Florida Libertarians are making history this year with the first-ever contested primary in a so-called "minor" party.
But the race between Franklin Perez and Ellen Paul in state House District 33 is hardly one for the civics textbooks. It illustrates how a small party can be manipulated and splintered by personal grudges.
Republican Rick Scott isn't the only health care executive in the gubernatorial race anymore. Democratic candidate Brian Moore, with more than 20 years in the HMO managed care industry, is in the race, too -- promising to offer Democratic voters a choice and taking swings at state CFO Alex Sink.
The U.S. Department of Labor is promising $7 million for the training and placement of workers in Florida who lost their jobs due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The money is part of an allotment of $27 million given to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, the four Gulf states seeing their tourism industries take a hit from the spill.
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The Yes on 9 Campaign group, supporting the proposed constitutional amendment allowing Floridians to opt out of new federal health care laws backed by President Barack Obama, offered strong words of praise to Attorney General Bill McCollum for opposing a lawsuit seeking to remove the proposed amendment from the November ballot. McCollum is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
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Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, overshadowed in the Democratic primary in theU.S. Senate raceby the bitter battle between U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and billionaire financier Jeff Greene, is trying to get back into the race by focusing on renewable energy and offering a vision for a new economy.
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Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, says his decision to quit statewide law firm Akerman Senterfitt had nothing to do with the firm's decision to represent BP.
"My professional move was unrelated to Dan Gelber's situation," he told Sunshine State News, referring to the Democratic senator's decision to resign from the law firm Thursday because BP is its client. "I'm reconnecting with my litigation career."
Negron says he quit the firm two weeks ago to join business law firm Gunster, which has offices in West Palm Beach and Stuart.
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While U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz represents what appears to be a safe Democratic district, three Republican candidates have emerged to take on the incumbent.
The oily mess in the Gulf threatens to get messier if and when Floridians start making claims for damages. Insurance industry experts cite several scenarios for compensation, as well as many slippery pitfalls.
Grocery giants are more used to competing than cooperating, but these are extraordinary times for their large customer base along the beleaguered Gulf Coast.
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Republicans Karen Harrington, Robert Lowry and Donna Milo have launched bids to knock off U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz -- hoping to tap into the anti-incumbent mood shaping the national political landscape. They are also throwing a few jabs at the incumbent, saying she is vulnerable come November.
Its not just an anti-incumbent mood for Debbie, said Milo. Her base is moving away from her.
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