U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican nominee in the race to be Floridas next commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, met with the Future of Florida Agriculture Task Force on Friday and came away thinking his plans mirrored the organizations take on the future of farming in the Sunshine State.

Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, received the endorsement of the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) on Friday over Pam Bondi, his Republican rival.

I am honored to have the endorsement of the Florida PBA, said Gelber. The brave men and women of our law enforcement community who work every day to keep our residents safe, will have --when I am elected attorney general --a partner who will work with them to ensure the safety and security of all Floridians.

Rick Scott, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, received the backing of the Florida chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) on Friday at an event in Orlando.

Scott used the endorsement from the group, which has around 10,000 members in the Sunshine State, to highlight his fiscal conservatism.

Florida CFO and gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink today renewed her call for five statewide televised debates and stressed the need for Rick Scott to participate in the Spanish-language debate being hosted by Univision on Oct. 8.

Former Rep. Dennis Ross, the Republican candidate to take U.S. Rep. Adam Putnams seat in Congress, announced on Friday that he won the endorsement of one of the most prominent Republican leaders of the last two decades and a possible presidential candidate in 2012 -- former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville announced late on Thursday that he was reconsidering canceling the Quran-burning event that was scheduled to be held on Saturday. Instead, he said it was only suspended.

No deal?

CNN read a statement from Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf who is leading efforts to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York saying he had not heard anything about moving his mosque in exchange for Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville quashing an event to burn Qurans on Saturday to mark the ninth anniversary of those terrorist attacks.

Jones countered by telling the media that, while he has not spoken to Abdul Rauf, he assumed the deal was still in place and would prepare to head to New York on Saturday.

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville announced late Thursday afternoon that he was canceling the Quran-burning event scheduled for Saturday. Jones said he agreed to cancel the event to commemorate the 9/11 attacks because a mosque that was being planned a block and a half away from the site of the attacks was being moved.

We have thought it over many times, said Jones. We felt very convinced that we should do this.

On Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist announced the appointment of members of the states Task Force on Educational Excellence to examine teacher pay and development, student competitiveness and focus on technology changes.

These committed Floridians understand that student achievement and teacher effectiveness are keys to strengthening Floridas talent pool of graduates entering our work force, said Crist. Its vital that every teacher in our state has the resources they need to prepare our students for the future.

Based on the premise that figuring out the new health-care laws can be difficult for anyone, especially those who don't speak English, the federal government has launched a new Spanish-language website to overcome the language obstacle.

Cuidadodesalude.gov was designed to help Latinos find answers to information on the Affordable Health Care Act passed about six months ago.