Central Florida Political Pulse

Another day, another poll - and this time, one that is substantially different than some of the polls that came out earlier this week.

In an NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll of the presidential race released Friday, Democrat Hillary Clinton has a 7-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in Florida, by 44 to 37 percent.

TALLAHASSEE – Sanford Burnham's fate in Orlando could be in limbo for several months, as talks drag on between the state and the research institute, which is hoping to transfer its assets to the University of Florida.

Sanford Burnham and UF officials have been pushing for Gov. Rick Scott's office to sanction the deal. They met again this week with Scott staff members, but no decision has been made.

TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s sultry scenes of beaches, luxury hotels and pristine oceans provide the background for Pitbull’s new music video for his single “Sexy Beaches,” released Wednesday. The rapper with a global reach and women in skimpy swimsuits provide the foreground.

The video is part of Pitbull’s work for Visit Florida, the state’s public-private tourism promotion group.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi are going to speak at the Republican National Convention.

Convention organizers on Thursday released a partial list of speakers that shows the two Florida politicians will appear on stage at next week's event in Cleveland.

Bondi was the first high-profile Florida politician to back presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump ahead of the March primary.

Despite a mixed job rating, Marco Rubio holds healthy leads over Democrats Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson in a poll of the Florida U.S. Senate race released Thursday.

According to the Quinnipiac University Poll, the incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Rubio leads U.S. Rep. Murphy, D- Jupiter, 50 to 37 percent. Rubio leads U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, 50 to 38 percent.

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Voters in Palm Beach County have been assigned to polling stations in about 80 Christian churches and five synagogues or Jewish centers this year, along with schools, government buildings and other locations. Until last week, a single mosque was part of this mix.

County Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher had invited the Islamic Center of Boca Raton to host a polling site for the Aug.