It looks like law enforcement groups have placed their bet in the 2010 gubernatorial election -- and it is on Democratic nominee Alex Sink over Republican nominee Rick Scott.
On Thursday, state CFO Sink became the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate since Gov. Lawton Chiles in 1994 to win the backing of the Florida Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). Sink also received the backing of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA).
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A mediation in the Tea Party vs. TEA Party lawsuit is still on for Sept. 20, though the plaintiffs don't currently have an attorney.
Everett Wilkinson, state director of the South Florida Tea Party and lead plaintiff in the suit, said he is "working on getting new attorneys" after the first counsel, Frank Herrera and Gustavo Sardina of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, pulled out last month.
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Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running without party affiliation in the U.S. Senate election, agreed on Tuesday with Gen. David Petraeus and the Obama administration that the event being led by Gainesville-based Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by burning Qurans will increase the dangers faced by American servicemen. Crist added that he will be keeping tabs on the event Saturday to ensure public safety.
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President Barack Obama on Thursday offered strong words of condemnation against Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones' planned Quran-burning event to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
On ABCs Good Morning America on Thursday, President Barack Obama offered strong words of condemnation against a planned event led by Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville to mark the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by burning Qurans.
Obama agreed with an assessment by Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of American forces in Afghanistan, that the event could lead to reprisals against American troops and civilians.
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With the NFL regular season opening Thursday night when the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last years dramatic NFC championship battle, the sluggish economy seems to be impacting ticket sales. Eleven teams are facing possible blackouts for home games, and businesses will not be advertised.
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Which will be the hotter ticket in Gainesville Saturday -- the USF-UF game or the scheduled burning of the Quran?
G'ville Pastor Terry Jones is giving the Gators a run for their money with his fiery 9/11 commemoration at Dove World Outreach Center. Even President Barack Obama is opining on this one. If online traffic is any indication, news reporters will be turning out in droves for the Quran bonfire, which is scheduled between 6-9 p.m.
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A proposal to relax limits on school class sizes should be thrown off the November ballot because voters may not realize the proposed change could alter how much money schools will get, a lawyer for the states teachers union told a judge on Wednesday.
Republican Marco Rubio, garnering surprising strength among independent voters, holds a double-digit lead over his two chief rivals in Florida's U.S. Senate race, a new Sunshine State News Poll reports.
The Florida Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is backing Republican candidate former Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi over Democratic Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach in the race to be Floridas next attorney general.
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