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Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman James Billie continued on Wednesday the tribes criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi for linking the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa to money laundering in a media conference to oppose the gaming bill before the state Legislature. On Wednesday, Billie posted a column on the tribe's website saying Bondi's comment was "damaging to the reputation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida." Bondi's office did not immediately respond for comment Wednesday night.

The governor's office has released a letter Gov. Rick Scott sent to school district superintendents across the state outlining the K-12 education portion of his proposed $66.4 billion budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year: "December 14, 2011

With less than three weeks to go until the Iowa caucus, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann unveiled a major endorsement in the Hawkeye State on Wednesday when state Sen. Merlin Bartz, R-Grafton, announced he is backing her bid. Merlin Bartz has been a strong voice on the front lines to defend traditional marriage and family values, Bachmann said in a statement. He is a rock-solid conservative and Im proud to have him standing up for our cause when it matters most -- in these crucial weeks leading up to the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now in a crowded Republican primary looking to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, said on Wednesday that Senate Democrats remain a major obstacle to passing a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.