Former Agency for Health Administration Secretary Holly Benson, now in a tight primary battle with Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and prosecutor Pam Bondi for the Republican attorney general nomination, just announced the members of her finance committee. Names on the list include Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Florida Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Duke Livermore, and Joe Negron, a state senator from Palm City.

Jeff Greene, the billionaire real estate investor running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, says that last nights election results shows that voters are fed up with established politicians. Last nights results are proof positive of how frustrated and fed up voters are with politics as usual and the career politicians who have failed us, said Greene. Im fed up too -- thats why we launched this campaign to shake up Washington, create jobs and get real results for the people of Florida.

In an email sent to incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon, Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples, announced he would not be running for re-election. Grady was elected in 2008 and was considered by many to be a rising star in the GOP. "To be clear," Grady said in the email, "I'm graduating in November from the Florida House, not retiring from public service."

Bill McCollums team is lashing out hard at conservative businessman and Republican gubernatorial rival Rick Scott.

After repeated inquiries went unanswered, Sunshine State News posted its story about Florida Democratic Party spending on Tuesday. Only then did FDP "communications director" Eric Jotkoff respond. Here's his e-mail: "Besides to inform you that your article about the Florida Democratic Party is riddled with inaccuracies, misstatements and flat out lies, until Sunshine State News discloses your funding sources and shows a commitment to real transparency we have no comment."

Best known for his presidential campaigns and his contest with Barack Obama for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, Dr. Alan Keyes commented today on Gov. Charlie Crist and conservatism. Asked if Gov. Crist ever fought for conservative ideals, Keyes said, In my opinion, no he hasnt.

With Jeff Greene running TV ads, Congressman Kendrick Meek has unleashed a website and a new video blasting his opponent in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Meek offers a pointed take on Greenes background in finance, bringing up a quote from Warren Buffett and some newspaper clippings.

Billionaire Jeff Greene has launched two commercials in his bid for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat.

While the team at the Florida Family Policy Council has advocated for conservative issues, they have never directly entered the campaign arena -- until now. John Stemberger has announced that he will lead the Florida Family Action Pac to endorse and support candidates who share the organizations position against abortion and for traditional marriage.

The Department of Environmental Protection today released Deepwater Horizon statistics and actions: Deepwater Horizon continues to discharge an estimated 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) per day. On Sunday, May 16, BP inserted a siphon tube into the leaking end of the drill pipe, allowing oil to be pumped to the surface. BP continues to evaluate numerous options to contain the oil discharge and is continuing efforts to drill a relief well. Winds/currents continue to keep the plume away from the Florida coast for at least the next 72 hours.

Residents of the Florda Keys, fearing impact from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, might want to cross their fingers and toes. Researchers at the University of South Florida say the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico is flowing toward the loop current that could bring it to the Florida Keys and the state's eastern shores, if it hasn't entered the current already, the Press Association of the United Kingdom reports.

Is the bloom off the rose for Gov. Charlie Crist? Rasmussen is reporting the results of a new poll taken on Sunday that indicates the governors bounce in the polls -- all from declaring his independency -- is over. The poll shows 39 percent of Floridians backing Republican Marco Rubio, 31 percent for Crist and 18 percent for Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek.

Well, Gov. Charlie Crist has not vetoed every Republican measure that passed the Legislature. Rep. Matt Hudson, R-Naples, backed a law requiring appraisal management companies to register with the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation and places them under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The bill passed and now has been signed by the governor.

Colorado's Democratic governor is poised to sign an education reform bill similar to the one Florida Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed. The Colorado Legislature last week passed a bill that links teacher pay to pupil performance. Colorado's plan goes further than Florida's Senate Bill 6 in that it strips tenure from deficient instructors. SB 6 only abolished tenure for new hires. As in Florida, Colorado's largest teacher union fought that state's measure. But resistance softened when Randi Weingarten, leader of the American Federation of Teachers, came out in support.

Best known to Floridians for his primary challenge to the late Sen. Jim King and his role as a spokesman for Terri Schiavo's parents, Randall Terry, the founder of Operation Rescue and now with the Society for Truth and Justice, is back with his own television show. In Randall Terry: The Voice of Resistance, Terry offers a mix of entertainment and commentary on the news of the day.