Charlie Crist has been promising to get more proactive in dealing with the Marco Rubio challenge, but he's taking a strange new approach to dealing with his growing unpopularity among the Republican base: attack the base for being wrong. Full Article at Swing State Project

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A Hollywood company has reached a settlement with the state of Florida, months after Local 10 first reported on its dealings in March. Full Article at Local10 Miami

TALLAHASSEE – The clock is ticking for Florida homeowners who want to be part of a class-action lawsuit against a manufacturer believed to be a source of defective Chinese drywall. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

So the Alex Sink for Governor campaign unearthed a photo of Republican opponent Bill McCollum smiling with accused Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein (more here). Now McCollum's folks have dredged up their own photo of Sink and Rothstein. Full Article at Naked Politics

Bill McCollum, the likely GOP nominee in the Florida gubernatorial race, is calling on the Republican Governors Association to give back a $200,000 donation from accused fraudster attorney Scott Rothstein, whose political support has become a hot... Full Article at Beltway Blips

Republicans won widely watched governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey this month. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times

Attorney General Bill McCollum says there is reason to appeal a circuit court ruling dismissing part of the criminal case against dethroned House Speaker Ray Sansom. Full Article at Naked Politics

TALLAHASSEE -- U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is about to go on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Attorney General Bill McCollum, running for governor, updates supporters that he is ``honored'' to get the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist. Full Article at Miami Herald

Crist leads Rubio 47 percent to 37 percent in the survey, a huge change from January when Crist held a wide 57 percent to 4 percent edge over Rubio (state Attorney General Bill McCollum took 11 percent) in a similar Research 2000 poll. Full Article at The Washington Post

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State Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland, who recently stepped up to challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination for governor, announced a name-brand endorsement today: Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Tom Slade. Full Article at Naked Politics

Attorney General Bill McCollum has asked the largest banks in Florida to provide homeowners with a fair and efficient loan modification process. In letters to state leaders of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), JPMorganChase & Co. Full Article at Tampa Bay Business Journal

TALLAHASSEE -- At Tuesday's Florida Cabinet meeting, both Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink heaped praises on the SunRail commuter train system that could be the fodder for a special legislative session next... Full Article at Orlando Sentinel

Attorney General Bill McCollum, miffed at the red tape and unresponsiveness that homeowners have reported in dealing with their mortgage banks, just sent a letter to the Florida execs of several major banks calling on them to create a "fair and... Full Article at The Buzz: Florida Politics

After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition and the Reid Report. Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Full Article at FLA Politics

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TALLAHASSEE -- The two leading candidates for Florida's governor have grounded their high-flying ways on state-owned airplanes. Full Article at Miami Herald

Florida and 31 other states have reached a $3 million settlement with Vonage, one of the nation's largest providers of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone service, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said Monday. Full Article at South Florida Business Journal

Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. told the state's largest gay rights group Sunday that homosexuals should be allowed to adopt if it's in the children's "best interest.'' Florida is the only state... Full Article at FLA Politics