On Tuesday, conservative leader Gary Bauer, best known for his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 and leading the Family Research Council, weighed in on congressional races in Florida.
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A new poll by Sunshine State News shows Republican Daniel Webster leading Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson by 7 points in Central Florida's 8th Congressional District.
Webster, a former state senator, tops the freshman congressman 43-36 in the survey conducted this week.
TEA Party candidate Peg Dunmire drew 6 percent and George Metcalfe, running with no party affiliation, garnered 3 percent. Nine percent remained undecided.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam crossed the most taboo of Floridas partisan lines Tuesday as he campaigned for commissioner of agriculture and consumer services: The University of Florida graduate took his message to the campus of his schools hated rival, Florida State University.
As the Florida Department of Environmental Protection prepares to discuss proposed water pollution standards that are opposed by businesses and farmers, Florida s two United States senators who dont often agree both think federal officials should back off.
The Florida Cabinet unanimously backed Mimi Drew to replace Michael Sole as secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday.
Secretary Drew has more than 30 years of technical, supervisory, and administrative experience with Florida environmental issues, said Gov. Charlie Crist. She is a proven leader, and I am confident she will continue to serve the people of Florida responsibly and with integrity.
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The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) weighed in Tuesday on its efforts to get the vote out on Election Day. The RPOF announced that it has reached out to almost 165,000 voters as volunteers man the phone banks.
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Following in the footsteps of former Gov. Jeb Bush, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott called for reforming the states school system when he unveiled his education plan at a campaign stop in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday.
Ash Williams, executive director and chief investment officer of the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) announced on Tuesday that Melinda Miguel, currently chief inspector general in the governors office, will be serving as inspector general of the SBA starting Nov. 8.
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In a lengthy interview with Jann S. Wenner from Rolling Stone to be published Friday, President Barack Obama defended the job performance of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and rejected the suggestion of comparing Salazar to Tony Hayward, who was fired by BP due to his handling of the oil spill in the Gulf.
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