TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating has dropped to a new low, although he's been on the job for less than five months.

A poll released Wednesday shows Florida voters disapproved of the way Scott's been doing that job by a 57 percent to 29 percent margin.

The Quinnipiac University poll, though, shows the Republican governor has plenty of company. Voters rated the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature about the same. They disapproved of lawmakers' work 56 percent to 27 percent.

Scott and the Legislature each are down from 35 percent approval ratings they got in a similar poll released April 6. Pollsters called 1,196 registered voters on cell and land lines May 17 through 23. The poll has an error rate of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

Chairman Harlan Mason and the St. Johns County Republican Party are pleased to announce our 2011 Lincoln - Reagan Day Celebration on Tuesday May 24th, 2011. Our headline speaker will be former United States Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania who has formed an exploratory committee and is considering a run for President in 2012.The field is narrowing with the annoucement by Mike Huckabee last night that he would pass up the race for President in 2012.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A new carriage proposal has passed following a public hearing on the ordinance tonight.

The city-drafted law would control the number of horse-drawn carriages on the streets. 

The St. Augustine City Commission voted 3-2 to pass the bill into law around 7:30 p.m. today; commissioners Bill Leary and Nancy Sykes-Kline were the two dissenting votes.

The sticking point for the commissioners was whether or not to keep the blackout period in the ordinance. As written, carriages cannot operate from 4:30 to 6 p.m. because of traffic issues.

But some of the bed and breakfasts aren't unhappy with that decision, because they have guests who often charter carraiges to get to dinner and other events during that period of time.