Best of the Blogs: Public Interest

Progress Florida Education Institute’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 11-21-13
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida Education Institute’s popular free Daily Clips service.

 

By Daniel Tilson
Examiner.com
As reported in the Orlando Sentinel, a legislative task force meeting in Tallahassee yesterday gave little indication any progress will be made in requiring Florida employers to offer paid sick days to employees.
 
By Martha Jackovics
Beach Peanuts
Last month Rick Scott began sending out taxpayer funded letters to those receiving new or renewed business licenses in Florida.
 
By Amy Fettig and Tanya Greene
Blog Of Rights
“I developed techniques to survive. I’ve learned to play chess with other [kids] through a six-inch wall to keep myself occupied. But for others, it breaks them, makes them either violent or suicidal.”
 
By Sandspur
SWFWMD Matters
Last week, Kevin Spear, reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, called and asked if I would respond to a few questions.
 
By Trish Ponder
Pensito Review
Police in Seminole County, Fla. must be getting tired of seeing George Zimmerman’s face.