Florida's voter-approved term limits from eight to 12 years.

Gary Siplin, D-Orlando filed an amendment that mysteriously would have given the option only to Miami-Dade, Broward and Leon counties, while leaving out Orange County where the legislation first emerged. The Providence Journal-Bulletin reports the West Greenwich, Rhode Island Planning Board last night rejected noise tests performed by a gun club seeking a special-use permit to relocate. Florida's junior senator has embarked on an aggressive, mostly behind-the-scenes effort to campaign and raise money for fellow Republicans across the country. It is obvious that the city does not have jurisdiction in matters of this kind. The Florida House of Representatives gave Speaker Allan Bense an early farewell Thursday morning by unveiling the portrait of him that will hang in the House chamber for decades – oh, and by giving him a 1977 Corvette. Senate Minority Leader Steve Geller and Incoming Gov. The Florida Senate doesn't want voters to limit how much they can spend in the state budget.

Is Crist promising more than Florida's budget can deliver? Story is here. The Republican primary for governor just took a sharp turn for the nastier. Ever since Florida lawmakers approved a gift ban in December, lobbyists have argued that the language of the law also prohibits them from contributing to political campaigns. On even the coldest winter mornings in Delaware, a teenage Tom Gallagher arose in his attic bedroom, quietly dressed and slipped out of the house while six younger siblings and his parents slept. Florida's voter-approved term limits from eight to 12 years.

Republican Club of Central Palm Beach County on Sept. Medmal insurance isn't on the radar these days, but it's likely only a matter of time. It soared out of the Florida House this week by a perfect, 120-0 vote.

The term long ago became part of the lingo in Florida’s Capitol, but lawmakers still bristle when the local projects they squeeze into the state budget are labeled “turkeys. It has House approval and will move to the Senate floor next. The speaker before Feeney, John Thrasher of Orange Park, was given a golf cart decorated in Florida State University memorabilia that members drove onto the House floor. The other two governors on the trip were Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, and Tom Vilsack, an Iowa Democrat. Lawmakers made it official Tuesday night that Florida's boot camps for troubled youths will be replaced with less-militaristic programs. That includes 29,786 cases where civil rights can be restored administratively without a hearing or full investigation. Forty-nine percent of the Florida Senate received an A grade, while 67 percent of the House of Representatives scored an A.

The Denver Post reports that Board members of the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority got an earful Monday from opponents of a controversial proposal to allow commuter charter flights at Centennial Airport. Chris Kise, the state's former solicitor general, will serve as counselor to incoming governor Charlie Crist. Only 44 percent of respondents said Florida was going in the right direction; 40 percent said the state is headed in the wrong direction; and 16 percent were undecided. Jeb Bush's agency heads might have a shot if Charlie Crist's transition team looks at political loyalty as any guide. They also raise money for a frat brother, Attorney General Charlie Crist, who's on his way to shattering all fundraising records in his quest to become Florida's next governor. Marco Rubio of West Miami and Dean Cannon of Winter Park – are the next three speakers of the House.