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Finger Pointing Dominates Bill Nelson-Connie Mack's Only Debate

By Jim Turner

FPL Rate Proposal Challenged in Supreme Court

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

Rep. John Patrick Julien: Florida Democratic Leaders Expect Haitians to Be Their Slaves

By Eric Giunta

Only Republican Gaffes Dominate Presidential Coverage

By Matt Towery

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Don Gaetz Plans to Streamline Senate’s Approach to Education

By Jim Turner

Don Gaetz says Ellyn Bogdanoff Poised to Capture Dem-leaning South Florida District

By Jim Turner

Tax Collectors Question Outsourcing of License Plate Distribution

By Jim Turner

Florida Leaders All A-Twitter Over Second Romney-Obama Debate

By Jim Turner

Legal Costs are Staple of State Budget Needs

By David Royse and Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

By Kevin Derby

The EPA has given the state of Florida a month's reprieve to implement new water regulations. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is claiming some credit, having sent a letter to EPA chief Lisa Jackson on Sept. 16 asking for more time. I support new water standards but many Florida residents, municipalities, businesses and farmers have expressed concern about the potential cost of these standards and the validity of the science, said Nelson. He added that the EPA will have more time for public input with the new deadline.

New Poll Shows Marco Rubio Beating Charlie Crist by 11 Percent

By Kevin Derby

Rasmussen Reports released a new poll on Wednesday, confirming what polls have shown for the last two weeks -- that Republican candidate Marco Rubio is leading in the U.S. Senate race by a healthy margin.

George LeMieux Strikes Back at EPA Over Proposed Water Regulations

By Kevin Derby

Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux pushed back against the EPA on Wednesday, looking to strike water regulations from that agency impacting the Sunshine State. This rule will hurt Floridas families, insisted LeMieux. It will cost our state billions of dollars, thousands of jobs, and drive up water bills. This is lawsuit-driven regulation without a sound scientific basis and the result will be unnecessarily catastrophic for Florida. The EPAs actions threaten Floridas economy and are unlikely to provide little, if any, biological benefit.

Police Group Releases Ad Attacking Rick Scott's Prisons Plan

By Kevin Derby

The Florida Police Benevolent Association, which has endorsed Democrat Alex Sink in the governor's race, released an ad Wednesday attacking her opponent, Republican Rick Scott. The 30-second ad claims Scott's plan would cut the budget for prisons in half, forcing some to close, letting "murderers, rapists, sex offenders, armed robbers, drug dealers," out early. It depicts Rick Scott letting out thankful prisoners.

Education Study Raps Teacher Colleges for Mushy Thinking

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Teacher unions aren't the only subversive elements to education reform and accountability. Teacher colleges appear to be co-conspirators, a new report says. "Cracks in the Ivory Tower," released today by the Thomas Fordham Institute, reports in its survey of 738 teacher-educators at four-year universities and colleges:

Meek Team Hits Charlie Crist on the Environment

By Kevin Derby

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic candidate in the race for the U.S. Senate seat up in November, continued attacking Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation, on Wednesday afternoon, arguing that the governor is in the pocket of oil companies.

Mike Huckabee Unveils 'Pledge to Vote for Conservatives' Site

By Kevin Derby

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and is considering another attempt at it in 2012, unveiled a new aspect of his HuckPACs website on Wednesday to help Republican candidates in Novembers election. Huckabee, who moved to Florida earlier in the year and has been active in working with Republican candidates in the Sunshine State, showed off the Pledge to Vote for Conservatives which can be found at http://www.ivoteforconservatives.com.

Even With a Warm and Fuzzy Ad, Alan Grayson is Panned

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In a rare soft ad, Rep. Alan Grayson shows his lighter side with a spot titled, "Let it Shine." But even here the Orlando Democrat is generating controversy, as discerning viewers noted that it's an almost exact replica of Eliot Spitzer's 2006 video by the same name. You be the judge. Compare the two here: The resemblance caught the eye of adman Jimmy Siegel, who told Politico: "Can I sue for plagarism? They should pay me the media buy.

RPOF Attacks Dan Gelber for Backing Obamacare

By Kevin Derby

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) doubled down on its bet that President Barack Obama's new federal health-care laws will be a burning issue in the close battle between Republican candidate Pam Bondi and Democratic nominee Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach to be Floridas next attorney general.

Rubio Team Pounds Charlie Crist over MSNBC Interview

By Kevin Derby

The campaign team of Republican Marco Rubio, the front-runner in the U.S. Senate seat election, threw jabs at Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running in the race without party affiliation, for a comment he made on MSNBC on Tuesday night -- arguing that it shows the governor, who left the GOP earlier in the year, has no principles. MSNBCs Lawrence ODonnell asked Crist if there were any positions he would have changed now that he is no longer a Republican, and the governor answered, No, not really.

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