Fans attending Saturday's UNC-Miami game can arrive an hour earlier than usual.
The parking gates will open at 2:30 p.m., a full five hours before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Previously, the lots opened four hours ahead of gametime.
Tailgaters also will be directed to specific parking rows. Before now, the first hour of the lot opening was a free for all, with early arrivals scattering everywhere. Officials are now determined to regulate with added staff and security.
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Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging the administration to reconsider allowing Russia into the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to that nations support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs nuclear ambitions.
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While he may have a famous name, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fla. is still unknown to many Floridians -- but he is looking to change that with his strong stance on foreign policy issues, leading some to wonder if he is gunning for the U.S. Senate in 2012.
Republicans won't say it publicly (yet), but deep within the latest Sunshine State News Poll is the key to Rick Scott's victory.
The survey shows Scott struggling to solidify his support among Republicans -- and falling short 1 or 2 percentage points in the GOP vote could provide Democrat Alex Sink with the margin of victory.
As pollster Jim Lee says:
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At a campaign event in Sarasota on Friday morning, Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, called for the creation of a unit in the attorney generals office to investigate investment fraud. Gelber also weighed in on Arthur Nadel, a Sarasota resident who was sentenced to 14 years due to leading a ponzi scheme.
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On Friday morning, the Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) announced that the unemployment rate continued to grow in Florida during September. AWI revealed that the unemployment rate increased from 11.8 percent in August to 11.9 percent in September -- meaning 1,100,000 Floridians out of a pool of 9,242,000 were out of work. More than 11,000 Floridians lost their jobs in August.
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Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux praised Guillermo Faris, an opponent of Fidel Castro who received the European Parliament Sakharov Prize honoring freedom and human rights.
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Somebody forgot to remind George LeMieux what a drink of toxic Kool Aid he is to some folks in Martin County.
House District 57 in Hillsborough County is a decidedly swing district and one where Democrats are hoping they can take a seat back from Republicans as longtime GOP incumbent Faye Culp leaves office.
With a 20-point lead in the latest Sunshine State News Poll, Republican Marco Rubio isn't burning any bridges on his way to the U.S. Senate.
