All Stories | Sunshine State News | Florida Political News

Gov. Chris Christie: Will He or Won't He?

Submitted by Nancy Smith on July 18, 2012 - 2:49pm

Will New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie come to Florida to deliver the keynote address at next month's Republican National Convention?

Comments are now closed.

Rick Scott: 4,500 Jobs on the Way as Wawa Opens, Digital Risk Expands

Jim Turner

July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

Floridas newest job creator opened Wednesday in Central Florida.

The world of Wawa -- or what the company calls Wawa Land.

The suburban Philadelphia-based convenience and build-to-order hoagie shop drew several hundred people, including Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Lottery Secretary Cynthia O'Connell, to celebrate the migration of the company to Orlando.

And Gov. Rick Scott later announced that another company -- Digital Risk -- has 1,000 more jobs on the way.

HD 82: Carl Domino Faces Four GOP Foes as He Looks to Return to Tallahassee

Kevin Derby

July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

After running for the Florida Senate and coming up short in 2010, former Rep. Carl Domino is looking to return to the state House, but he has to defeat four opponents in the Republican primary first.

HD 81: Steve Perman and Kevin Rader Battle in Democratic Primary

Kevin Derby

July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

As he seeks a second term in the Florida House, Rep. Steve Perman, D-Boca Raton, faces a primary challenge from the man he replaced -- former Rep. Kevin Rader.

In 2010, Rader, who was elected to the House in 2008, ran unsuccessfully for the Florida Senate, allowing Perman to run for the open seat. Now they are clashing in the primary on Aug. 14.

SD 4: First Coast GOP Rivals Unveil Endorsements

Kevin Derby

July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

Two Republicans battling it out in the Aug. 14 primary for an open state Senate seat representing parts of the First Coast scored major endorsements on Wednesday.

Tom Slade, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), announced on Wednesday that he is backing former Rep. Aaron Bean over Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, for the SD 4 seat that represents all of Nassau and parts of Duval County.

With Bondi's and Jax FOP's Endorsements, Weinstein Shows Off Crime-Fighting Credentials

Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 18, 2012 - 12:43pm

In his battle against former Rep. Aaron Bean for the Republican nomination for a seat in the Florida Senate representing parts of the First Coast, Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, garnered a major endorsement on Wednesday, as well, when the Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police announced it was backing him.

Comments are now closed.

Tom Slade Backs Aaron Bean's Bid for the State Senate

Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 18, 2012 - 12:41pm

Tom Slade, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), announced on Wednesday that he is backing former Rep. Aaron Bean over Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Jacksonville, in the Aug. 14 Republican primary for the open Florida Senate seat that represents all of Nassau and parts of Duval County.

Comments are now closed.

Department of Corrections to Move Forward With Health Privatization

Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

Elections Supervisors: Search for Noncitizens May Resume after August Primary

Jim Turner

July 16, 2012 - 6:00pm

Floridas supervisors of elections appear ready to pick up Gov. Rick Scotts effort to remove non-U.S. citizens from the lists of registered voters, but not until after the Aug. 14 primary.

Dumb and Dumbest

Kathleen Parker

July 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- Few instances are more refreshing than the sound of a politician leaving office.

Pages