In one of his first official acts as U.S. senator, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joined six other Republican senators on a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The idea is to see firsthand the effect of U.S. involvement in the region.
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, who is considering running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, joined many of his fellow Florida Republicans in criticizing President Barack Obamas new policies on visiting Cuba.
Relaxed travel restrictions will do nothing to end civil rights abuses in Cuba, posted LeMieux on his Twitter account on Monday. U.S. should increase pressure on regime, not weaken.
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Over the weekend, Attorney General Pam Bondi offered her take on the King holiday.
On Monday, we will recognize a great leader in our nations history, Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was instrumental in showing how to lead and to disagree, with passion and civility, said Bondi. Dr. King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means. His dedication to solving critical issues through productive instead of destructive means is an inspiration to us all.
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Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady issued an administrative order Friday outlining new procedures for review and oversight of construction projects for the state's district courts of appeal.
The new procedures include review of capital projects and their expenditures by the state courts administrator, the hiring of an internal project monitor for construction projects, with added oversight from the Supreme Court Office of Inspector General throughout the construction process.
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Outgoing state Republican Party Chairman John Thrasher worries that the GOP "is taking our Hispanic friends for granted."
Martin Luther King Jr., Hero
I had the privilege of being part of this man's magic when I heard him speak in 1962, while I was in college in North Carolina. There -- in a segregated city where whites used one toilet and "coloreds" another, where the largest hospital admitted blacks only to windowless basement rooms -- the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in a single afternoon, welded into one thousands of people, black and white.
As Legoland Florida, the state's newest theme park, nears completion 50 miles southwest of Orlando, the company building it is considering other British-style attractions that could go over big in Central Florida.
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Former state Rep. David Bitner routed the field to become the head of the Republican Party of Florida on Saturday. Bitner won the new position on the second ballot.
I just want to say we have a great team, said Bitner. We are taking our country back. There is unity here.
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Looking forward to 2012, and unconcerned about promoting a "Tallahassee insider," Republicans elected David Bitner chairman of the state party on Saturday.
As if Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature don't have a high enough fiscal mountain to climb, the federal government is about to bill them for interest on the $2 billion the state borrowed to pay unemployment benefits.
