October 16, 2012 - 6:00pm
Haridopolos, Ros-Lehtinen, McCalister, Cardenas on Debate Spin for Connie Mack
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2012 - 3:27pm
The campaign team for U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, announced its post-debate spin room team for tonight at Nova Southeastern University in Davie:
Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union, former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lenny Curry, chairman of Republican Party of Florida
Colonel Mike McCalister, retired, United States Army
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Florida Announces Online Job Postings Up 15 Percent in September
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2012 - 2:35pm
A day after highlighting that openings in STEM related jobs in Florida are up online, the Governors Office noted that the number of positions to be filled have grown 15.1 percent in the past year.
A release from the state Department of Economic Opportunity, emailed out from the Governors Office on Wednesday, noted that there were 368,575 jobs posted online in September, up 35,277 from the same period in 2011.
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Where to Watch Connie Mack-Bill Nelson Debate
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2012 - 2:10pm
Voters will get a chance to see the one time that longtime U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, has agreed to sit with his Republican challenger, Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers -- tonight (Oct. 17) at 7 p.m.
The televised forum being held at Nova Southeastern University in Davie comes as a new Rasmussen Reports poll on Monday showed the race tightening into a 46-45 contest, with Nelson holding the edge.
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Coming! Sunshine State News Polls in Hottest 2 Congressional Races
Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 17, 2012 - 1:25pm
In conjunction with Voter Survey Service (VSS) of Harrisburg, Pa., Sunshine State News will release survey results and analyses in two of Florida's most fiercely contested congressional races on Thursday and Friday
VSS, a division of Susquehana Polling and Research Inc., is the same firm that in 2010 conducted some of the most accurate polls taken of races in the Florida primary and general election.
Thursday's Sunshine State News Poll offers a snapshot of the CD 22 race between Democrat Lois Frankel and Republican Adam Hasner.
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Sunshine State News to Release Poll Results on Pair of Red-Hot CD Races
October 16, 2012 - 6:00pm
In conjunction with Voter Survey Service (VSS) of Harrisburg, Pa., Sunshine State News will release survey results and analyses in two of Florida's most fiercely contested congressional races on Thursday and Friday
VSS, a division of Susquehana Polling and Research Inc., is the same firm that in 2010 conducted some of the most accurate polls taken of races in the Florida primary and general election.
Tax Collectors Question Outsourcing of License Plate Distribution
October 16, 2012 - 6:00pm
Deep Dredging of PortMiami Wades Closer to First Dig
October 16, 2012 - 6:00pm
Bids are now being sought to dig into the PortMiami channel to one of the deepest depths on the East Coast, moving the $220 million state and county project closer to construction.
The port project, which highlights Floridas efforts to capture growing international trade as well as the anticipated larger ships traveling through an expanded Panama Canal, is currently scheduled to begin construction in 2013 and be completed in sync with the canal work in early 2015, PortMiami announced on Tuesday.
Florida Leaders All A-Twitter Over Second Romney-Obama Debate
October 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Don Gaetz's Preferred Presidential Style: 'I Like How Ken Pruitt Did It'
October 16, 2012 - 6:00pm
For the nearly two years Ken Pruitt was president of the Florida Senate, when most of the press labored to ignore his statesmanship, Don Gaetz was paying close attention. He admired the Port St. Lucie Republican's leadership style and said so Tuesday.
In fact, he said he wants to be president the Ken Pruitt way when he takes over officially next month.
"Ken Pruitt is one of my heroes," Gaetz told members of the Tallahassee press corps during an informal luncheon in the Capitol.
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