Senator Bill Nelson, for his unfailing opposition to tax cuts.

Modify the blanket exemptions for commercial and industrial property by limiting the type of noise allowed or the time it's allowed to occur. Officials are exploring ways to mitigate truck traffic as a way to dampen the noise. Add the section of the county animal-control ordinance applying to barking dogs to the noise ordinance. Herberger, who says she's also donated to Negron's campaign, stressed that her support for Negron is no indication of the governor's preference. Democratic attorney general candidate Walter Skip Campbell wound up in a mild fender bender in Pinellas County this morning.

Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida, effective immediately. Early Thursday, Bush said he was disappointed that about 30 students held an overnight vigil outside his office, saying they shouldn’t blame him. Greer said will be an inclusive chairman who listens to many people, and he says he hopes to strengthen the state office's relationships with county parties. The Charleston Daily Mail reports Charleston's City Council's public safety committee will look into adopting a noise ordinance that is more objective and therefore, more enforceable than their current ordinance. Expand the ordinance to make it apply countywide to cover situations where the noise problems cross city-county boundaries. His presentation to about 35 at the Atlantis Country Club in Atlantis, Fla.

Crist and Gallagher are Cabinet veterans who have appeared on Florida statewide ballots for years. Democratic candidate for governor Rod Smith will be formally endorsed by the statewide United Auto Workers on Monday, his campaign announced today. They reiterated many of the complaints voiced four years ago when the county denied a similar request by Turman Lumber to expand. Tom Feeney and Ric Keller have jumped to big leads over their Democratic rivals in the money-raising race for their re-election campaigns this fall. While there's plenty of hardball in the Florida Legislature, naming names in floor fights is customarily considered inappropriate. Voters who support Crist say the main reason is his stand on the issues 56 percent with party affiliation third, at 12 percent, trailing even experience 19 percent. The only Central Florida city that would be added under the proposed legislation is Winter Haven, spring home of the Cleveland Indians.

At the urging of the Governor's Office, the House Commerce Council tacked on an amendment that would also create a tax break for companies that own and operate fleets of tiny airplanes, among other very specific criteria. The patio homes are in the shadow of a grocery store giant under construction to the east, and two neighborhood leaders are worrying about future noise and traffic. The Florida federation is the largest Young Republicans group in the country, with more than 2,000 members statewide. Mel Martinez won't be on the ballot in November, but one wouldn't know it by the schedule he keeps. It was the second night in a row for a hob nob in Orange County. Maryland to a 1,900-square-foot home in Hudson, Fla. You may have seen a number of Buzz postings in recent weeks about the betting that House Speaker Allan Bense would be the next state Republican Party chairman. And it couldn't come a moment too soon for one of the most muted and disappointing governor's races Florida has seen in a long time. Christopher Ruddy, Robert Fast, Nick Loeb, Lee Griffith and Susan Wells.