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• New York gives warm welcome to Genting with revival of Aqueduct racetrack

  NEW YORK -- What’s that old stereotype about New Yorkers being a rude bunch to outsiders? That may or may not be true when it comes to your average tourist, but these days it’s certainly false if you’re a transnational multi-billion-dollar casino conglomerate rolling into town.

  Malaysia’s Genting Group — which [...]

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• Casino magnates & analysts offer conflicting views of Miami's casino potential

  Casino magnates Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn disagree on at least one thing: Miami’s potential to emerge as a Las Vegas East.

  The two CEOs famous for outlandish Vegas hotels and oversized personalities both have their eyes on opening massive new resorts in the Miami area should Florida loosen gambling laws. [...]

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• County officials criticize casino plan for failing to protect local jobs

  An array of opponents, from South Florida to the state capital, has lined up swiftly in response to proposed legislation to bring gigantic “destination resort” casinos to South Florida, despite promises of economic development and an infusion of jobs.

  The Miami-Dade County Commission was ready to slice the bill to shreds [...]

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• Judges, clerks recommend solutions for funding problems

  A workgroup of a dozen county clerks and judges published recommendations on Friday for stabilizing unreliable revenue sources for the courts and clerks systems.

  One not very new idea for the courts: move judges' salaries into the state's general revenue fund and out of what has proven a volatile trust [...]

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• Court rejects state's request to expedite voting law challenge

  A panel of federal judges today rejected a request by Gov. Rick Scott and Secretary of State Kurt Browning to expedite a ruling on the lawsuit challenging the state's changes to its voting laws. Download Fla v USA 55 Order on motion to expedite

  "We're disappointed that the court could not accommodate [...]

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• Proposal to ban abortion will return for 2012 session, state rep says

  Republican Rep. Charles Van Zant will introduce his twice-failed "Florida for Life Act" during the 2012 legislative session, a proposal that bans abortion in nearly every circumstance.

  The bill returns Florida law on abortion to its state before Roe v. Wade, Van Zant said in an interview today. It [...]

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• Team Scott pushes back on tax incentives for businesses

  One of Gov. Rick Scott's top economic development officers this morning refused to characterize the state's tax incentive programs that data shows are creating just one of every three jobs that companies promise.

  Gray Swoope, Scott's handpicked Enterprise Florida CEO cautioned against making broad judgments about the incentive programs by [...]

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• In Rubio-gate, liberal group finds numerous cases where he let errors slide about parents fleeing Cuba

  When we examined the extent to which the Washington Post may have embellished the story of Marco Rubio embellishing the story of his parents' exile, we noted that "to a degree, Rubio could be guilty of failing to correct something in the news media that inured to his gain [...]

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• Jim Greer: George LeMieux must be 'kidding' when he says he did minority outreach

  A few days ago, we noted that Republican Senate candidate George LeMieux and former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer were at odds over a $150,000 contract LeMieux had with the RPOF. Greer said in April it was to advise former Gov. Charlie Crist, who appointed LeMieux to [...]

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• Bloomberg News adds Tallahassee office, expands capital press corps

  

  Here's something different: The capital press corps is expanding. (And we know who owns the company...)

  Bloomberg News has opened an office in the Press Center building a few blocks away from the Capitol where the Times/Herald and several other statehouse bureaus can be found.

  The building has lost [...]

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