Gov. Rick Scott released a statement on Thursday following Jesse Jacksons refusal to apologize to Floridians after Jackson visited the state earlier in the week to participate in a protest at the Florida Capitol and called Florida the Selma of our time.
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Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum from Russian officials and left the airport Thursday, according to his lawyer.
Attorney Anatoly Kucherena made an appearance on Russian television and said Russia had granted Snowden asylum for one year and provided a scanned copy of an official document approving his request.
Snowden thanked Russia for the asylum and criticized the Obama administration, saying it showed "no respect" for the law, according to a statement released by nonprofit secret-spilling website WikiLeaks.
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Florida Republicans continue to demand Jesse Jackson apologize for calling Florida an apartheid state. On Thursday, new Florida House Majority Leader Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, demanded Jackson apologize. Crisafulli is expected to become House speaker after the 2014 elections.
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Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant sank her teeth into Gov. Rick Scott after Tony Bennett resigned as commissioner of education on Thursday.
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Jeb Bush weighed in on Tony Bennett's accomplishments after Bennett resigned from his position as the commissioner of education on Thursday, giving him high praise for his work on the education system in Indiana.
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