At forum, candidates for 3rd Congressional District discuss airport, debt, special interests |  – Candidates for U.S. Congressional District 3 participated in a forum at Santa Fe College Monday. One of the major differences separating Democrat J.R. Gaillot, Republican Ted Yoho and Independent Phil Dodds is their approaches to the Gainesville Regional Airport. Gainesville Sun

Smuggling of Brazilians, other migrants growing in South Florida – Records show more Brazilians are being smuggled into South Florida. Large numbers of undocumented migrants in South Florida also come from Cuba and Haiti. The Miami Herald

Jacksonville mayor proposes cutting pension benefit for police officers | – Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown announced Monday a pension reform plan that would hike the age at which police officers could retire and shrink the size of their pensions. These potential changes would not affect existing retirees or those about to retire. The Florida Times-Union

Powerful storm devastates New York, New Jersey –  Sixteen people from states along the East Coast are dead as a result of Hurricane Sandy. President Obama signed federal emergency declarations for the District of Columbia and 10 states to allow area officials to begin requesting federal assistance. The Washington Post

Obama, Romney camps carefully return to campaigning in wake of deadly storm | – Obama and Romney campaign teams are slowly returning to campaigning Tuesday. The Obama campaign said former President Clinton will make two stops in Colorado. Mitt Romney is planning to attend a relief event in Kettering, Ohio. Fox News