Sen. Bill Nelson: “Bad apples” among oil regulators? More like an “orchard”

Though a so-called personhood amendment, which would criminalize abortion and some forms of birth control, has yet to gain support among Florida lawmakers, Personhood USA is still increasingly active across the country. In Louisiana, Personhood representatives are actively supporting a move to challenge Roe v. Wade, and in Mississippi, Personhood is sponsoring a tour that aims to drum up publicity for an amendment to outlaw abortion in the state.

The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would allow state agencies to adopt a policy for randomly drug testing their employees. The bill, which already passed in the state House, passed the Senate this morning in a 26-14 vote and is now headed to the governor's desk.

Last Friday, the Florida Senate drew criticism for sneaking growth management provisions into a budget bill, which would allow lawmakers to bypass the normal legislative process to roll back 25 years of environmental regulations. Members responded that they had the votes to pass the bill normally. Looks like they were right.

Mother Jones reports that presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has received an endorsement from former Rep. Fred Grandy, R-Iowa, an anti-Islam activist.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has announced an embarrassing retreat by Gov. Rick Scott on one of his signature policies. The group released a memo today in which Scott delayed his order requiring state agencies under his control to randomly drug-test their employees, except in the Department of Corrections, where testing will proceed.

+ Florida could be sending BP a billion-dollar bill to pay for the oil spill. + A special…