Photography is not a crime, says arrested FL journalist

By   /  May 4, 2012  /  Accountability, Censorship, Featured, Florida, News, Open Records, Power Abuse, Video  /  2 Comments

By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
MIAMI — As an award-winning journalist and controversial activist, Carlos Miller is no stranger to facing authority.
Well known in Miami as an experimental photographer, Miller has been arrested three times for attempting to film police officers — and it continues to be his mission.

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Scott on CNBC: Florida really is the place to do business

By   /  May 4, 2012  /  Florida, News, State Government, Video  /  No Comments

By Yael Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
TALLAHASSEE– Florida Gov. Rick Scott took to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday morning, seizing the opportunity to tout the latest job numbers in the state.
He received praise from interviewer Joe Kernen on taxes and regulations, and even criticized President Barack Obama’s narrow focus on student loan interest rates.
“People want a job, [...]

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Reform School, clip 2: The federal role

By   /  May 2, 2012  /  Education, Federal Government, Video  /  1 Comment

Reform School: A public television program about education reform featuring Joe Williams, Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform, Jay Greene, Professor of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas and Bob Bowdon, Executive Director of Choice Media. Question by Bruno Behrend, Director of the Center for Transforming Education at the Heartland Institute.

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Reform school, clip 1: The federal role

By   /  April 27, 2012  /  Education, Video, WatchBlog  /  No Comments

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VIDEO: Gender discrimination in Wisconsin

By   /  April 26, 2012  /  Ethics, News, Video, Wisconsin  /  2 Comments

By Bill Osmulski |  MacIver Institute
MADISON — Although it’s the cornerstone of Democrat campaigns against Gov. Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has only identified eight instances of gender discrimination in the state during the past two years.
That comes out to .0006 percent of the state’s 1.3 million women in the labor force.
Democrats have [...]

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