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

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) waded into one of the most competitive congressional races in the nation on Wednesday when it backed Miami Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo, the Republican candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., in November.

Facing a challenge from Democratic challenger Gwen Graham, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland is getting help from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). On Tuesday, the NFIB unveiled an online election site to help Southerland and began a digital ad campaign on his behalf.

Drawing on his experience as a large-animal veterinarian as well as his perch on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to freeze importing beef from Brazil. Earlier this month, Yoho wrote Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Administrator Kevin Shea asking to end beef imported from Brazil until the Government Accountability Office (GAO) studies it.

WFLA and SurveyUSA released a poll late on Tuesday which shows Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana use, continuing to struggle to reach 60 percent, the threshold it needs to pass on the November ballot. The poll shows 52 percent of likely voters support Amendment 2 while 33 percent oppose it and 14 percent remain undecided. Two weeks ago, the WFLA/SurveyUSA showed the measure with 56 percent support to 31 percent opposed. SurveyUSA stressed the poll was taken during Rosh Hashanah which could factor into its results.