In a primary day surprise in the Florida Republican gubernatorial contest, political newcomer Rick Scott defeated state Attorney General Bill McCollum. Scott led McCollum 47 percent to 43 percent, with 92 percent of precincts reporting. Recent polls had suggested McCollum was pulling ahead in the race—but low turnout on Tuesday gave outsized importance to Scott’s [...]
On Sunday, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said that he is doing everything he can to be ready for the effects of the Gulf oil spill on his state’s shores—everything from deploying boom to opening lines of communication with the federal government to even preparing a cadre of lawyers to help Floridians with any economic claims [...]
More fishing areas in Florida have been banned as the oils slick from the Gulf of Mexico creeps closer. An additional 565 square miles near Panama City will be closed to fishermen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) starting Saturday evening. Kim Amendola, spokesman for NOAA, said that the additional closure was crucial [...]
On Sunday, Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio slammed Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for bolting the GOP to run as an independent in his state’s Senate race, saying voters will never be able to hold him accountable. Last Thursday, Crist announced that he would launch an independent bid for the open Senate seat in Florida, after [...]
On Saturday, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist—fresh from leaving the Republican Party—busied himself with official duties in the public eye as he and his former GOP primary rival adjusted to his new role as an independent in the US Senate race. Crist, whose next campaign event is a fundraiser Sunday in Miami Beach, started the day [...]
Breaking with the Republican Party and setting up a three-way battle in the fall fraught with national political implications, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced this afternoon he will run for the Senate as an independent. At a rally in St. Petersburg, Fla., Crist said, “Our political system is broken. I believe in democracy and the [...]
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is reportedly opting out of participating in any of the physical drills at the NFL combine this week. Joining quarterbacks Colt McCoy, Jimmy Clausen, and Sam Bradford, the Heisman trophy-winning quarterback already said he wasn’t going to throw for scouts. But now, it seems he won’t do anything at all–passing on [...]
Tim Tebow gave a performance Friday night that epitomized his larger-than-life persona in a college football career filled with superlatives. Tebow set a Sugar Bowl record by completing his first 12 passes and delivered perhaps the most dominant performance of his career, guiding the No. 5 Gators to a 51-24 victory against overmatched No. 4 [...]
