With Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa, retiring due to term limits, an interesting battle to replace him in this seat representing parts of Hillsborough and Pasco counties is shaping up in the Republican primary, with two candidates both stressing their conservatism.
With a little over three weeks to go until the primary, Republican congressional candidate Craig Miller, the former CEO of Ruth's Chris, is sending out a mailer attacking his two main rivals for the nomination. Miller took aim at Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Oviedo, and Karen Diebel, his two main rivals in the Republican battle to take on U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, calling their conservatism into question.
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Incoming Senate President Mike Haridopolos increased focus on Medicaid and health-care issues is earning the praise of Sen. John Thrasher of Jacksonville, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.
"Medicaid reform needs to be a top priority of the Republican-led Legislature, and it is imperative that we listen to all sides of the issue and fully understand how the state can implement a cost-saving, patient-centered reform plan," said Thrasher. Haridopolos is making a tour of medical facilities next week across the state.
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Trying to catch health-care executive Rick Scott in a bitter contest for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Attorney General Bill McCollum released the details of the energy plan he will enact if he is elected governor.
McCollum said his plan would blend together free-market solutions while supporting alternative sources of energy including biomass, wind and solar power. The attorney general said he opposed cap-and-trade policies and hoped to reduce Florida's dependency on foreign oil.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee continues to ramp up his operations in Florida. Huckabee, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and is considering making another attempt in 2012, filed papers for his HuckPAC to work at the state and local level here in the Sunshine State. Huckabee, who moved to Florida from Arkansas, named Frank Tsamotales, a lobbyist and fund-raiser, to head up HuckPACs operations in the state ...
They're big spenders and quiet taxers.
A GOP candidate in Florida's 24th Congressional District wants two of his opponents to stop attacking a fourth fellow Republican.
Deon Long today called on Craig Miller and Sandy Adams to "cease their personal attacks" on Karen Diebel.
I am concerned about the spurious personal attacks emanating from the Miller and Adams camps against Karen Diebel," Long said, suggesting that they could end up giving more ammunition to Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, in the November election.
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The Florida Home Builders PAC announced on Friday they were backing Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp over two rivals for the Republican nomination for attorney general.
Im honored to receive the support from Floridas home builders, said Kottkamp. They help drive Floridas economy and are a vital factor as the state begins making a full rebound.
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Withlittle more than three weeks to go until the primary, a poll taken by Quinnipiac University found U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek trailing Jeff Greene in the battle for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate election. Meek released his second TV ad on Friday morning, looking to counter the ads Greene has been running for weeks. Polls show that Meek remains unknown to many Florida voters, including a sizeable number of likely Democratic primary voters, but he does little to introduce himself in the new commercial, preferring to hack away at Greene.
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Gov. Charlie Crist's triangulation strategy of plucking off Democrats appears to be working. The Republican-turned-independent leads a three-way U.S. Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Friday.
