With his strong showings in the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary in early January, for a moment, it appeared that Ron Paul would be a major player in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
The Florida Lottery today launches a fairly unusual scratch-off game -- one in the $2 denomination that features a series of six wildlife illustrations which will represent original Guy Harvey Collector's Series artwork.
No shameless self-promoting here. The popular wildlife artist will donate all of his licensing proceeds from the GUY HARVEY Scratch-Off game entirely to The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, a nonprofit organization that directly benefits Florida's coastlines.
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Florida Sen. Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale, declaring the state doesn't have time to wait for Gov. Rick Scott's task force on the Stand Your Ground law to be named, has created his own task force.
Smith said he is moving forward on his own as people have expressed concern about visiting Florida due to the national media attention given the Stand Your Ground law in the Feb. 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford.
"We will not sit around and wait for action," Smith said.
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Insisting that he has no interest in leaving the GOP, Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has been downplaying speculation that he would continue his campaign as a third party candidate.
That has not stopped supporters from launching a website urging the maverick Texas congressman to go third party. A group called Grassroots for Liberty is petitioning Paul to go third party -- much like he did in 1988 when he was the Libertarian Partys nominee.
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So much for political correctness and good health. Rep. Sandy Adams will be the "special guest" at a "Cigar and Whiskey Tasting" in downtown Washington, D.C., April 24.
The event, a fundraiser for fellow Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., "suggests" contributions in a range of $500 to $2,000.
Event organizer Franny Decker said the evening get-together was strictly "a fundraiser for Congresswoman Ellmers" and Adams spokeswoman Lisa Boothe confirmed that her boss had been asked by Ellmers "to stop in."
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A poll from Rasmussen Reports unveiled on Tuesday shows that Americans have an extremely low opinion of Congress.
The poll of likely voters finds that only 2 percent of those surveyed think Congress is doing an excellent job while 4 percent think it is doing a good job. While 25 percent of those surveyed think that Congress is doing a fair job, 68 percent think its doing a poor job.
Not exactly the numbers that incumbents want to see as November looms on the horizon.
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Entering the historic downtown, visitors are greeted by a sign outside McRoberts Auto Center with a simple message: Sanford is still a good little town.
The sign is a statement from employee Jimbo Carter to the outside world declaring that life in the quiet lakefront community at the southern terminus of the Auto Train isnt what people see on television.
Termed-limited state Sen. Mike Fasano will run for a House seat vacated by another termed-out lawmaker, who, in turn, is running for Fasano's Senate seat.
Fasano, R-New Port Richey, filed for the newly created House District 36 seat. The district, encompassing large portions of West Pasco County, is currently represented by outgoing Rep. John Legg.
Legg previously announced for the new Senate District 18, which incorporates much of Fasano's current District 11.
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The Florida Department of Corrections announced Tuesday a new automated system to alert residents living near a state correctional facility of any emergency, such as a prison escape.
The voluntary system allows people across the state to sign up their phone number for any alert.
Registrants will receive detailed information about an escapee, including a physical description and the time of the escape, a release from the department stated. The automated calls will also relay specific information on other emergencies that could impact nearby homes.
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A poll from Quinnipiac University released on Tuesday finds that Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has a slight lead over Mitt Romney in his home state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania holds its primary on April 24, along with four other states in the region.
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