It has been reported that the Obama campaign this year, as in 2008, has disabled or chosen not to use AVS in screening contributions made by credit card.

Former presidents do not often write about their predecessors in the White House. There are some exceptions, of course -- for example, Herbert Hoover.

Associated Industries of Florida, which had previously declared the 2012 legislative session the most business friendly since 2008, honored 16 lawmakers Wednesday, including House Speaker-designate Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, and Senate President-designate Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, who were behind the pro-business efforts.

The business lobbying outfit put the spotlight on four senators and 12 representatives as 2012 Champion for Business award winners.

Gov. Rick Scott shot down a request by Tampa City Council members to alter the states gun law for the city downtown when the Republican National Convention comes to town this August.

While the city has the ability on its own to temporarily ban water guns, sticks and poles, Scott stated that firearm possession is covered by Article I, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution and the Second Amendment.

WASHINGTON -- The squabbling between political campaigns and the harrumphing of pundits were put in proper perspective at, of all places, the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner -- the annual Prom on the Potomac where 2,000 or so media members and movie stars gather to honor the president and admire one another.

Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, who sponsored the states Stand Your Ground law seven years ago, thinks the task force now assembled needs to expand its public-safety focus.

A controversial Progress Energy Florida project to build two nuclear reactors in Levy County will not start producing electricity until 2024 -- and likely will cost between $19 billion and $24 billion, the company said Tuesday.

Progress released the information as it notified state regulators that it will seek to collect $151.7 million from customers in 2013 to pay for work on the Levy County project and for upgrades at an existing nuclear plant at Crystal River.

Looking to get their conservative credentials in order, the two leading Republicans looking to defeat Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November showcased their support from former presidential candidates on Tuesday.

Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Tuesday designed to punish companies that do business with Cuba or Syria.Both nations are on the U.S. State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism.

For a symbolic flourish, Scott signed the bill, House Bill 959, in the Freedom Tower in Miami, a building that once served as a processing center by the federal government for refugees fleeing Fidel Castros communist regime.