Tallahassee, Florida - Gov. Rick Scott and leaders of Florida ports are urging President Obama to take action to prevent a possible strike by port workers this weekend.

The contract for members of the International Longshoremen's Association is set to expire Saturday night. The ILA is negotiating with the United States Maritime Alliance.

Gov. Scott says a strike by thousands of longshoremen could affect 550,000 jobs in Florida and send shockwaves through the state's economy. He says transporting cargo shipments generates $66 billion a year in Florida.

Tampa, Florida-- Hillsborough Commissioners have reorganized the councils and board they serve on. The reorganization comes following the first Hillsborough Commission meeting at the County Center.

For the most part Commissioners stayed on the same boards they served on prior to the election . Those serving on new boards are in bold:

Hillsborough Co., FL-- The Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections sent out a reminder to voters; 5 p.m. today marks the deadline to request delivery of a general election Vote by Mail ballot.

After today, they say voters must appear in person at any Supervisor of Elections office to request a Vote by Mail ballot. 

Fun Fact: The Supervisor of Elections says they have mailed 187,315 Vote by Mail ballots so far this year, and they have received 106,503 back.