After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

What would a big party election be without a credentials fight? One may be brewing at the GOP meeting in Orlando. On the eve of Saturday's vote for state chairman, the political website Shark Tank reported "rumors" of a potential credentials challenge related to protocol at the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee meeting last month. RPOF chairman candidate Joe Gruters heads the Sarasota party, and could find himself in the thick of a hyper-legalistic tussle over the eligibility of a county state committeewoman to vote on Saturday.

While Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and NASA spar over the status of the new heavy-lift rocket, Space Coast Congressman Bill Posey has some additional thoughts. Posey, who clairvoyantly declared on the floor of the House of Representative on Sept. 29, 2010,that Congress' authorization bill "asks NASA to do too much with too little," said:

Gov. Rick Scott appointed more members to his staff Friday, adding second-in-commands for his chief of staff, director of communications, general counsels, and naming Melinda Miguel as chief inspector general. Here is the release from his office:

Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, released a video on Thursday afternoon offering his thoughts on the Senates activities this week. In the video, which clocks under two minutes, Gardiner focused on committee work on immigration reform, fiscal issues and efforts to help the state recover from the oil spill. Gardiner promised there will be more video updates in the future.