Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in the Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, weighed in on immigration on Wednesday. He called for bringing an Arizona-style law on immigration to Florida.

Barney Bishop announced his resignation Wednesday as CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, effective Dec. 31. He will remain a consultant for AIF in 2012. He said he was pleased with his accomplishments at AIF and decided it was time to move on to another venture (as yet unannounced).

On Wednesday, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, now running for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, announced that he was signing the term-limit pledge backed by U.S. Term Limits, an organization out of Virginia.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack said on Wednesday that he intended to introduce a measure of no-confidence against U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Mack has been calling for months for Geithners resignation.

On Wednesday, the American Conservative Union (ACU) revealed that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event held in Orlando in September will feature a straw poll for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is taking part in a fundraiser with U.S. Sen. Majority Harry Reid, D-Nev., in Lake Tahoe later this month and Craig Miller is not happy about it.

Miller,the former Ruth's Chris CEO who is now running in the Republican primary to challenge Nelson, took off the gloves on Wednesday and ripped into Nelson.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the defending champion of the Iowa Republican presidential caucus, will be heading back to the Hawkeye State on Saturday to take part in the straw poll in Ames.

The former presidential candidate will not be making a surprise reversal and jumping into the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Nor will he be making an endorsement.

The team behind former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman promised they would have a major campaign announcement on Tuesday in South Florida. Jeb Bush Jr., the son of the former Florida governor, will endorse Huntsmans bid for the Republican nomination and will serve as national chairman for the campaigns youth outreach. Ana Navarro from Florida will be in charge of Huntsmans Hispanic outreach.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, one of the dark horses in the field of candidates battling for the Republican presidential nomination, has made no secret of the importance of his Catholic faith in shaping his political positions. Santorum has taken aim at JFKs celebrated speech to Protestant ministers back in 1960 where the future president vowed to leave his faith out of the Oval Office.

On Monday, Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning unveiled the Florida Civil War Heritage Trail guidebook.

The Florida Civil War Heritage Trail guidebook offers a factual account of the impact that the Civil War had on Floridas communities and families, said Browning. Information presented in this publication provides a valuable educational resource that will enhance our knowledge and understanding of the Florida places, people and events that played a role in this historic struggle.