The Black Legislative Caucus is cheering Gov. Charlie Crist appointing two African-Americans to the PSC--Rep. Ron Brise, D-North Miami, and Republican City Councilman Art Graham of Jacksonville.

Representative Brise and Councilman Graham are both highly qualified and equipped appointees who we feel are fully capable of advocating for the interests of Floridians, said Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, chairman of the caucus.

Bill McCollums gubernatorial campaign team is cheering a decision today from a judge in Tallahassee to uphold state campaign laws, rejecting a legal challenge from Rick Scott who is leading McCollum in the battle for the Republican nomination.

With immigration ranking as one of the leading issues in the bitter battle for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Attorney General Bill McCollum announced on Wednesday that Florida would join eight other states and file an amicus brief, defending Arizonas new immigration law from a legal challenge from the Obama administration.

A judge in Tallahassee denied gubernatorial candidate Rick Scotts injunction, looking to deny Attorney General Bill McCollum -- Scotts main rival for the Republican nomination -- access to public funds for his campaign. Arguing that the measure was an impediment to his free speech, Scott attempted to change campaign finance laws which give traditional candidates matching funds if a self-financed candidate, like Scott, spends over $24.9 million from his own fortune in the race.

The Florida Democratic Party is using a meeting in Miami on Friday about health-care fraud to take aim at Rick Scott, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

In what is becoming a daily occurrence with less than six weeks to go before the primary election, elbows are being thrown in the battle for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. On Wednesday afternoon, Matt Williams, the campaign manager for Attorney General Bill McCollum, went after GOP front-runner Rick Scott for comments he made on Tuesday night. Williams attacked Scott on abortion, immigration, the stimulus just about everything, actually.

Hoping to capitalize on increased confidence in the economy and a pool of labor in a critical location, international online travel agency Webjet.com is expandinga new Tampa marketing office that will create as many as 25 jobs by the end of the year.

The Australia-based group's first U.S. branch, which opened earlier this year, will house the online company's marketing and customer service office .

While Gov. Charlie Crist made a play for pro-choice support with his veto of a measure requiring women in Florida considering having an abortion to have an ultrasound in the first trimester, the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates endorsed one of his rivals in the U.S. Senate race -- U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek who is battling Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination.

Gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott came out on Wednesday behind efforts led by Rep. Kevin Ambler, R-Tampa, and Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, to push Arizona-style immigration in Florida in the special session next week.

I urge legislative leaders to include immigration reform in the special session, said Scott, who is battling Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination. Floridians overwhelmingly support an Arizona-style immigration law and it is just common sense.

With less than a week until a special session of the Legislature opens to consider forwarding a constitutional amendment to the November ballot to ban oil drilling in Florida waters, House Democratic Leader Franklin Sands of Weston came out swinging at the Republican leadership on Wednesday, calling on them to let the measure pass.