Florida legislators duked out a bill to raise speed limits in Florida on Tuesday, and a new report released by the Scripps Florida Investigative Team found several lawmakers have a heavier foot than others. The team pulled legislators' driving records and found several have racked up more than just a few driving violations over the years -- some have even racked up over 40 while driving around in the Sunshine State.

A bill to regulate craft beer breweries passed through the Florida Senate on Thursday, approved by legislators by a 30-10 vote. SB 1714, sponsored by Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, would restrict the amount of packaged beer breweries can sell to customers.

Broward College on Wednesday, Oct. 15: On Tuesday, Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association announced they would be holding the Florida gubernatorial debate on that date with television coverage across the state.

Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay, will be the next chairman of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, starting on Thursday with his term ending at the end of next years session. He replaces Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee. Im thrilled to have the opportunity to serve as the Legislative Black Caucus chair, Bullard said on Tuesday. We have made incredible strides thus far and I look forward to continuing to elevate the dialogue and needs of our diverse caucus.

Over half of voters continue to oppose federal regulation of the Internet and also feel Internet users are best protected by the free market, not the government, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. The telephone survey found 18 percent of likely U.S. voters believe the Federal Communications Commission should regulate the Internet like it does radio and television.

One of the top Republican targets in the nation, U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., got some help on from a fellow Florida Democrat who is a much larger figure on the national stage: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. Joe Garcia is in the race of his life, Wasserman Schultz insisted on Monday. We know that the GOP has put the 26th District at the top of their target list.

Former state Rep. Carl Domino, now running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in November, fired a shot across the bow of All Aboard Florida (AAF) as it continues to try to bring high-speed rail to the Sunshine State. Domino also turned his fire to Murphy on the issue.

A new poll finds U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who has been at the center of some of the greatest controversies regarding the Obama administration including Fast and Furious and seizing journalists records, is very unpopular.

On May 6, former President Bill Clinton will be attending a fundraiser in Miami Beach for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA). The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is using the opportunity to hit former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, for his call for Clinton to resign in 1998 as the Monica Lewinsky scandal dominated national news and politics.

A bill to direct the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a study and submit a report on expanding the use of reclaimed water in Florida passed through the Florida Legislature Monday. SB 536, sponsored by Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, would permit the two agencies to study and submit a report on broadening the use of reclaimed water in Florida, including storm-water and excess surface water.

The 2014 PayScale College Return on Investment Report is out and two universities from the Sunshine State garner high marks for their computer science programs. Using salary data and comparing it with cost and alumni earnings, PayScale finds the University of Floridas computer science degree offers the best return in the state on investment annually with the University of North Florida (UNF) right behind it in the second spot. UNF leads the state over a 20-year return on investment for its computer science degree.

Former president Bill Clinton will be heading to Florida in June; he will be the keynote speaker at this year's Jefferson Jackson dinner in Hollywood on June 28. In an email sent Monday, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant explained Democrats "needed" to hear Clinton's message.

Despite ranking as one of the most liberal governors in the nation, Gov. Martin OMalley, D-Md., is throwing his support behind former Gov. Charlie Crist, who spent most of his political career as a Republican, as he looks to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November. OMalley has been actively exploring running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 despite trailing badly in the polls to the likes of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden.

Even as a Mason-Dixon poll released last week showed Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist in a dead heat, the former governor's team is insisting the polls are meaningless. On Monday, the Crist camp showcased Democratic strategist Jim Messina, best known for his work guiding President Barack Obamas successful campaigns. Messina let supporters know he expects the gubernatorial race to be a tight contest.

It's the final week of session in Tallahassee and the final push to give school vouchers a second chance in the Sunshine State. An amendment proposed by Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, would change accountability measures for private schools accepting vouchers. The amendment could ultimately bring SB 1512 back to life. Galvano's amendment would also require FSU's Learning System Institute to measure the performance of students on scholarships on national tests.