State Sen. Mike Fasano is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to "take immediate action" to ensure that Floridians aren't gouged by the prospective sale of a natural-gas pipeline company.
In a letter to Scott, the New Port Richey Republican said he had become aware of the proposed purchase of the Florida Gulf Transmission Pipeline by reading a Sunshine State News article of July 15.
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A new poll finds Gov. Rick Perry of Texas leading the Republican presidential pack in Florida, with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts on his heels.
An overwhelming majority of small-business owners expect that Obamacare will result in premium increases, but not better care, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.
The study found that 12 percent of respondents said their health plan is or will be on the chopping block as the federal Affordable Care Act moves closer to implementation.
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A new poll finds that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is leading the Republican presidential pack in Florida with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts on his heels.
A poll from the American Research Group found Perry, who has yet to formally enter the race, leading in the Sunshine State with 16 percent followed by Bachmann and Romney with 15 percent each. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has also yet to enter the race, came in fourth with 13 percent. Businessman Herman Cain came in fifth taking 11 percent.
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Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack has drawn another primary opponent -- Naples attorney Joseph Davidow. Davidow, a former congressional intern, filed with the state on Friday that he was planning to run in 2012. This marks the second Republican challenger planning to take Mack on in 2012. Timothy Rossano, who has been a frequent candidate in Rhode Island, has already filed to run against Mack.
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Nine Republican presidential candidates will square off in August at the Iowa straw poll, the first battle in the long campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, but some big names are sitting the event out. With Iowa holding the first presidential caucus, some of the candidates are looking to build momentum in that key state.
With former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlentys camp saying last week that there was little difference between their candidate and GOP rival U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, the congresswomans team came out swinging on Sunday.
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Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has not exactly been gaining traction in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, but a prominent new hire could help turn things around. On Monday, BrabenderCox announced that Hogan Gidley was joining up as a senior communications adviser and he would be handling communications and press for the former senators presidential campaign.
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Businesswoman Karen Harrington, who was the Republican nominee to take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, is looking to challenge the incumbent again in 2012. To that end, the Harrington camp unveiled a FireDebbie.com website on Monday. The site contains attacks on Wasserman-Schultz on a number of fronts ranging from her backing of President Barack Obamas economic policies to supporting Israel.
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