Friday, January 2, 2009

New Press & Media Coverage of Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund

Florida Courier
Our top 9 issues 2009
http://www.flcourier.com/news/articles/723/1/Our-top-9-issues-2009/Page1.html

The Fort Myers News-Press
Lee County delegation: Scissors will be used to tackle the state's $2.3 billion budget shortfall
http://www.news-press.com/article/20081229/NEWS01/812290346/-1/NEWS0103index.html

Jacksonville Business Journal
Florida health care funding at risk from Legislature
http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/12/29/story4.html?b=1230526800^1753133

Lakeland Ledger
The Legder's 2009 Agenda for Progress
http://www.theledger.com/article/20090101/NEWS/901010339/1036?Title=The_Ledger_s_2009_Agenda_for_Progress

The Fort Myers News-Press
Crist studies budget chasm
http://news-press.com/article/20081224/NEWS0120/812240377

Tallahassee Democrat
Gov. Crist: Chiles fund will be repaid fast
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20081225/CAPITOLNEWS/812250317

The Villages Daily Sun
Crist offers plan to cut state deficit
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/articles/2008/12/27/news/news03.txt

Editorials

Palm Beach Post
Don't raid the Chiles fund
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/12/26/a20a_smoke_edit_1226.html

Palm Beach Post
Crist offers half a proposal to escape the budget crisis
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/12/29/a10a_leadedit_budget_1229.html

Tallahassee Democrat
Our opinion: Borrowing is yesterday's solution for budget blues
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20081228/OPINION01/812280305/1006/OPINION


Letters to the Editor

Orlando Sentinel
Don't forget family
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/orl-le24_408dec24,0,672775.story

Palm Beach Post
Stop-smoking kits sit as tobacco fund shrinks
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/12/27/saturdaywebletters_1227.html

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Recall why tobacco money is there
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081227/LETTERS/812270317/2113/BUSINESS?Title=Recall_why_tobacco_money_is_there

Chiles Foundation Reaches 160 Supporters On Facebook!

The Foundation is excited to announce that we have reached 160 supporters on Facebook. Thanks to you for all the people you have told, invited or urged to join. 

How You Can Help Today:
  1. Invite 15 people to watch the YouTube video about the Foundation at the link here
-Talk soon,

Lawton