Somebody forgot to remind George LeMieux what a drink of toxic Kool Aid he is to some folks in Martin County.

Run for election and you're a lot more courageous than you know.

Ask Denis Neuhut. The former candidate for Bay Harbor Islands Town Council is about to find out whether he'll recover any of the money he used to fight the charge he violated the state’s campaign laws. And, by the way, it's a charge that was dismissed for "no probable cause" last year -- and all the accusations with it.

After roughly a month in legislative limbo, an attempt to have businesses report their recycling rates was drastically scaled back Wednesday.

Lawmakers on the Senate Community Affairs Committee unanimously voted to approve SB 570, Sen. Lee Constantine’s attempt to make the state recycle 75 percent of its solid waste by 2020.

“I really do think we can be the leader in recycling, and it will create jobs,” said the Altamonte Springs Republican.

A proposal that could jeopardize Children's Services Councils isn't very popular in Sen. Joe Negron's home district, but his fellow state lawmakers showed the idea overwhelming support Wednesday morning.