In an almost miraculous twist to the Republican presidential contest, Mitt Romney is converting Christian conservatives to his side in Florida. It's an eye-popping development since many on the religious right consider Romney neither Christian nor particularly conservative.

Florida airports can generate thousands of jobs and millions in cash by landing more international flights, a study says.

Adding just one daily nonstop route between Tampa and Europe would boost the local economy by $154 million annually, according to ICF SH&E, an aviation-industry research group.

A daily nonstop to Asia would yield $145 million for the Tampa Bay area, while additional service to Latin America would bring in $67 million, the study also found.

The South Florida Water Management District will consider an overhaul of its land-leasing policies, but does not plan to rework pending leases that might violate those rules.

Under fire for extending leases without public notice or competitive bids, the district is weighing new regulations that would align its policies with Florida Statute 373.093.

Among the proposed changes:

Whether the candidates acknowledge it, the GOP presidential field is shrinking.

A new website -- NotMittRomney.com -- is tapping a vein of Republican discontent with the party's putative front-runner. From snarky videos to searing op-ed articles, the site, launched on Sunday, purveys all things anti-Romney.

"We got tens of thousands of hits [Monday] and it's generating some of the most irrational hate mail I've ever seen," said Ali A. Akbar, who co-founded the site with right-wing blogger John Hawkins.