A day after state Sen. Nan Rich, D-Weston, complained about the latest congressional redistricting maps, a tea party leader told Democrats to put up or shut up.
"My question for all Democrats is this: 'Where are your maps?'"Henry Kelley said in a Wednesday interview with Sunshine State News.
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich holds a commanding lead over the rest of the pack of Republican presidential hopefuls in state and national polls unveiled on Wednesday.
Grisly reports of greyhound abuse and death are spurring renewed efforts to "decouple" racing at Florida's 13 dog tracks.
Grey2K USA, a greyhound-protection organization, reported this week that from January to July of this year, at least 20 racing dogs had been killed or euthanized, including 10 put down at the Ebro Greyhound Park on the Panhandle.
At the same time, the report declared, "Greyhound racing is a dying industry. Since 2004, tax revenue from live dog racing has declined by 72 percent and paid attendance dropped 69 percent."
Gov. Rick Scott called on the state Legislature on Wednesday to boost primary education funding by $1 billion next year as he looks to make the rest of the 2012-13 budget4.6 percent more efficient.
Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, called the budget thoughtful, while Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, said the budget might need to be delayed until after the regular session.
A national poll from Farleigh Dickenson University released on Wednesday found that former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to maintain a large lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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There is no knowledge or evidence that Iranian arms dealers are laundering money through banks chartered in Florida.
But Florida legislators dont want that to happen.
The great money laundering schemes dont always involve the big banks, Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, said during a media conference outside the Senate chambers on Wednesday.
Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Rick Perry of Texas continued to play up his personal faith and promised to fight for a large role for religion in the public square in a new ad his team unveiled on Wednesday.
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With buzz growing that the International Monetary Fund is contemplating coming to the relief of European nations plagued by debt, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan introduced legislation this week that would prevent American taxpayer dollars going to bail out European countries.
John Avlon over at the Daily Beast offers a list of 10 politicians whose endorsements could shape the Republican presidential primary contest. With Florida looming large on the primary calendar on Jan. 31, its no surprise to see that former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio are on the list.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. The 70th anniversary of the attacks is Wednesday.
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