The cost to drive Floridas Turnpike, from Interstate 75 to Homestead, will jump by more than $3 Sunday morning for most SunPass users.
Those paying cash should expect to dole out nearly $4 morethan they currently pay.
Crossing the Sunshine Skyway will require an additional quarter, or for someone driving to and from work five days a week, with four weeks of vacation time, that could mean an additional $120 a year.
With Republican leaders and donors converging on Park City, Utah, this weekend for a retreat with presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, two of the leading figures from the Florida GOP will be on hand -- former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on Thursday over the firestorm which U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is facing as Congress continues to press him to release documents over the Fast and Furious operation.
Rubio took to Twitter and posted a simple message. It's time for Eric Holder to resign, he wrote.
Despite President Barack Obama invoking executive privilege to prevent Holder from releasing documents, the attorney general faces the possibility of having a contempt vote in the House against him.
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The team behind Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Allen Wests bid for a second term are looking to fire conservatives up by taking aim at television host Bill Maher.
Tim Edson, Wests campaign manager, sent out a fundraising email to supporters this week attacking Maher for comments he made about his candidate.
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With his name bandied about as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney and a new autobiography just released, a new poll shows that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is flying high at the national level -- even as some pundits lower his chances of ending up as the Republican vice presidential candidate.
A national poll of likely voters unveiled on Thursday finds thatRubio is growing increasingly popular at the national level as he enjoys the spotlight from the new book and the buzz his name is generating as a possible running mate for Romney.
A national poll of likely voters finds that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, is growing increasing popular at the national level.
A poll from Rasmussen Reports finds that 42 percent of those surveyed have a favorable opinion of the freshman senator from the Sunshine State while 31 percent see him in an unfavorable light. Rasmussen took a similar poll in April which showed that 35 percent saw Rubio as favorable and 28 percent as unfavorable.
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Gov. Rick Scott says his position on E-Verify hasnt changed.
Hes just not pursuing the business regulation that has been opposed by business and agricultural interests because he said he doesnt want to put Florida companies at a competitive disadvantage with rival firms in other states and countries.
Scott went on the airwaves in Jacksonville on Thursday to defend his call for a federal immigration policy that includes the requirement that businesses nationwide use the federal visa verifying system to check the legal status of new employees.
Larry Sabato peered into his Crystal Ball on Thursday and weighed in Mitt Romneys potential running mates. Sabato has reduced his pool of vice presidential prospects from 23 to 11 and he is putting two Floridians on the list. Marco Rubio stands at the bottom of the first tier of contenders and Jeb Bush in the second tier.
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With U.S. Rep. Connie Mack looming as his likely Republican opponent in November, Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson took off the gloves to bash Republicans as extremists on Thursday, as he continues his efforts to win a third term.
University of Central Florida student body presidentCortez Whatley has been named the student member of the states 17-member State University System Board of Governors.
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