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But many, including one of the four applicants, questioned the impact of the vote, noting that two state agencies, whose buy-in and assistance experts say will be essential, have urged the port to slow down so the concept can be studied further.

Brazil could get its long-awaited U.S. ambassador as Florida Sen. George LeMieux drops his `hold.' Florida senator lifts hold on diplomat's nomination Florida senator lifts hold on diplomat's nomination A Florida senator on Thursday dropped his opposition to the Obama administration's nominee for ambassador to Brazil, saying he won commitments from ...

Today the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners approved a motion to accept the recommendations of a Cone Ranch advisory board.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was out to cement his credentials as a conservative Republican on Sunday night, telling a GOP audience here that he is a budget-cutting conservative who believes deeply in gun owner rights.

It'd be big, really big - as in $1 billion worth of big - if the Treasure Coast is lucky enough to be chosen for an inland port.

Five months after former State Attorney Harry Shorstein of Jacksonville and two other prosecutors were named as finalists for U.S. attorney, there has been no nomination by the White House.

A bitter and personal war of words is dominating the search for a new U.S. Attorney for Florida's Middle District, which stretches across 34 counties, including the Tampa Bay area.

The House of Representatives is calling for the Treasury Department to build a standard, Web-accessible database of bank bailout information.

No more town hall meetings on healthcare this year. Marco Rubio, for a hard-charging U.S. Senate campaign that has rocked Florida's political establishment on its heels.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek wants to be seen as more than a politician. 'When people hit hard times, they want leaders, not politicians,' said Meek, speaking at a Pensacola rally on Sunday.

Somebody ought to explain to George LeMieux that he isn't a real U.S. senator. Oh, sure, they let him in the Capitol, and he gets to vote and mingle with the real senators.

George LeMieux has been a member of the U.S. Senate only two months but has managed to jam up legislation on oil drilling, a bill cutting funding for Radio Marti and President Barack Obama's nominee for ambassador to Brazil.

Eager to ensure that "tea partiers" don't undermine GOP candidates, conservative members of the Republican National Committee are pursuing the creation of a Reagan rule that would bar the Republican Party from funding candidates who fail a conservative litmus test.

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist made his pitch for a U.S. Senate seat by being anti-tax, anti-health care reform and anti-spending and didn't directly address two names that have become a thorn in his side - primary challenger Marco Rubio and President Barack Obama.

New Florida Sen. George LeMieux's first foray into foreign relations has drawn brickbats from a group of former high-ranking State Department officials who say his effort to block the Obama administration's new ambassador to Brazil is damaging U.S. relations with Latin America.

Despite both GOP candidates, in recent Rasmussen polls, projecting victories over Democrat Kendrick Meek in the November 2010 election, one thing could keep that from being a reality; the GOP base becoming over-concerned with how "conservative" our conservative officials are.

Former House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's campaign ads.

Former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio continues to gain traction against Republican Gov.

Florida is the only state in the country with a blanket ban on gay adoptions. Throughout the years there has been attempts through the courts and in the legislature to change that.

Inclusion of a provision to streamline the regulation of surplus lines insurers in a comprehensive financial regulatory reform bill is drawing plaudits from industry observers.