The
Florida House and Senate remain split over the Seminole Gaming Pact.
But new estimates show the House plan could raise more money than
expected. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The
Federal Government recently approved a bill adding about 200-million
dollars to the AmeriCorps Program.  A team of AmeriCorps volunteers was
recently in Fort Myers helping a man who was in many ways a prisoner in
his own home.  It was a kick off for a number of similar service
projects in Lee County.  WGCU’s Chelsey Stoner reports.

The
Florida House and Senate remain split over the Seminole Gaming Pact.
But new estimates show the House plan could raise more money than
expected. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

It
still might be a couple years away, but Lee County Port Authority
officials say they want an airline to offer non- stop flights from Fort
Myers to San Juan, Puerto Rico. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

It
still might be a couple years away, but Lee County Port Authority
officials say they want an airline to offer non- stop flights from Fort
Myers to San Juan, Puerto Rico. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

It
still might be a couple years away, but Lee County Port Authority
officials say they want an airline to offer non- stop flights from Fort
Myers to San Juan, Puerto Rico. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

It’s estimated defective drywall from China was used in the construction of 60 thousand homes in this country – houses that went up just before the building boom went bust. The drywall is said to be making homeowners ill. 36 thousand of the homes are in Florida. And Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is using part of his Easter Break from Congress to assure affected constituents he’s seeking answers, and remedies. Valerie Alker reports.

The Florida Retirement System – or FRS – reports and 8.7 billion dollar deficit this year…another casualty of the nation’s economic downturn. Last year at this time it had an 8 billion dollar surplus. Florida’s faltering economy has directed some scrutiny at one of the FRS provisions – its Deferred Retirement Option Program, also known simply as DROP. Is it being used the way it was originally intended? WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports. And we should note that most full time WGCU employees are enrolled in the FRS…

It’s estimated defective drywall from China was used in the construction of 60 thousand homes in this country – houses that went up just before the building boom went bust. The drywall is said to be making homeowners ill. 36 thousand of the homes are in Florida. And Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is using part of his Easter Break from Congress to assure affected constituents he’s seeking answers, and remedies. Valerie Alker reports.