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

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, wrote late Friday that she is extremely disappointed that Gov. Rick Scott has strongly recommended the suspension of James Ammons, president of Florida A&M University." In a letter to Gov. Scott, Brown, an alumna of the Tallahassee university, called it unfair to make Florida A&M University a scapegoat and possibly jeopardize the academic accreditation of FAMU.

Gov. Rick Scotts next Lets Get to Work" day will be spent collecting and distributing toys, food and clothing for needy families. Scott and first lady Ann Scott will spend Sunday afternoon with the Tallahassee Christmas Connection at the Tallahassee Mall.

The Republican Party of Florida announced Friday it will co-sponsor a presidential debate with the Hispanic Leadership Network that will air live on CNN and CNN en Espanol on Jan. 26 from Jacksonville. "The presidential debate, just days before the Jan. 31 primary, will present a great opportunity for our candidates to make their case to Florida's Republicans," party Chairman Lenny Curry said in a statement. "We wanted Florida Latinos to join the conversation, and this partnership with the Hispanic Leadership Network allows it to happen."

State and national flags will be flown at half-staff at the Capitol and outside the county courthouses in Polk and Levy counties on Saturday in honor of Army specialist Ryan M. Lumley of Lakeland. Lumley, 21, was one of three soldiers killed on Dec. 3 in an explosion in the Wardak Province, Afghanistan, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.