Florida agriculture officials are trying to distance the state’s ethanol production initiative from the debate over ethanol’s impact on food prices.
The state’s fledgling ethanol industry is the main topic of discussion today at the third annual Farm-to-Fuel summit in Orlando. Judith Smelser reports.

President Bush signed a measure into law yesterday to address foreclosures and the nation’s troubled mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie Mac…and Florida is slated to receive some of the financial aid. But not everyone believes the legislation will live up to its expectations. And some say it’s just smoke and mirrors. Lynn Hatter reports.

The state’s Utility regulators voted this week to terminate a more than eleven million dollar program run by Florida Power and Light which was supposed to promote green energy. As Trimmel Gomes reports the bulk of that money was spent on marketing the program.

Charlotte County is about to enter a new era of turning trash into energy. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The city of Fort Myers is looking for a few good artists. The city wants to create two large public works projects and officials are looking across the country for just the right artists to do it. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers held a service Tuesday night to honor and support the victims of Saturday’s shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville. The service was led by Allison Farnum, who just joined the congregation as its new minister. Farnum attended the church in Knoxville growing up…her mother was there on Saturday when the shooting occurred. She told WGCU’s Valerie Alker the congregation is coping…

The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce held a forum for the three candidates for Collier County Tuesday night. WGCU’s Amy Tardif helped quiz the panel and has this report – including news that one candidate is suing the agency he’s running to lead.

Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet have ordered an investigation into reports that the state allowed thousands of criminals to work in the mortgage business in recent years. James Call reports.

A federal judge's mixed ruling yesterday in a legal showdown over Florida's new guns-at-work law had both sides claiming victory. Trimmel Gomes reports.

Florida’s top Democratic and Republican officials are confident their delegations will be seated in full at the parties’ presidential nominating conventions later this summer. The delegate question has been the subject of major debate this year, as both national parties punished Florida for holding its presidential primary too early. Judith Smelser reports.