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  • Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs.

    @MarcACaputo

    Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs.

    With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that’s probably more disliked than the politicians: the tax bureaucrats.

    The U.S. House's tax-agency inquests that began Thursday and run through this week are bad [...]

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  • Heavy-hitters back school board's Carlos Curbelo to unseat U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia

    @MarcACaputo

    Carlos Curbelo, a Miami-Dade school board member and Republican consultant, today announced a congressional exploratory committee and finance team in a possible bid to take on U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia in District 26, which stretches from SW 8th Street all the way to Key West's Southernmost Point.

    Garcia is no easy [...]

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  • Gov. Rick Scott will sign budget, veto tuition increase Monday

    During Monday's budget signing, Gov. Rick Scott will veto a 3-percent tuition increase for state colleges and universities, the Associated Press is reporting.

    In his letter explaining the tuition veto, Scott will say Florida's low tuition is a point of pride and he doesn't want to saddle students and families [...]

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  • Nan Rich questions Will Weatherford's manhood

    @MarcACaputo

    Bearing the subject line "Is there a man in the House?" here's a press release from former state Senate Democratic leader Nan Rich, a candidate for governor:

    Two weeks have passed since ceremonial handkerchiefs signaled the end of the legislative session.  But not one signal yet that the Governor will call [...]

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  • Notoriety follows David Rivera pal in Nicaragua

    @PatriciaMazzei

    GRANADA, Nicaragua -- In this quaint colonial town, vigilant residents who keep close tabs on their neighbors know the enigmatic woman asDoña Anita, a sometime hairdresser with a mean temper.

    They describe her as a night owl prone to cursing, buying Coca-Cola by the case and watching dirty movies so loudly the [...]

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  • Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position

    Florida House Republicans tried to close the state's pension system to new employees this year, saying it's a ticking time bomb that could cripple the state's budget for years to come.

    But many of those same GOP lawmakers are members of the state pension system themselves, according to aTimes/Herald review.

    In fact, more [...]

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  • Scott pushes university presidents to reject 3% tuition increase

    Gov. Rick Scott has all but guaranteed a veto of the three-percent tuition increase in the state budget and he recently reached out to an unlikely group to aid his cause.

    All 12 state university presidents were asked to sign a letter initiated by the governor’s office that says they do [...]

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  • AARP cancels FL sweepstakes for granny and grampa, says new gambling law to blame

    @MarcACaputo

    Sorry, grandma and grandpa.

    The AARP is blocking Florida residents from participating in its Perfect Path to Retirement $50,000 Giveaway and its forthcoming Grandparents Day Photo Contest because, the group says, of a new state law cracking down on gambling.

    The law was quickly passed last month after [...]

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  • Scott ready to give green light to texting bill?

    A signing ceremony for the texting while driving bill (SB 52) has been set for 2-3 p.m. May 28th in Miami, according to an email listed on Project Sunburst, a website that displays executive staff emails in the Governor’s office, but Jackie Schutz, a spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, wouldn't [...]

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  • Allen West joins Fox News

    Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, made famous by his comments such as calling 80 Democrats in Congress commies and calling U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ''not a lady'', will now share his views as a contributor to Fox News.

    West will offer political commentary during various daytime and primetime programs.

    “Representative West’s [...]

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