Taking a page from current Attorney General Bill McCollum, who has made combating gangs in Florida one of the chief marks of his tenure, Republican AG candidate Pam Bondi focused on fighting gangs on Monday morning.
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Florida voters this year will decide whether they want to amend the state Constitution to allow citizens control over their local citys development by voting on comprehensive land-use development plans. Giving voters oversight on development in their communities sounds simple enough, but ultimately it depends on who you ask.
"It comes down to lost jobs and higher taxes. It's an unworkable amendment that will lead to confusion and more lawsuits, and ultimately a system that gets worse and not better.
As Floridians prepare to vote on Amendment 4 this November, they may have a valid sketch of the measure in real-world application with the case of St. Pete Beach, a name that pops up among arguments from advocates on both sides of the issue.
Congress comes back to D.C. this week after its August recess, which was packed with overseas travel, some constituent meetings and lots of hours spent dialing for dollars.
When did Scott Maxwell land on the Democratic Party payroll? The Orlando Sentinel columnist checked Marco Rubio's "baggage" and purportedly found it loaded with political time bombs just waiting to be detonated by Democratic spinmeisters.
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Former Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss. turned CNN commentator Candy Crowley's attention from skepticism on tea-party-supported candidates to excitement for them by praising Florida U.S. Senate nominee Marco Rubio.
"Wait a minute here. Let's look at another candidate who has the tea party's support, Marco Rubio. I've been impressed with Marco Rubio for a long time," Lott said of the Miami Republican. "Now, here's a guy who was the speaker of the House in Florida. He already understands how to move policy along. He's not going to come in here cold ..."
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Democratic Party operative Steve Schale clarified Florida party registration figures in our "Generic Ballot" story. Instead of a 44-43 Democratic-Republican split, Schale noted that it's actually 42-36, with 22 percent "other."
Either breakdown "is still way too partisan for an Election Day model," Schale said in an e-mail.
"On Election Day, the state will be something closer to 41-41-18," Schale predicted.
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The Florida Republican Party said Saturday it is considering suing Gov. Charlie Crist and the GOPs former leadership team for hundreds of thousands of dollars in party spending that a new audit has shown was unnecessary.
U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, the Republican nominee in the race to be Floridas next commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, met with the Future of Florida Agriculture Task Force on Friday and came away thinking his plans mirrored the organizations take on the future of farming in the Sunshine State.
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