Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Tuesday at 3 pm. Fresh from my appearance on Washington Journal on C-SPAN on Sunday, I will be on the Ed Dean radio show which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard online here and on two stations in South Florida.
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On the eve of cop killer Manuel Valles execution, state Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee, has introduced legislation to end the death penalty in Florida.
Rehwinkel Vasilinda said House Bill 4051 is aimed at the possible execution of wrongfully convicted prisoners and tied to economics.
"I'm not in the business of dispensing vengeance, she stated in a release. As a state representative, I am in the business of making decisions to help keep Floridians safe from crime while spending taxpayer money prudently.
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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas trumpeted a poll from Rasmussen Reports last month that their candidate was in a dead heat with President Barack Obama -- but a poll released by Rasmussen on Tuesday found the president beating Paul by a healthy margin.
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Craig Miller, the former CEO of Ruth's Chris, continues to play up his experience in the business community as he continues his bid for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
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After clashing in a debate in Orlando on Thursday night, the two leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 -- Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts -- continued to pound away at each other this week with new attack ads.
David Nicholl, a British neurologist, had attempted to stop the planned 4 p.m. Wednesday execution of Valle at Florida State Prison in Starke. Nicholl had argued against the use of pentobarbital, a sedative, as part of the lethal injections, claiming the drug has not been tested as an anesthetic nor has the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug's use.
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On Tuesday, after finishing third place in the Presidency 5 straw poll in Orlando, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, one of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, unveiled his team to lead his efforts in the Sunshine State.
This is the team that will beat President Obama in Florida, said Katie Packer Gage, Romneys deputy campaign manager, in a statement released on Tuesday morning. This team will be critical as Mitt Romney campaigns across Florida spreading his pro-growth message and working to bring jobs back to the state.
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The team behind former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts took aim at their chief competitor for the Republican presidential nomination -- Gov. Rick Perry of Texas -- in a web ad released on Monday. The ad welcomes Perry to Maryland and hammers the Texas governor on immigration, featuring a clip of Democratic Gov. Martin OMalley praising his record on the subject.
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Via Twitter on Monday,Gov. Rick Scott congratulatedtwo Florida companies for landing contracts with NASA:
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Two FL Companies won NASA contracts! Hunton Brady Architects & FIGG Bridge Engineers. Congrats! http://1.usa.gov/mYSzVu http://1.usa.gov/nf61wy
NASA awarded contracts to Hunton Brady Architects, P.A. of Orlando and FIGG Bridge Engineers Inc. of Tallahassee."
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