delivered a speech entitled “The Government by the Governed” where I said that our government was being run not by the public officials themselves but by the people they were governing. I said it was we ourselves, the sovereign people as the Constitution described us, who were the real rulers of our country through the [...]

Hours before the legislature’s 2008 session ended, the state Senate unanimously passed a comprehensive mortgage-relief bill that would help thousands of subprime mortgage holders threatened with foreclosure.
The Senate moved swiftly in bipartisan fashion to help cash-strapped homeowners through programs that would give them more-affordable interest rates, allowing them to remain in their homes. Gov. M. [...]

“The governor’s office came to me and told me they had found some folks were fudging on the rules,” said Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs. “Using the walkways between classes as part of their P.E., we all know that wasn’t the intent of the bill.” Teachers counter they’re already trying to work [...]

Late Tuesday in the Assembly, action on the day’s scheduled calendar slowed as Democrats in the minority attempted to bring up bills they wanted to address before the Legislature adjourns next month. Republicans who control the Assembly turned back their attempts, however.
The autism bill passed 25-8 and was sent to the Assembly, where its future [...]