unusual way.Along with a slew of other candidates and elected officials, Reesey was at Kings Point this week in Tamarac, where U.S. Rep. Robert...http://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/05/scurrilous-rumors-in-broward-political-ra... U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler tells Jewish voters that Obama will stand strong with Israel- May 16, 2008 "For my district, Obama has a problem with the heavily Jewish population" With Barack Obama on the verge of locking up the Democratic presidential nomination, his most prominent Florida supporter turned his attention Tuesday to a pivotal group of voters for the November election: Jewish voters concerned about Israel.U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, delivered his seal of approval to a bastion of Hillary Clinton support: Kings Point in Tamarac, home to thousands of Jewish retirees who...http://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/05/u-s-rep-robert-wexler-tells-jewish-voters... Primary showed poor support for Obama in Tamarac's Kings Point community- May 14, 2008 South Florida's vote Barack Obama had less support in South Florida than the rest of the state in the Jan. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/05/primary-showed-poor-support-for-obama-in-... South Florida statehood: Eh, can't complain- May 9, 2008 "We've been two states all along" News from the year 2020: South Florida, America's 51st state, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a rousing celebration from the Keys to Jupiter. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/kings-point-fl/2008/05/south-florida-statehood-eh-cant-complain?... |