Florida airports can generate thousands of jobs and millions in cash by landing more international flights, a study says.

Adding just one daily nonstop route between Tampa and Europe would boost the local economy by $154 million annually, according to ICF SH&E, an aviation-industry research group.

A daily nonstop to Asia would yield $145 million for the Tampa Bay area, while additional service to Latin America would bring in $67 million, the study also found.

The myth busters in the governors office have added a couple of additional talking points to efforts to dispel tales that have circulated about Gov. Rick Scott.

While the list remains a work in progress, the original five myths have seen some tweaking since they were first reported in August as an effort by Chief of Staff Steve MacNamara to help bolster Floridians' knowledge and perception of the governor.

Christmas is more than a month away, but the Obama administration just couldnt wait to hang a shiny new ornament on every fresh Christmas tree in America: a 15-cent tax to support a new federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.

Florida lawmakers are appearing at Veterans Day events across Florida on Friday.

Gov. Rick Scott and first lady Ann Scott were scheduled to attend the Veterans Day Celebration at Cambier Park, 8th St. South at 6th Ave. South in Old Naples, at 10:15 a.m.

Members of the Florida Senate Republican Caucus are scheduled to attend the following events:

Sen. Charlie Dean, R-Inverness, Inverness Veterans Parade, 10-11:30 a.m., at the Old Court House Square, Inverness.

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, currently making a dark-horse bid for the Republican presidential nomination, is looking to reach out to the Occupy Wall Street movement while speculation increases that he will launch a third party bid for the White House.

In a move spurring a regulatory fight, Gulf Power Co. is seeking to collect millions of dollars from customers for a possible nuclear-power project in Escambia County.

Gulf expects in 2012 to finish buying 4,000 acres of land near Century that could eventually be home to a nuclear plant or another type of power plant.

But with state regulators scheduled to hold a hearing next month about a Gulf request to raise base electric rates by $93.5 million, attorneys for consumers and business groups are trying to block part of the proposal dealing with the potential nuclear site.

The South Florida Water Management District will consider an overhaul of its land-leasing policies, but does not plan to rework pending leases that might violate those rules.

Under fire for extending leases without public notice or competitive bids, the district is weighing new regulations that would align its policies with Florida Statute 373.093.

Among the proposed changes: