While he declined back in March to run for the U.S. Senate seat his father held for two terms, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack is preparing to enter the crowded Republican primary field of candidates looking to knock off Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
On Thursday, the team behind U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, making his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, trumpeted polls of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina that, they insist, show their candidate is building momentum.
A proposed federal rule that would require the automatic reporting to the Internal Revenue Service of interest earned on accounts held in U.S. banks by foreigners would create "serious safety and soundness concerns to banks" in Florida, a former state commissioner of financial regulation told Congress on Thursday.
Casino tools Erik Fresen and Ellyn Bogdanoff want to "control" gaming by opening the door to destination mega-resorts in South Florida.
On Oct. 24, Mayor Buddy Dyer of Orlando gave his State of Downtown speech at the new $480 million Amway Arena. Protesters from Occupy Orlando were outside protesting what they called a "closed-door meeting that should be open to the public" (tickets to the event started at $45).
Despite being born in the Hawkeye State and winning the Republican straw poll in Ames back in August, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota is sinking in Iowa, home of the first caucus. Bachmann unveiled an experienced political team on Thursday as she looks to turn things around in the state to revive her faltering presidential campaign.
