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  • Weatherford and Thurston tell parties to stand their ground in upcoming session

    TALLAHASSEE -- The day before he takes over the reins of the Florida House, incoming Speaker Will Weatherford told fellow Republican colleagues Monday to hold strong to what they believe is true.

     â€œFear is sometimes masked as partisanship, sometimes it’s masked as politics, but political fear, fear of what someone will do if [...]

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  • Thrust into spotlight, Miami-Dade supervisor defends elections

    Two days after the Nov. 6 election, a weary Penelope Townsley, the Miami-Dade elections supervisor, stood before a gaggle of reporters who peppered her with pointed questions about what had gone wrong on Election Day.

    Her week had been fueled by coffee and adrenaline. She arrived at the office at around [...]

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  • Former Board of Governors chairwoman tapped to lead Florida Polytechnic

    Ava Parker has resigned her seat on the board overseeing state universities in order to accept the position of interim chief operating officer at Florida Polytechnic University.

    Parker has served on the Board of Governors for about a decade and was chairwoman last year when the board initially voted to allow [...]

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  • North Miami mayor gives keys to the city to Kardashian sisters, calls them 'productive members of the community'

    The Kardashian sisters may be celebrities non grata in South Beach, but North Miami has rolled out the proverbial red carpet for Kim, Khloe and Kourtney.

    On Monday, a few weeks after the starlets’ plan to shoot their reality show on Miami Beach was rejected, they were lauded and given the key to [...]

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  • Smith, Thurston take over as Democratic leaders at Capitol

    In separate ceremonies in the historic Old Capitol Monday, Senate and House Democrats elected their leaders for the new term: Sen. Chris Smith and Rep. Perry Thurston, both of Fort Lauderdale.

    Senate President-designate Don Gaetz and other GOP senators were on hand for the late afternoon event, and two busloads of community activists made the seven-hour trip [...]

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  • Scott asks top inspector to probe Citizens Property Insurance

    Gov. Rick Scott is calling for a new investigation into Citizens Property Insurance, after the Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau reported that the organization had mishandled investigations, shown favoritism and handed out big severance checks to top-level executives accused of misconduct.

    "The people of Florida are entitled to accountability and transparency within [...]

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  • Conservative group wants Florida to continue resisting health care reform

    Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group affiliated with the billionaire Koch brothers, doesn't like Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders' new, more conciliatory tone when it comes to implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    Scott told the Associated Press last week that he is dropping his staunch opposition [...]

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  • Unions' lawsuit targets prison medical privatization

    State employee labor unions were back in a Tallahassee courtroom Monday, trying to block Gov. Rick Scott's administration from outsourcing all health care for  inmates in the nation's third-largest prison system. Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper posed questions to both sides for nearly two hours and promised a quick ruling.

    "There's a lot on [...]

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  • Rick Scott backs Lenny Curry for to lead RPOF for another term

    From Gov. Rick Scott:

    Fellow Republican,

    Building a winning organization requires a leader with talent, vision, and a relentless dedication to the pursuit of excellence.   RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry embodies all of those qualities, and it is without hesitation that I support him for reelection next year.

    Under Chairman [...]

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  • Rick Scott backs Lenny Curry to lead RPOF for another term

    From Gov. Rick Scott:

    Fellow Republican,

    Building a winning organization requires a leader with talent, vision, and a relentless dedication to the pursuit of excellence.   RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry embodies all of those qualities, and it is without hesitation that I support him for reelection next year.

    Under Chairman [...]

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