With buzz growing that she may endorse Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination, Michele Bachmann insisted on Wednesday that there was no pending endorsement of Governor Romney and she took aim at a Boston Globe article on the topic.
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By Kevin Derby
Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday night, Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Mitt Romneys big win in the GOP primary in the Sunshine State would help him if he emerges to take on President Barack Obama in November. Rubio has not endorsed any of the Republican presidential hopefuls.
By Kevin Derby
Despite finishing in third place in the Florida primary on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum insists his campaign is in pretty good shape and shows no signs of leaving the race.
By Kevin Derby
Ed Moore, the president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, was tabbed to serve as the vice chairman of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities State Executives and will take over as chairman in 2013. The national organization, which was founded in 1976, represents more than 1,100 private colleges and universities.
By Kevin Derby
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has not backed any of the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, but he hopes the four current GOP hopefuls continue in the race.
By Kevin Derby
While former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has generally had warmer words for Newt Gingrich, appearing on Fox News on Tuesday night, she said Mitt Romney scored a big win in the Florida Republican presidential primary -- but added that the GOP infighting was not productive.
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The Florida Supreme Court has disciplined 31 attorneys, with 12 disbarred and 15 suspended, the Florida Bar announced Monday.
Some attorneys received more than one discipline.
One attorney's license was placed on probation, four received public reprimands and two were ordered to pay restitution.
According to a Florida Bar release:
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Backed by job growth, Florida consumers are getting back to the same level of confidence as when 2011 began.
Just remember, Washington politics caused last year's optimism to dip to near-record lows lastsummer.
We are beginning the year with the same pattern as last year, where there were relatively steady increases in confidence from the end of the summer with a surge to 77[points] in January 2011, Chris McCarty, survey director of the University of Floridas Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, stated in a release.
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Voters in two Panhandle counties said, with their votes, they are convinced that slot machines will bring jobs and economic development.
More than 60 percent of Gadsden County voters on Tuesday were in favor of allowing Vegas-style machines at Gretna Racing and Poker, while more than 54 percent of voters in Washington County backed the same gambling option at Ebro Greyhound Park.
However, the results are bound to end up in court.
By Kevin Derby
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam chaired Mitt Romney's campaign in Florida -- and he offered a statement on Tuesday after his candidate's big victory in the GOP presidential primary.
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