Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, one of the first members of Congress to demand the repeal of President Barack Obama's new health-care laws, cheered a federal judges decision to let a constitutional challenge to those measures, launched by Attorney General McCollum, stand.
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Attorney General Bill McCollum cheered the decision by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson that the suit McCollum launched against the federal government for President Barack Obama's new health-care laws can proceed.
This ruling is a victory for the states, small businesses and the American people, said McCollum. It is the first step to having the individual mandate declared unconstitutional and upholding state sovereignty in our federal system, and means this case will go forward to the summary judgment hearing that the court has set for Dec. 16.
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While most of the potential Republican presidential candidates aiming at their partys nomination in 2012 have campaigned in Florida for U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio, Herman Cain has taken something of a slightly different tack with his PAC backing three congressional candidates in the Sunshine State.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled that Florida's lawsuit against the federal government's health-care law can proceed.
Today's ruling was quickly applauded by incoming state Senate President Mike Haridopolos, who said in a statement:
"Im confident, now that Judge Vinson has cleared the lawsuit to go forward, that Florida will prevail on the merits of this case. I realize the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately decide the outcome, but todays ruling is a positive first step forward."
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Education-supporting business groups are backing the class-size amendment that would soften caps on the number of children in each classroom.
Joined by State Attorney Angela Corey, Jacksonville City Councilman Richard Clarke and Rep. Mike Weinstein, R-Orange Park, House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, took aim at state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, for allowing 11 felons to sell insurance in Florida.
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Swapping positions, Democrat Alex Sink has taken a lead over Republican Rick Scott in Florida's tightly contested gubernatorial race, according to a new Sunshine State News Poll.
Our nations fight against illicit drugs has taken a very dangerous turn, with some of the most deadly and popular recreational drugs being found in family medicine cabinets and ever growing numbers of pain clinics.
Former Tallahassee Mayor Scott Maddox, the Democratic nominee for the states next commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, unveiled two commercials on Thursday -- both of them attacking his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, for his record in Washington.
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Its a bit early for this, but Public Policy Polling (PPP) --a firm with connections to Democrats --looked at the potential 2012 U.S. Senate contests.
The poll found Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ahead of potential Republican candidates U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, whose father held the Senate seat from 1989 until 2001, and talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. Nelson took 50 percent while Limbaugh took 36 percent. Mack came closer to beating Nelson in the poll, taking 33 percent to Nelsons 45 percent.
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