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Florida TaxWatch names budget turkeys, last-minute expenditures ripe for veto | Opinion
Florida TaxWatch may be a “research institute” backed by funding from Florida’s business lobby, but that doesn’t mean its goals don’t overlap with those of the common people once in a while. Its annual “Turkey List,&...
Tags: Lobbying, Turkey (animal), Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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Cannon's lobbying firm banks $755k in first full quarter
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Former House Speaker Dean Cannon appears to have landed on his feet quite comfortably in his return to the lobbying world. The Winter Park Republican, who along with former House Speaker Larry Cretul launched his lobbying firm Capitol...Tags: Robert Champion, Lobbying, Politics, Government, Winter Park
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Miami Dolphins spent big bucks on campaign for canceled election
Miami HeraldThe Miami Dolphins and their owner, Stephen Ross, spent a staggering $10 million over the past six weeks on a special election that never happened. Leading up to a planned May 14 referendum asking voters to help pay for renovations of Sun Life Stadium,...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Local Elections, Radio, Voting, Miami-Dade County
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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Everglades, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance
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The Front Burner: Misrepresentations blocked care for a million Floridians
Despite the support of Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Senate, the 2013 legislative session ended with the Florida House unilaterally blocking the extension of health coverage to more than a million low-income, uninsured Floridians. Approving...Tags: Government Health Care, Politics, Rick Scott, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Future of Herald building site in hands of Genting
Miami HeraldThe Miami Herald's remaining employees closed down the newspaper's longstanding building at One Herald Plaza on Thursday night. Next home for the Miami Herald Media Company: Doral. The future of the 50-year-old building overlooking Biscayne Bay is...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), The McClatchy Company, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Thompson
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Miami area leaders discuss marijuana legalization
Miami HeraldLongtime Miami civil rights leader T. Willard Fair had been hearing stories about the casual use of marijuana among youth in Liberty City. Then, on a visit to Liberty Square, he witnessed the trend: adults and teens smoking openly. "I was in a meeting...Tags: U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Drug Trafficking, Miami-Dade County, The Miami Herald
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Insurance, gaming, Everglades interests tip the lobbying scales
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T, and an Internet cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature over the first three months...Tags: Everglades, Altamonte Springs, Lobbying, David Simmons, Insurance
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Florida should stop putting its youths in solitary confinement
The time is now to end solitary confinement of Florida's youth. Several years ago, I taught English as a second language to students from all over the world. Two young students, newly arrived and excited to see the United States, decided to do some...Tags: Human Rights, Prisons, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Florida just clamped down on 'gun rights'
Perhaps you missed it, but the Florida Legislature recently launched an all-out assault on the Second Amendment. As a result, many law-abiding Floridians may be prohibited from exercising their constitutional right to bear arms. The citizens I'm...
Tags: National Government, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control
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Rich Danker: For real pension reform, inequality must be stressed
Just a few years ago, pension reform appeared inevitable. The drop in asset prices during the financial crisis had left public pension funds trillions of dollars behind on meeting future obligations. The defined benefit model was under fire as unduly...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Politics, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Lawmakers get good coverage; Floridians, the shaft
The next time you see your state representative or state senator, be sure to ask the health care question. The question has nothing to do with courage and standing on principle. Quite the opposite: how can the Florida Legislature take comfort in...
May 17, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 16, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 16, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 17, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 16, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 14, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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