State Sen. J.D. Alexander has at least one reason to breathe easier.

Controversial funding for a new university in Lakeland championed by the Lake Wales Republican is not on the annual "turkey" list compiled by Florida TaxWatch. This year, the group is seeking line-item vetoes from the governor for 143 projects worth $150.6 million, ranging from the Brevard Community College Public Safety Institute to a land purchase next to the governors mansion and a Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami..

Bolstered by games played at the Miami Marlins' new ballpark, the Grapefruit League reported record-setting attendance this spring.

The 233 exhibition games played by Major League Baseball teams in Florida this year had a combined attendance of 1,622,957, or 6,965 per game, up from the previous record of 6,640 in 2010.

Another in a series of profiles of candidates in Florida's 6th Congressional District.

Standing up to special pleaders at City Hall is good practice for Capitol Hill, says Richard Clark, a Republican candidate in Florida's 6th Congressional District.

"I've been fighting fees and taxes the whole way," says the seven-year councilman from Jacksonville.

"A lot of people, including Republicans, wanted us to put more money in the system. You have to be really strong because they come from all sides," Clark told Sunshine State News in an interview.

In what it described as an "accounting mess,'' the Florida Association of Counties said Thursday it will file a lawsuit challenging the state's decision to try to tap counties for tens of millions of dollars in disputed Medicaid money.

The decision came two weeks after Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill that calls for the state to recoup the money -- and more than a month after counties frantically tried to fend off the measure in the Legislature.

God save me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

Thank you, Hilary Rosen. Until you unwittingly spit in the face of women who chose the career path that you and I didn't, I had no idea who Ann Romney was or how much I like her.

Florida remains in the doldrums when it comes to generating wind power, but the wind industry is producing more jobs in the state, a national report shows.

The American Wind Energy Association reported Thursday that the Sunshine State is home to 15 plants manufacturing wind-power components for use elsewhere.

The facilities range from GE Energy's turbine manufacturing plant in Pensacola to Atlantic Bearings' power-transmission parts supplier in Doral.

A 16th company, turbine maker 5D, is set to crank up an assembly plant in Sarasota this year.

Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, got to make a last-minute pitch Thursday for Gov. Rick Scott to maintain funding for the birth of the states 12th university focused on science and math.

And while Scott hasnt indicated what hell do with the bill, Alexander left upbeat that the governor wouldnt veto the $39 million designated by the Legislature for the new campus when the deadline for the bill is up at the end of next week.

What do you do when youre losing a debate? Change the subject. Thats really all you need to know to understand President Obamas resuscitation of his infamous Buffett Rule that would impose a minimum 30 percent effective tax rate on businesses and families earning $1 million.

Delaware takes pride in being the first state to ratify the Constitution -- but the Blue Hen State has been the last state for Republican presidential hopefuls before and it could be shaping up to put the nail in the coffin of Newt Gingrichs presidential bid.

While it is not expected to be competitive in November(with Delawares own Joe Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama took 63 percent there in 2008), Gingrich has targeted the Blue Hen State, which holds its primary April 24 along with four other states in the region: Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.