Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm Beach, and nine Republican state representatives sent a letter to GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott late Tuesday, regarding recent legal issues involving Solantic -- a company in which Scott is an investor.
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By Kevin Derby
Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the overwhelming favorite to win the Republican nomination in the U.S. Senate race, was on Fox News on Tuesday, talking with Neil Cavuto about why his campaign is making a big deal of Gov. Charlie Crist backing the Obama stimulus package.
By Kevin Derby
Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach sent out an e-mail to supporters on Tuesday accusing Sen. Dave Aronberg of Greenacres, his rival for the Democratic nomination for attorney general, of swiftboating his campaign -- linking Aronberg to Republicans as well as bringing back memories of the attacks on Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry back in 2004.
By Kevin Derby
With two weeks to go till the primary, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp is getting some extra help in Miami-Dade for his bid for the Republican nomination for attorney general. On Tuesday, County Commissioner Joe Martinez and Rep. Eddy Gonzalez, R-Hialeah Gardens, endorsed Kottkamp over Republican rivals Pam Bondi and Holly Benson. Kottkamp has won the backing of many of the county's Republican leaders, including both the Diaz-Balart brothers in Congress.
By Nancy Smith
Republicans didn't like it and most of them -- Florida's delegation included -- didn't vote for it, but on Tuesday afternoon Congress nevertheless approved a $26 billion plan to save thousands of public employees' jobs.
Teachers are among the chief beneficiaries.
The economic stimulus bill is expected to be the last Congress considers before the November election. When the president signs it, it will bring the total direct federal spending on the economy to just over $1 trillion since late 2007.
By Nancy Smith
An even greater expanse of federal water off Northwest Florida is now open for commercial and recreational fishing.
In a press statement Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Crist declared bad times for the Panhandle economy on the mend and good times ready to roll for recreational and commercial fishermen. "We invite traveling Floridians, as well as visitors from around the nation and the world, to come and fish, explore our beautiful beaches and enjoy Floridas delicious seafood, the governor said.
By Kevin Derby
Billionaire Jeff Greene and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the two leading candidates in the contentious battle for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race, are debating this afternoon in Orlando and both campaigns are sending e-mails back and forth.
The debate is being held in the studios of WKMG in Orlando and will be broadcast on that station at 9 p.m. It will also be shown at the stations website at that time.
By Kevin Derby
The Council of Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), a group which has fought against pork and needless spending for more than two decades, released their 2009 ratings on Tuesday, giving high marks to a number of Florida Republicans in Congress.
By Kevin Derby
FreedomWorks PAC, a national conservative political action committee headed up by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey, backed former Rep. Dennis Ross on Tuesday for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam.
Ive always said, if you make a deal with the devil, you are the junior partner, said Armey. There are too many junior partners in Washington right now. Dennis Ross is a leader that I trust will think independently and act in accordance with his principles always -- not just when it is politically convenient.
By Kevin Derby
Former Rep. Loranne Ausley, the Democratic candidate for the state CFO position, took aim at the leadership of the Legislature on Tuesday -- namely her Republican opponent, Senate President Jeff Atwater of North Palm Beach.
Trailing behind Atwater in the money chase, Ausley stood in front of the First District Court of Appeals building in the southeastern part of Tallahassee and criticized the way the Legislature crafted the state budget.
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