Gov. Rick Scott is usually pretty even tempered --he moves from issue to issue with a keen focus, addresses it and moves on.

But when the issue turns to Citizens Property Insurance Corp., he can get downright angry.

Scott and the chief of Citizens are not on the same page over some big raises for a handful of top executives at the state-run insurer.

President and CEO Barry Gilway awarded raises ranging between $25,000 and $31,000 to five top employees. Now the companys chief financial officer earns $255,000 a year.

Oh, Canada, come on down. And feel free to drive.

State lawmakers are speeding toward repealing a new law that says international visitors need special permits to drive in Florida. The law, which took effect Jan. 1, has caused a brouhaha, particularly for Canadian snowbirds who pile into the Sunshine State each winter to take a break from the cold.

"We want to make sure we send a clear message that our state is open for business,'' said Rep. Daniel Davis, a Jacksonville Republican who is shepherding a repeal bill through the House.

In the wake of Gov. Rick Scott's appointment of Alan Forst to the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal, Sunshine State News has discovered that state Supreme Court Justices Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince donated nearly $30,000 to the liberal activist group that opposed Forst's candidacy.

"One of the most important reasons for studying history is that virtually every stupid idea that is in vogue today has been tried before and proved disastrous before, time and again." -- Dr. Thomas Sowell