Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner -- who dropped out of the Republican U.S. Senate primary last week to run for Congress -- has garnered the attention of national party leaders, including U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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As Gov. Rick Scott might say:
Jobs, jobs, jobs.
(Do you think Ann hears that as much as the rest of us do? Probably even more. He's got to practice, after all.)
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Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, released the following statement on Saturday regarding approaching the midpoint of the 90-day, 2012 legislative session:
"As we approach the midpoint of the 2012 legislative session, I want to pause and reflect on the accomplishments that we have already made and look ahead to the remaining five weeks of the session.
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In "The Book of Man," his new book offering readings to help educate boys, William Bennett offers a quick profile on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to illustrate two forms of polis -- democratic America and tyrannical communist Cuba.
The Christian Family Coalition is calling on the Florida House to follow the Senate, which approved SB 98 last week -- in a 31-8 vote -- that would let individual school boards across Florida decide if students could conduct inspirational messages at mandatory school functions.
The CFC issued the following statement:
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The Federal Elections Commission has qualified presidential hopeful Buddy Roemer for federal matching funds. Roemer, a former congressman and governor of Louisiana, is running for the Republican presidential nomination but has also opened the door to running for the Americans Elect nomination.
Carlos Sierra, Roemers campaign manager, weighed in on the matter, calling it a proud day for our campaign, because we earned a small recognition of our hard work and transparency. The Roemer campaign refuses to accept campaign contributions of more than $100.
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Social conservatives continue to cheer the fact that Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, pulled his bill in the Florida House that would open the Sunshine State to more destination casinos -- but warn it could re-emerge in 2013.
Bill Warren, the director of policy and communications for the Florida Family Policy Council, offered supporters his take on what led Fresen to move to table his bill at a meeting of the House Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on Friday, noting that casino opponents snagged the key committee vote in the final hours before the committee meeting.
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With Rick Santorum being his only competition on the ballot in Missouri and with a poll showing him leading in Minnesota -- both states hold presidential primaries on Tuesday -- Mitt Romneys team unleashed an attack against him over the weekend.
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The team behind Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich ripped into GOP primary rival Mitt Romney, comparing him to establishment favorites who stood against the tea party in 2010.
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Over the weekend, entertainer Pat Boone --a longtime conservative activist --announced that he is backing Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination. Boone, who had been a supporter of Ronald Reagan as early as 1966 when he ran for governor of California, compared Santorum to the former president.
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