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Ron Paul Supporters Will Be Targeted by Gary Johnson in Tampa

June 24, 2012 - 6:00pm

Former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, will be looking to steal a little of the national spotlight away from the Republican convention in Tampa in August as he makes a pitch to supporters of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.

With Paul not expected to endorse former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, the Johnson camp hopes to make inroads with the maverick Texas congressmans backers.

Scott Changes Plans for Update on Tropical Storm Debby

Submitted by Anonymous on June 25, 2012 - 10:09am

Gov. Rick Scott has canceled a pair of events planned in Tampa to be in Tallahassee for an update on Tropical Storm Debby.

Scott was scheduled to tour Tampa Tank Inc., and Florida Structural Steel and First Lady Ann Scott were to visit the Center for Advanced Medical Learning in Tampa.

The governor instead will receive a briefing on Debby at the Florida Division of Emergency Management center at 11:20 a.m.

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Ted Yoho Easily Tops Gainesville Tea Party Straw Ballot

Submitted by Anonymous on June 25, 2012 - 9:39am

The tea party bloc continues to line up behind large-animal doctor Ted Yoho in the crowded GOP primary for the new District 3 congressional seat.

Slightly more than three-of-four members of the Gainesville Tea Party opted for Yoho in a straw ballot held Saturday. U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala, garnered 10 percent of the vote, state Sen. Steve Oelrich, R-Gainesville, picked up 7 percent, and Clay County Clerk of the Court James Jett received 4 percent.

The remaining two percent were divided between Phillip Dodd, an independent candidate, and undecided.

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Majority of Americans Behind Arizona Immigration Law, Rasmussen Poll Shows

Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 25, 2012 - 9:15am

While the national media is focused on the looming U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the federal health-care that President Barack Obama signed in 2010, the fate of another constitutional challenge should be decided this week--the case against the Arizona immigration law.

A new poll from Rasmussen Reports unveiled on Monday shows that a majority of Americans--55 percent--hope that the Court lets the Arizona law stand while 26 percent say they hope it is overturned. Almost a fifth of the voters surveyed--19 percent--remain on the fence.

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Tropical Storm Debby Continues to Wade off the Panhandle

Submitted by Anonymous on June 25, 2012 - 9:14am

As expected, Tropical Storm Debby remains stationary over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, dumping rain on those along the Floridas Panhandle.

And little change is expected in the next couple of days, according to the National Weather Service.

Tracking models vary, with models heading west, north, east and northeast, with the latter direction deemed mostly likely due influencing from a mid-tropospheric trough over the northeast.

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Alex Sink Goes to Bat for Bill Nelson

Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 25, 2012 - 8:58am

Former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democrat who came up short against Rick Scott in the 2010 gubernatorial election, is going to bat for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelsons, D-FL, bid for a third term in the Senate. According to an email that she sent out to supporters over the weekend, Sink is sharing her email list with Nelson and intends to help his campaign.

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Alex Sink and Bill McBride's Daughter Weds in North Carolina

Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 24, 2012 - 7:01pm

Mount Airy, N.C., is probably saying, thank you Florida voters -- thanks to you, we got to put on a pretty darn good wedding.

If Democrat Alex Sink had defeated Rick Scott in 2010, Sink, with her husband Bill McBride at her side, would have been the governor of Florida today, and probably -- though there's no telling for sure -- her daughter Lexi McBride would have been married in Florida.

Florida is, after all, as Sink often chirped, "truly paradise." Surely it would be bad form for a governor's daughter to marry three states away.

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More of Florida added to Tropical Storm Debby Watch

Submitted by Anonymous on June 24, 2012 - 6:20pm

The National Weather Service has extended the warning area for Tropical Storm Debby down the west coast to Englewood in Sarasota County and changed the forecast track.

The official forecast at 5 p.m. EDT has Debby westward, meandering in the northeastern Gulf for three to four days.

The storm is expected to dump 5-to-10 inches of rain on the Panhandle.

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Florida Exports Up 3 Percent in March

Submitted by Anonymous on June 24, 2012 - 6:19pm

Exports from Florida increased by 3 percent in March from February, according to the Orlando Business Journal.

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AAA: Florida’s Independence Day Travel to Grow 4.9 Percent

Submitted by Anonymous on June 24, 2012 - 6:18pm

Travel for Independence Day is expected to jump 4.9 percent from a year ago in Florida, with people extending holiday plans for the midweek celebration combined with the drop in gas prices, according to AAA.

The majority of the holiday travelers in the Sunshine State will be hitting the road for trips of more than 50 miles between July 3 and July 8. The 1.8 million motorists represent a 4.1 percent increase from 2011.

Air travel is projected to increase 9.9 percent from a year ago, with 163,000 flying to their holiday destination.

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