SLCTV To Televise Candidate Forum For August Primaries

The public is invited to be a part of the live studio audience for “Decision 2010″ – a candidate forum for the August Primary Elections – on Thursday, July 22, starting at 9 a.m. in the St. Lucie County Commission Chambers.
Organized and coordinated by the St. Lucie County League of Women Voters, WPSL 1590 AM [...]

Weekly Address: Speaking from Louisiana on the Oil Spill

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama underscored his commitment to helping the people of the Gulf Coast recover and rebuild from the BP oil spill that has threatened their livelihoods.   On Friday, the President heard from local residents and small business owners about the hardships that they are facing as a result of this [...]

US Census Workers Have Begun Going Door To Door

Census takers have begun going door to door in St. Lucie County in an attempt to collect data from those residences that did not return an official Census questionnaire prior to the April deadline.
All Census takers, who are local residents hired by the U.S. Census Bureau, carry an official government badge with their name printed [...]

EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill

As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA (yesterday) established a website to inform the public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents. The website – http://www.epa.gov/bpspill – will contain data from EPA’s ongoing air monitoring along with other [...]

Weekly Address: Giving Government Back to the American People

As the President beats back lobbyists seeking to weaken Wall Street Reform, he talks about an even broader threat that would vastly expand the influence of massive industries and their lobbyists in Washington. A recent Supreme Court decision opened the floodgates for corporations, including foreign corporations, to spend endless money on political ads that would [...]

Weekly Address: Good News from the Auto Industry

As the auto industry and financial markets begin to stabilize, the President says the government’s emergency interventions are now winding down.  He pledges that real reform, particularly on Wall Street, must now begin.

Enjoy Coffee With The Commissioner April 23

The St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce presents Coffee with the Commissioner on Friday, April 23 from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. in the St. Lucie County Commission Chambers on Virginia Avenue.
This event offers residents and businesses an opportunity to hear an update on St. Lucie County government-related projects with County Commission Chairman Charles Grande. Also, [...]

Weekly Address: Recovery Act Benefiting American Families During Tax Season

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama spoke to the American people about how to take advantage of Recovery Act tax benefits ahead of Tax Day – April 15, 2010.  Largely due to the Recovery Act, the average tax refund is up nearly 10 percent this year.  One-third of the Recovery Act was made up [...]

SLCTV To Air Florida Channel Programs, Legislative Session

SLCTV, St. Lucie County’s government access channel, will begin airing programs from WFSU-TV/The Florida Channel, including live and tape-delay broadcasts of the 2010 Legislative Session this March.
Starting March 1, SLCTV (Comcast 21) will broadcast the following Florida Channel programs Monday through Friday:

Florida Face-to-Face at 6 a.m.
Capitol Update at 6:30 a.m.
Florida Crossroads at 7 a.m.
Capitol Update [...]

Republicans want Oompa Loompa NOW

Much like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, who has everything she could possibly want and hope to get, the Republicans want their Oompa Loompa now. Its not good enough that their core “common-sense” ideas are included in the Senate health care bill, they want to start over.  At some point, it will [...]

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