Spirit Airlines, which holds the distinction as the first U.S. carrier to charge for carry-on bags, will launch an initial public offering, hoping to land $300 million. Florida-based Spirit says it expects to retain $150 million from the IPO proceeds. While total revenue for the six months ended June 30 climbed 2 percent to $357 million, Spirit reported that profits fell amid higher fuel costs and the continued economic downturn.

On Tuesday morning, Republican congressional candidate Karen Harrington, who is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, continued her campaign of blistering attacks on the incumbents position on the economy. Taking umbrage at Wasserman Schultz blaming the economic problems on former President George W. Bush, Harrington insisted that the Democrats, who have controlled Congress since the 2006 general elections, are to blame for the recession and Floridas high unemployment rate.

FreedomWorks, the Washington, D.C.-based tea group headed by former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey, will endorse Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott on Tuesday. Issuing just its second gubernatorial endorsement (after Nikki Haley in South Carolina), FreedomWorks PAC called Scott "the clear choice" in his race against Democrat Alex Sink.

Reportedly raising more money than any other state Senate candidate in the latest filing period, Democrat Deborah Gianoulis collected $65,914 in her bid to oust Republican John Thrasher from his Jacksonville seat. Gianoulis' cash haul for the Aug. 20-Sept. 10 period easily surpassed Thrasher's $10,375. Even more impressively, Gianoulis reported amassing $147,482 cash on hand. In addition, she received $27,813 in in-kind support from the Florida Democratic Party during the latest filing period.

Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race, unveiled a new television commercial in which he takes subtle shots at Gov. Charlie Crist, who is in the race without party affiliation and looking to tap into voter discontent at Washington. Washington isnt just broke, its broken, says Rubio in the commercial, before taking Crist to task. Rubio has torn into Crist for standing on both sides of certain issues. But it wont get better if we keep electing politicians who will say or do anything just to hold office.

Vice-presidential candidates have traditionally filled the role of attack dogs, ripping into their opponents. The same thing can be said of candidates for lieutenant governor -- a role that Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, assumed on Monday. Carroll, Republican candidate Rick Scotts running mate for lieutenant governor, attacked the Democratic nominee state CFO Alex Sinks record in guarding state employees pensions.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is not the only politician attacking Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation in the Senate election, for switching positions on issues. The campaign team of U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate race, is hitting the governor for backing offshore drilling, which he denounced on Monday in a meeting with the Orlando Sentinel editorial board.

After stopping for a town hall meeting in Miami on Sunday, the "Spending Revolt" bus will visit 10 more Florida cities in the next three days. The road trip is sponsored by SpendingRevolt.com, a coalition of taxpayers, business owners and policy organizations focused on breaking the cycle of spending in Washington. For scheduled stops and online town hall webcasts click here.

On Monday, Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic attorney general candidate, won the backing of the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans (FLARA) -- a group with more than 200,000 members across the Sunshine State. As a top federal prosecutor, Dan took on the crooks who prey upon Florida seniors, and we know hell continue to take them on as attorney general, said Tony Fransetta, the president of FLARA. Dan has been a tireless advocate for retirees in the Florida Legislature, and we couldnt ask for a better candidate to be Floridas top cop.

As our Kevin Derby reports here, Mitt Romney is coming to Florida to campaign for GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott. So, why is Bill McCollum still sulking? Romney, who endorsed the attorney general in the primary, is doing his bit for Republican unity. Similarly, Mike Huckabee, another McCollum endorser, is expected to jump on the Scott bandwagon.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who made a spirited bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and is widely expected to do so again in 2012, will be heading to Florida to campaign with Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott.

On Monday, the campaign team of Republican gubernatorial Rick Scott, unveiled its candidates plan on taxes and insurance. Today, I want to talk about taxes and insurance -- two very important issues that must be addressed in order to put Floridians back to work and turn around our housing crisis, said Scott at a town hall event in Miami. Scott used the event to take a shot at his Democratic rival, state CFO Alex Sink.

When the Florida Supreme Court knocked Amendment 7 off the ballot, the folks behind the FairDistricts campaign (Amendments 5 and 6) may have figured they had a clear shot to victory Nov. 2. But hold on. On Friday, a political action committee called Protect Your Vote announced it will work to defeat the amendments that purport to "reform" how legislative and congressional districts are drawn. The anti-group is headed by former Secretary of State Kurt Browning.

Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running for the U.S. Senate without party affiliation, launched a new commercial on Monday attacking former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican nominee in the race, for backing earmarks and special projects. While Crist had pledged not to go negative, with Rubio leading in the polls by double digits, the governor is now trying to hammer the GOP nominee.

On Monday, the campaign team of Pam Bondi, the Republican attorney general nominee, attempted to draw differences on gang issues between its candidate and Democratic nominee Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach. "As a prosecutor, I handled many cases of gang-related violence and crime, and I know firsthand that gangs are a very real and growing danger in our state," said Bondi. "As attorney general, I will do everything in my power to fight crime and keep Floridians safe.Locking up dangerous gang criminals is a personal and top priority of mine."