The myth busters in the governors office have added a couple of additional talking points to efforts to dispel tales that have circulated about Gov. Rick Scott.
While the list remains a work in progress, the original five myths have seen some tweaking since they were first reported in August as an effort by Chief of Staff Steve MacNamara to help bolster Floridians' knowledge and perception of the governor.
Need a sign that the three destination resort casinos that would be allowed in a proposed legislative bill wont just set up in South Florida? Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International is scouting for locations as far away from Miami-Dade County as Jacksonville.
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Christmas is more than a month away, but the Obama administration just couldnt wait to hang a shiny new ornament on every fresh Christmas tree in America: a 15-cent tax to support a new federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is willing to consider relocating the Florida State Fair, according to the Tampa Tribune.
However, he says it may take stupid money -- such as the $236 million Malaysian conglomerate Genting has paid for the Miami Herald property in Miami -- to really influence such a move.
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On Friday, the team behind former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux fired away at U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, one of LeMieux's chief rivals for the Republican nomination to take on Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. A Quinnipac University poll released earlier in the day showed Mack out front in the GOP primary field with 32 percent and LeMieux in second with 9 percent.
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Florida lawmakers are appearing at Veterans Day events across Florida on Friday.
Gov. Rick Scott and first lady Ann Scott were scheduled to attend the Veterans Day Celebration at Cambier Park, 8th St. South at 6th Ave. South in Old Naples, at 10:15 a.m.
Members of the Florida Senate Republican Caucus are scheduled to attend the following events:
Sen. Charlie Dean, R-Inverness, Inverness Veterans Parade, 10-11:30 a.m., at the Old Court House Square, Inverness.
Next week,the week before Thanksgiving, retailers will prepare in earnest for their busiest time of year. And, in keeping with tradition, the Florida Retail Federation will offer up its 2011 statewide holiday shopping forecast at 11 a.m.Tuesday at the Dillard's Wing, lower level, Governor's Square Mall in Tallahassee.
According to the federation, Rick McAllister, FRF president and CEO, will announce the retail outlook, including holiday shopping trends Florida consumers can expect this year.
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Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been building momentum in recent weeks and a CBS News poll released on Friday shows he has broken into the top tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination.
The national poll found businessman Herman Cain remains in front with 18 percent, with Gingrich and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts right behind him with 15 percent each.
The poll of 382 likely Republican primary voters -- part of a sample of 1,029 registered voters -- was taken Nov. 6-10 and had a margin of error of +/- 5 percent.
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