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• Low Turnout Expected Tuesday in Miami-Dade Mayor's Race

      Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor for Miami-Dade County.  May’s election narrowed the field of eleven candidates down to Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina. Each campaigned on rolling back the property tax increase that led voters to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez in March. Political [...]

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• Gov. Scott vetoes three bills, including one on assisted living facilities

  Propelled by a Miami Herald investigation that revealed stories of neglect at assisted living facilities, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill that would have eased some reporting requirements for those facilities.

  One element of HB 4045 would have relieved the Agency for Health Care Administration of creating an annual [...]

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• Movers and Shakers: Ballard Partners expands to Miami, Nan Rich hires a staff director

  Theresa Frederick is the new staff director of the Senate Democratic Office, Sen. Nan Rich, D-Weston, announced last week. Frederick has held a variety of roles throughout her 29-year tenure in state government, including chief of staff to then-House Speaker T.K. Wetherell. She started her new job Friday. A Florida [...]

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• The Dept. of Told ya So: Mack endorses Haridopolos

  Confirmation of yesterday's report re: Connie Mack endorsing Mike Haridopolos. Here's the statement:

  "For too long Bill Nelson’s liberal record has been at odds with Floridians.  From his support of ObamaCare, his opposition to tax cuts and his recent attempt to further bankrupt our state and federal government with his [...]

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• Mike Haridopolos earns Brevard CC $488 on $152,000 book deal

  After Senate President Mike Haridopolos recently said his unusual book deal with Brevard Community College would earn the school some money, the liberal group Progress Florida took that as a challenge. It asked Brevard how much revenue has been produced by Florida Legislative History and Processes. Grand total: $487.90.

  That leaves [...]

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