State Sen. Dan Gelber won't be running for U.S. Senate. Gelber told a crowd of 1,100 Democratic Party supporters that he is leaving the Senate race in order to help unify the party. ...more

May 31, 2009

Democrats will be rallying around Alex Sink as their best hope to win back the governor's mansion. Sink, who now serves as Florida's chief financial officer, will be one of the featured speakers at a state party fundraiser Saturday night. ...more

May 30, 2009

This letter is to inform the readers as to the Gallop Poll's most recent findings on the pro life-pro choice positions. The findings in the poll say that the pro life position is held by 51 percent of its respondents as opposed to 44 percent of its respondents who hold the pro choice position. I submit that this indicates more and more citizens of this great nation are awakening to the horror of abortion on demand. ...more

May 30, 2009

Regarding the Sen. Mike Bennett builder or growth bill passed by the Legislature but opposed by all four senators representing the Tampa area and its suburbs, along with Polk County Sen. Paula Dockery: ...more

May 22, 2009

POLITICAL RESUME Gov. Charlie Crist has a history of moving from one elected position to another: ...more

May 13, 2009

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will announce his 2010 political plans Tuesday, and the head of the state Republican Party said Sunday that he thinks Crist would run for U.S. Senate instead of seeking another gubernatorial term. ...more

May 11, 2009

Mallory Horne, 84, the only person to serve as Florida's Senate president and House speaker since Reconstruction who later become the target of a federal money-laundering probe, died Thursday after a battle with lung cancer. ...more

May 1, 2009

The White House on Tuesday announced the expected appointment of Frank Sanchez of Tampa as undersecretary of commerce for international trade. ...more

April 15, 2009

The United States and Russia set a newly ambitious course for global cooperation Wednesday as presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators into immediate action on a treaty to further reduce nuclear weapons. ...more

April 1, 2009

Florida Republican Party circles are hearing increasing talk of conservative dissatisfaction with Gov. Charlie Crist, and a possible primary challenge if he runs for the U.S. Senate next year. ...more

March 27, 2009