On Monday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota formally launched her bid to become the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.

First elected to Congress in 2006, Bachmann, a favorite of the tea party, is claiming the wind is at her back and a number of recent polls have found that she seems to be gaining momentum in recent weeks.

With the state teachers' union in an uproar over Florida's new pension law, how do charter schools handle retirement?

A new study reports that fewer than only about one in six charters participate in the Florida Retirement System and, thus, will be unaffected by the change in contribution requirements.

Read the report here.

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, whose father held the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Bill Nelson, endorsed state Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, to take on Nelson in 2012.