As the Republican gubernatorial primary enters the homestretch, health care executive Rick Scott will hit the campaign trail hard in the final days of his campaign against Attorney General Bill McCollum.
Just a week before Election Day, more than one in three Democrats remains undecided about who to vote for in the party's contest for attorney general.
Former Rep. Loranne Ausley, the Democratic nominee to be the next state CFO, attacked a program backed by her Republican rival, Senate President Jeff Atwater of North Palm Beach, that slashed 71 prison work squads, which she insisted saved Florida taxpayers more than $35 million, and created a new private prison.
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A piece in The Hill this weekend on Florida Republicans and their attempts to bring an Arizona-style law on immigration to the Sunshine State reported that Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, the leading Republican candidate in the race for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is mum on the proposal.
This prompted a sharp response from Joe Garcia, the leading Democrat in the race.
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Facing a challenge from conservative activist Teresa Valdes for the Republican nomination, Rep. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, received the backing of former Gov. Jeb Bush on Monday.
Dorothy Hukill is a true conservative reformer, said Bush. Her solid record of cutting back spending, reducing taxes and limiting the size of government is helping Floridas families get back on their feet. Im proud to endorse Dorothy Hukill for state representative.
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State CFO Alex Sink, the overwhelming favorite to be the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has launched her first TV ad of the campaign. Hoping to take advantage of voters being turned off by the bitter Republican contest between Rick Scott and Attorney General Bill McCollum, Sinks ad features two actors who vaguely resemble the GOP hopefuls bickering with one another while the CFO pledges to fight for Floridians.
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Since Congress is out for its traditional August break, I thought this column could explore some of the ramifications of the larger pieces of legislation Congress has passed over the last few months.
Speaking at Sean Hannity's Freedcom Concert in Orlando on Saturday night, Rick Scott, in a hotly contested battle with Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, tried to reinforce his conservative credentials -- by taking aim at President Barack Obama.
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The Democratic establishment is starting to come out in force for U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meeks bid for the U.S. Senate. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recorded a message for Meek --who is trying to beat Jeff Greene in a bitter contest for the Democratic nomination in the Senate race --that will be called into hundreds of thousands of Florida homes.
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Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the overwhelming favorite to be the Republican nominee in the U.S. Senate race, took aim at President Barack Obamas recent comments supporting the creation of a mosque close to where the World Trade Center stood in New York.
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