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

Gov. Rick Scott and Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll will attend the National Day of Prayer Worship Service at noon Thursday in the Capitol Courtyard. It is estimated that more than 2 million people attended more than 30,000 National Day of Prayer observances organized by approximately 40,000 volunteers in 2010. At state capitols like ours in Tallahassee, at county courthouses, on the steps of city halls, and in schools, businesses, churches and homes, people stop their activities and gather for prayer.

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West offered the following speech on Thursday on the National Day of Prayer:

A slow-speed train crash in Orlando might be a metaphor for Central Florida's proposed SunRail train. Opponents of the commuter line see danger ahead, pointing to the near-fatal run-in between a CSX freight train and a Toyota Prius Tuesday night. "Though the car driver was clearly at fault because he didnt see the guardrails come down, Florida Taxpayers would be paying for this accident under the language that will be enacted once the sale of the CSX corridor to the state is complete," said Beth Dillaha, head of a new group calling itself VETO SunRail.

As expected, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was elected chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Wednesday and vowed to lead the fight for President Barack Obamas re-election. Wasserman Schultz takes over from former Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia who left the DNC to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012.