Kentucky has joined Gov. Rick Scott’s list of states where he’s asking business leaders to relocate to the Sunshine State.

What do they all have in common? Kentucky—as does Minnesota, Illinois, California, Connecticut, New York and Maryland—has a Democratic governor.

“Kentucky’s formula of higher taxes and more spending…

Blaise Ingoglia, candidate for State House District 35, is collecting endorsements from local and state leaders, adding State Rep. Jimmie Smith to the list on Monday.

The Port of Tampa generated 14,791 direct jobs in 2012, and an additional 14,397 induced jobs and 51,028 indirect and related user jobs in the local economy, according to an economic impact study just released by the Tampa Port Authority and Martin Associates. 

Port activities generate $4.2 billion in wages and salaries, with an average annual earnings of a port-dependent job at $46,300.

By STUART KORFHAGE of the St. Augustine Recordstuart.korfhage@staugustine.com

A bill that allows craft distilleries to sell their products on site was signed as expected by Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday.

By Douglas Jordan

St. Augustine Record

In one of his first official acts, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis voted against a bill to provide $9.7 billion in flood insurance aid for Hurricane Sandy victims.

By David Bauerlein

The Jacksonville Port Authority board voted Monday to offer the job of chief executive officer to Brian Taylor, a veteran shipping executive who previously was chief operating office and chief commercial officer for Horizon Lines.

Taylor drew support from four board members — Joe York, John Newman, John Falconetti and Robert Spohrer.

Sometime over the next few days, the U.S. Supreme Court will announce two of the most important LGBT rights decisions of this decade. The Court will rule on two cases—the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8.

In anticipation of these significant SCOTUS decisions, Equality Florida is organizing a series of free rallies in St. Petersburg, Tampa and other cities around the state.

A recent poll (see below) asked Latinos how they would respond if Republican senators opposed and blocked the immigration bill.:

Supporters of Tampa City Council Member Mary Mulhern are hosting a fundraiser in her bid for Hillsborough County Commission, District 7.

The event will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 the home of Mark Anderson and Keith Bucklew, 3110 W. Agawan St., Tampa.

Mulhern is prevented from running again for her current District 2 seat due to term limits. Instead, she is vying for the vacant non-partisan District 7 countywide seat, when term-limited Mark Sharpe leaves in 2014.

We’ll start with a Letter to the Editor from over the weekend in the Tampa Tribune: a baseball fan in Zephyrhills, Fla. (about 35-40 min from Tampa and 55-60 min from St. Pete) tries to take a “Trop half-full” approach to the Stadium Saga:

This afternoon’s must-read is from Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman of POLITICO, who write that “With immigration, Marco Rubio risks D.C. insider label.“

Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte celebrated his 80th birthday last week with a bash at the Florida State University College of Law, where he was dean and continues to teach.

Statement from Equality Florida crossposted from Gay South Florida: