With Gov. Rick Scott looking to reorganize the state government, House Speaker Dean Cannon announced Thursday that he will create a new House committee to tackle the issue.

A veto override planned by Florida’s Republican legislative leaders is driving a wedge between major GOP donors, with business groups and health care giants Wednesday renewing their fight over a prescription drug bill.

Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, sent out a letter to all senators on a future special session to deal with the economic damage caused by the oil spill in the Gulf. Though Atwater said he is open to a special session, he is waiting to confer with House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala before he can go much further.

State Sen. Mike Bennett is a true champion. State Rep. Gary Aubuchon is a housing hero. And Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink? A defender of the common man.

That's according to the Sadowski Housing Coalition, a nonpartisan group of organizations dedicated to affordable housing. The coalition is pushing bills that would repeal a cap on a housing trust fund, which was established in 1992 and funnels money toward affordable housing.