In an interview with the Shark Tank, a Florida politics blog, Marco Rubio questioned the need for a tea party caucus in Washington.
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A special Florida Senate panel conducting hearings on immigration issues will hear a presentation Monday by economic development professional Dale A. Brill.
Brill, who is president of the Florida Chamber Foundation, will discuss his report, "Immigration and Floridas Economy." He will be joined by Adam Babington, the Chamber's vice president of government affairs .
The meeting will start at 2:45 p.m. in the Pat Thomas Committee Room of the Knott Building.
Sunshine State News will provide full coverage.
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A former Miami Hurricane played a big role in the NFC Championship game Sunday.
No, it wasn't the Chicago Bears' speedy Devin Hester or tight end Greg Olsen. It was Green Bay Packers' safety Sam Shields, who intercepted two Chicago passes -- one just before halftime and one at the end of the game to seal Green Bay's 21-14 victory.
By Nancy Smith
Here's a turnaround.
Where the Republican Party of Florida elected traditional insider Dave Bitner as its chairman two weeks ago, three of four states voting for GOP chairmen Saturday went instead for tea party candidates.
Compare Bitner, a Jefferson County state committeeman who served as the District 71 state representative from 19922000, with these three tea partiers:
By Nancy Smith
President Barack Obama apparently has no intention of listening to 2010's victorious Republicans in Congress who continue to call for dramatic budget cuts.
A story in Saturday's Wall Street Journal by Damian Paletta, Jonathan Weisman and Laura Meckler reports Obama is going to drop a spending-spree bombshell on the American public in Tuesday night's State of the Union address.
By Kevin Derby
In an abrupt and unexpected ending, fiery liberal political pundit Keith Olbermann said farewell to his audience Friday night. MSNBC confirmed they terminated their contract with Olbermann, and Olbermann hinted that he had only been told earlier that day.
By Kevin Derby
In his weekly radio address, disseminated via YouTube, Gov. Rick Scott says he's already making progress on bringing in jobs. This week he welcomed Vision Airlines to Destin and the tens of thousands of tourists to the state each month. He says the new airline will create 4,000 jobs in the state, though he didn't specify how many would be new hires by Vision, and how many would come from the bolstered tourism industry.
By Kevin Derby
The leaders of Florida TaxWatch praised Gov. Rick Scott for naming Jack Miles to lead the Department of Management Services (DMS).
Florida taxpayers should be encouraged that Gov. Scott identified and successfully recruited Secretary Miles, a business leader with more than 30 years of cost-cutting contract and procurement experience, said Marshall Criser III, who is the chairman of the groups board of trustees.
By Kevin Derby
Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, weighed in on Gov. Rick Scott appointing Jack Miles to lead the Department of Management Services (DMS).
By Kevin Derby
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was named a Friend of Agriculture by the Florida Farm Bureau on Friday.
I am honored to receive this award, said Buchanan. Florida agriculture contributes an estimated $100 billion to the states economy. During these difficult economic times, it is imperative that Congress continues to work hard on behalf of those who provide us with a safe and abundant food supply.
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