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Non-Florida Companies Bump Up Nelson's War Chest

October 30, 2011 - 7:00pm

Out-of-state money bolstered the fundraising of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as he outpaced all of his 2012 Republican challengers in fundraising during the third quarter.

It remains to be seen how the dollar-collection part of the election contest will match up now that Congressman Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, is jumping into the race.

For political experts, Nelsons campaign cash numbers are no surprise, given the senior senators Beltway connections and decades of name recognition.

Gadsden County to Consider Slots at Gretna Horse Track

Submitted by Anonymous on October 31, 2011 - 9:07am

Efforts to expand gaming in the Sunshine State are not limited to casinos in South Florida.

Gadsden County commissioners on Tuesday are scheduled to hear a request to let the residents in one of the poorest counties in Florida decide if slot machines could be installed at Creek Entertainment Gretna Racing that is to open next month about 25 miles west of Tallahassee.

The race-track and poker room is an effort by the Alabama-based Poarch Band of Creek Indiansand developer David Romanik.

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What If the Spend-Happy Federal Government Were an American Family?

Nancy Smith

October 30, 2011 - 7:00pm

If the United States government were a family, it would be making $21,700 a year, spending $38,200 and drowning in $142,710 of credit card debt.

Washington Week: Look for Another 'Stimulus' Bill from Reid

Elizabeth Letchworth

October 29, 2011 - 6:00pm

The Senate returns from its weeklong recess to conclude debate on the appropriations minibus, an appropriations spending bill funding the departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, State, Transportation, and Housing and Urban development.

NASA to Partner with Boeing to Build Space Taxis on the Cape

Submitted by Anonymous on October 30, 2011 - 7:42pm

NASA will announce plans on Monday to partnerwith the Boeing Co. to build space taxis in the vacated space-shuttle processing hangar.

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Pharmaceutical, Virtual School, Welfare Board, Defense Committee Appointments

Submitted by Anonymous on October 30, 2011 - 6:00pm

Gov. Rick Scott made appointments last week that went to the board of trustees of the Florida Virtual School, Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee, and Florida's Defense Support Task Force.

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Brian S. Cunningham and Linda J. Pellegrini were appointed to the board of trustees, Florida Virtual School.

According to the release from the governor's office:

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Scott Names Two to Florida Inland Navigation District

Submitted by Anonymous on October 30, 2011 - 4:52pm

Gov. Rick Scott has reappointed T. Spencer Crowley and appointed Aaron L. Bowman to the Florida Inland Navigation District.

Both appointments require Florida Senate confirmation.

The district runs along the Intracoastal Waterway, from Nassau County along the Georgia line to Miami-Dade County.

According to the release from the governors office:

Crowley, 37, of Miami, is an attorney with Akerman Senterfitt. He is reappointed for a term beginning Oct. 25, 2011, and ending Jan. 9, 2015.

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Justices Order Hearing for New Murder Scene Witness

Submitted by Anonymous on October 30, 2011 - 9:20am

Anthony Mungins murder conviction stands for the killing of a Jacksonville Lil' Champs clerk in 1990, but the Florida Supreme Court says a new witness's testimony should be heard.

The court, in a 5-2 ruling, justices Ricky Polston and Charles Canady dissenting, declared that a hearing should be held on the assertions by the new witness who claims to have been the first on the scene of the murder and robbery.The new witness claims that when he arrived, Mungin wasnt there.

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Caylor's Death Sentence Upheld by Florida Supreme Court

Submitted by Anonymous on October 30, 2011 - 9:14am

Florida's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Matthew Lee Caylor who was convicted of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl, Melinda Hinson, at a Panama City motel in 2008.

Caylor is a registered sex offender from Georgia who told police he was selling cocaine and methamphetamines while in Panama City.

Hinson's body was found under a bed in a room in the hotel previously rented by Caylor two days after she was reported missing.

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Reformed TEA Party of Florida Will Support 'Mainstream' Fiscal Conservatives

Submitted by Anonymous on October 29, 2011 - 2:00pm

The Florida TEA Party, disbanded by former Chairwoman Peg Dunmire earlier this month, has been resuscitated and renamed the TEA Party of Florida, announced new chairman John Long.

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