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Rep. Steve Southerland Will Vote No, Again, on Debt Plan

Submitted by Anonymous on August 1, 2011 - 4:25pm

U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Tallahassee, announced Monday afternoon he would oppose the debt-reduction deal proposed by congressional negotiators.

Southerland, who previously voted against House Speaker John Boehner's proposal as well as an alternative plan from Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, stated in a release:

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Changing Parties and Headed North, Nancy Argenziano Runs for Congress

Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 1, 2011 - 4:12pm

Former Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairwoman Nancy Argenziano announced on Monday that she intends to run for Congress in 2012.

Argenziano, who served as a Republican in the Florida Legislature, left the PSC in October to support Democratic gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink against eventual winner Republican Rick Scott.

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Sen. Mike Fasano Urges Gov. Scott to Oppose Citizens' Sinkhole Rate Increase

Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 1, 2011 - 3:07pm

Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, sent a letter Monday to Gov. Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, calling on them to reject a proposed rate increase for state-run Citizens Property Insurance sinkhole coverage premiums.

Citizens currently has a rate request before state regulators that would hike sinkhole premiums across the state 429 percent. In some areas, the increase would be over 2,000 percent.

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Attacks Fly Between Republicans in U.S. Senate Race

Kevin Derby

July 31, 2011 - 6:00pm

While the Republican primary to take on Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012 is more than a year away, on Monday the camps of the two leading GOP hopefuls -- former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux and former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner -- came out swinging at each other.

On Monday, the team behind former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in the Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, came out firing at former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, their chief GOP rival. The LeMieux team took exception to Hasners claims that he is a conservative.

Deon Long Joins Growing List of GOP Senate Hopefuls in Florida

Submitted by Anonymous on August 1, 2011 - 2:29pm

A 2010 congressional candidate has filed federal papers to run in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate next year. You might call him the quintessenial "long shot."

Deon Long, a Winter Park attorney, finished fifth in a five-way GOP primary in Central Florida's 24th Congressional District, garnering just 3 percent of the vote. The winner of that contest, Sandy Adams, went on to oust Democratic incumbent Suzanne Kosmas.

An advocate of the FAIR Tax and a return to the gold standard, Long said the Senate race is "wide open."

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Gov. Rick Scott Chews on Doughnuts, Policy with Press Corps

Gray Rohrer

July 31, 2011 - 6:00pm

Opening up his office to the general press corps for the first time, Gov. Rick Scott took questions on several issues Monday, ranging from immigration to Florida's primary date to his take on the forthcoming debt ceiling deal on Capitol Hill.

Gutierrez-Scaccetti Named New Director of Florida's Turnpike

Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 1, 2011 - 12:51pm

Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad announced on Monday that Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, who had been the executive director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, was taking overas executive director of Floridas Turnpike Enterprise.

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Countering Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio Will Oppose Debt Deal in Senate

Submitted by Anonymous on August 1, 2011 - 12:00pm

Bucking the party line, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will vote against the debt deal.

Rubio spokesman Alex Burgos did not elaborate on Rubio's decision, saying more information is coming.

But Rubio's no-vote -- which will counter Sen. Bill Nelson's support for the debt-deficit package -- could signal growing trouble for Republican and Democratic leaders hoping for quick congressional approval today.

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Florida House GOP Leader Backs Adam Hasner for U.S. Senate

Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 1, 2011 - 11:49am

On Monday, Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, R-Miami, endorsed the man he replaced as state House majority leader -- former Rep. Adam Hasner -- in the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.

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Romney Opposes Debt Deal, Nelson Supports It; Dow Off 120 points

Submitted by Anonymous on August 1, 2011 - 11:22am

The stock market responded tepidly to the debt deal reached by congressional leaders Sunday night.

And Mitt Romney didn't think much of it either.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 120 points before noon Monday. The market took a beating last week, and observers hoped that an agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling would turn the tables.

But objections from tea party conservatives and hard-line liberals raised concerns that approval is not assured.

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