Former congressman Dave Weldon is looking to join the Republican Florida Senate race, according to POLITICO.
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi will keynote the Florida A&M University College of Laws Eighth Annual Hooding Ceremony on Saturday at the Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway.
The Hooding Ceremony, starting at 10 a.m., will recognize more than 120 candidates, including the fall 2011, spring 2012 and summer 2012 classes.
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Gov. Rick Scott will hold two more ceremonial bill signings today for the law to reform personal injury protection auto insurance.
Scott will be at the Orlando Police Department Range at 9 a.m. and the Florida Highway Patrol Office Troop C in Tampa at 11:30 a.m.
Scott signed the reform bill on May 4, holding a ceremony at the Florida State College, Law Enforcement Training/Criminal Justice Center in Jacksonville.
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Gov. Rick Scott called President Barack Obamas newest opinion on gay marriage a non-issue in Florida.
However, Scott -- appearing onCNBCs"The Kudlow Report" Thursday night -- added that the presidents re-election effort could suffer as the views of Floridians on the issue were made well-known four years ago at the ballot box.
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A Suffolk University/7NEWS (WSVN in Miami) poll released on Thursday finds that Floridians remain behind the Stand Your Ground laws despite the death of Trayvon Martin -- but think that local law enforcement needs to keep a closer tab on neighborhood watches.
WASHINGTON -- In May 1967, in brazen violation of previous truce agreements, Egypt ordered U.N. peacekeepers out of the Sinai, marched 120,000 troops to the Israeli border, blockaded Eilat (Israel's southern outlet to the world's oceans), abruptly signed a military pact with Jordan and, together with Syria, pledged war for the final destruction of Israel.
A move to firm up the states ability to respond to a hurricane on the eve of the storm season could mean a slight uptick in the average property insurance premium.
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund advisory council on Thursday recommended that at least $1.7 billion be added to the potential reserves, while researching market conditions to determine if more could be acquired.
The fund currently has about $8.6 billion considered on-hand to help Floridians after a storm, and can pursue through bonds to increase that to $17.3 billion following a disaster.
The two leading Republican candidates looking to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson took off the gloves Thursday and ripped into each other on a range of issues.
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux took aim at U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, bashing the congressman for a mailer sent out to Floridians outside his district.
Weighing in on a case with huge implications for the state's housing industry, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments over whether lenders caught forging documents can escape scrutiny by simply dismissing the foreclosure case and refiling it with proper documents.
