John Mica News

St. Johns County residents who need a driver's license -- or who must renew or replace one -- may have to spend the holiday season digging into desk drawers, trunks, filing cabinets, glove compartments, attics and cigar boxes for the right documents.

A faulty system is being blamed to hyping gains from the stimulus package. A local congressman is highly critical of the Obama administration claims of gains from stimulus spending.

As President Barack Obama and Congress continue to look for ways to accelerate job growth in a tough economic climate, civil aviation and travel associations are touting NextGen funding as an answer.

HAI President Matthew Zuccaro joined 18 other general aviation and transportation industry associations this week in a letter to House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar and Ranking Member John Mica to stress the importance of modernizing the Air Traffic Control System.

Despite uncertainty about crucial federal funding, state road officials are pushing forward on their plans to widen a traffic-choked six-mile section of Interstate 65 in Franklin.

Since the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council published its stock assessment for red snapper in February 2008, public testimony criticizing the council's science and resulting rules proposals has been loud and continuous.

The Government Accountability Office says that the White House has made a solid first step towards transparency in stimulus spending, however, the number of jobs saved and created have significant problems.

Time for another round of hugs, slugs - and one ugh - for the politicians and newsmakers who help make Florida the unique, dynamic and occasionally stomach-turning place it is.

The National Air Transportation Association issued the following news release: National Air Transportation Association Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs Eric R. Byer testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation today to discuss emergency measures that Congress can take to assist the struggling aviation industry.

The Republican leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and aviation subcommittee hosted a roundtable of aviation industry leaders Nov.

The Republican leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Aviation Subcommittee will convene a summit of aviation industry leaders tomorrow to review what emergency measures Congress can take to assist the struggling industry.

Citing an increase in the number of subway and light-rail crashes and resulting passenger injuries, the Obama administration will push for legislation that would allow the federal government to set and enforce safety standards on the nation's transit systems, officials said on Sunday.

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It's a project that could improve public transportation in Northeast Florida while also helping to bring back the historic LaVilla section of downtown Jacksonville.

On Saturday, Representative John Boehner and Representative John Mica voted in the capital against President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation.

FRANKLIN - Recent concerns about the need for a yearlong shutdown of the Interstate 65/Goose Creek interchange during its reconstruction were apparently premature.

Despite having only one Republican in our Congressional delegation, Central Florida's four Representatives were evenly split on the health care reform bill.

Its been a trial by fire for First Year AOPA Boss, Craig Fuller... not only did he follow a leader who was much beloved by the membership, but he stepped into the mess that 2009 made of the aviation business .

On Nov. 2, I received my First America Passport at the City of St. Augustine's 450th Commemoration Town Hall Meeting at the Flagler College Auditorium.

On Thursday the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation that would remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency from the Homeland Security Department and return it to independent, Cabinet-level status.