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Space Florida is Scott's First Bill Signed into Law in 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on February 16, 2012 - 1:18pm

Gov. Rick Scott signed the Senate Bill 634 Thursday, which is expected to make it easier for Space Florida to access state and federal transportation money to improve launch facilities.

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Rick Santorum Crushing Mitt Romney in Ohio

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 16, 2012 - 1:00pm

Ohio ranks as one of the chief states Republicans want to pick up from President Barack Obama in November -- and a poll released on Thursday finds Rick Santorum is heading for a major victory in the March 6 primary.

Santorum, who hails from neighboring Pennsylvania, takes 42 percent in a poll of likely primary voters released by Rasmussen Reports on Thursday. Mitt Romney places second with 24 percent followed by Newt Gingrich with 13 percent and Ron Paul with 10 percent. Three percent of those surveyed back other candidates, while 8 percent are undecided.

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Florida Tourism Hits Record 85.9 Million; Travel Jobs Up, Too

Submitted by Anonymous on February 16, 2012 - 12:55pm

An estimated record 85.9 million visitors came to Florida last year, a 4.4 percent increase over 2010, state officials said Thursday.

Surpassing the previous record of 84.5 million visitors in 2007, Florida added more than 38,000 travel-related jobs last year. That increase brought travel-related employment to a near-record 1,013,100, Visit Florida reported.

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Marco Rubio and Steve Southerland Push Back Against EPA

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 16, 2012 - 12:52pm

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced on Thursday that he was introducing a companion measure to U.S. Rep. Steve Southerlands, R-Fla., bill forcing the federal EPA to adopt the states water standards -- and keep it from imposing its own draconian standards on the Sunshine State. The bill, entitled the State Waters Partnership Act, would ensure the EPA follows the standards that unanimously passed the state Legislature earlier this month.

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Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney Battle it Out in Michigan

Kevin Derby

February 15, 2012 - 6:00pm

With the Michigan primary looming on Feb. 28, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is looking to get back in the game in the Great Lakes State and catch Rick Santorum there.

Michigan should be friendly territory for Romney. He won the primary there in 2008, beating John McCain by 9 percent, and his father, George Romney, served as governor during the 1960s. Romney has played up his roots in Michigan, noting that he was born there, despite basing his political career in Massachusetts.

Senate Releases Breakdown of Proposed $70.7 Billion Budget

Submitted by Anonymous on February 16, 2012 - 12:15pm

The Senate Budget Committee has submitted a $70.7 billion budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

The following budget breakdown was released from the Senate:

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Obama's Energy Department 'Insider Deals'

Submitted by Anonymous on February 16, 2012 - 11:58am

A new Republican National Committee infographic, based on an analysis by The Washington Post this week, shows a web of Obama "insiders" in the Department of Energy who are tied to clean-energy companies that received billions in federal dollars.

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Five More Legislators Back George LeMieux's Senate Bid

Submitted by Anonymous on February 16, 2012 - 11:48am

George LeMieux on Thursday announced five legislative endorsements, making a total of 26 state legislators supporting his bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

The most recent endorsements come from state Reps. Ed Hooper, Bryan Nelson, Jimmy Patronis, Keith Perry and Ana Rivas-Logan. Their statements:

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Scott's Office Researching How to Keep Prison Privatization Alive

Submitted by Anonymous on February 16, 2012 - 11:26am

Gov. Rick Scott says he will look into what his office can do to advance prison privatization this year, estimated to save the state $16.5 million a year, now that the effort to bid out the management of the correctional institutions has died in the Senate.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Backs Mitt Romney

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 16, 2012 - 10:34am

With the Michigan primary looming on Feb. 28, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is looking to get back in the game in the Great Lakes State. It should be friendly territory for Romney. He won the primary there in 2008, beating John McCain by 9 percent, and his father, George Romney, served as governor during the 1960s.

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