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• Citizens attacks media after watchdog reporters uncover scandal

  “Preposterous” “absurd,”  “disgusting” and “shameful” were words used Tuesday by the president of the beleaguered Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

  Was he talking about the bra-stripping human resource executive who got drunk at the Coyote Ugly Bar during a business trip? No.

  Was he referring to the underwriting executive who received more than $80,000 in [...]

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• Soon to be ex-Broward Sheriff Lamberti shows interest in DOC job

  Republican Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti who lost the November election to Democrat Scott Israel has expressed interest in the Secretary position at the state Department of Corrections. Secretary Ken Tucker recently announced that he was retiring.

  "The sheriff had expressed interest to Steve Casey [executive director]  at the Sheriff's Association about [...]

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• Dorworth gets in on the the lawmaking-to-lobbying two-step

  Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, has landed at a lobbying firm after being ousted from office in one of the biggest upsets in Florida’s Nov. 6 Election.

  Dorworth will join powerful lobbying firm Ballard Partners, leading its new Orlando office.

  Dorworth, who was scheduled to become House Speaker in 2014, lost his race to [...]

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• Highway safety agency hits another license tag roadblock

  County tax collectors and two other license plate groups filed formal protests Monday accusing Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of overstepping its authority with plans to outsource parts of its license plate operation.

  The groups also accuse the department of excluding small businesses and discouraging competition as it [...]

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• Miami Heat asks Miami-Dade County to extend arena contract

  The Miami Heat, which won a second championship this year but has yet to pay Miami-Dade a dime in profits after 12 years at its bayfront arena, wants to extend its 30-year agreement with the county for another decade.

  The existing agreement doesn’t expire until 18 years from now, in 2030. [...]

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• Weatherford leans right with House committee assignments

  TALLAHASSEE -- With the bipartisan spirit receding from last week’s swearing-in ceremony, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford looked more like a typical conservative Florida Republican with the unveiling of his committee assignments.

  Weatherford placed a trusted social conservative, Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, in charge of the powerful Judiciary Committee, and he left Rep. Bryan Nelson, [...]

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• Don Gaetz names Senate leaders, key committee chairs

  Senate President Don Gaetz has selected his leadership team for the upcoming session, showing who among the Republican-led Senate has made it into the inner circle.

  Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Wellington, will seve as majority leader. Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, is deputy leader and whip. 

  Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, will chair the newly [...]

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• Broward Sheriff Elect Israel will announce new hires within two weeks

  Broward Sheriff Elect Scott Israel said today that he expects to announce new hires within a couple of weeks after he returns from sheriffs' school in Tallahassee where he is headed on Sunday. Israel, a Democrat, beat Republican Al Lamberti in November.

  We also asked Israel about a report on the [...]

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• Voting open for Florida license tags

  Floridians can now go to Vote4FloridaTag.com to vote for their favorite license tags.

  The most popular selection will be the state's official plate, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

  The state hopes to upgrade the plates by 2014 to include more characters (Florida is running out of combinations) and make them more legible for red light cameras and [...]

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• PolitiFact seeks your vote on the Lie of the Year

  From PolitiFact:

  It's time to choose the Lie of the Year -- and we'd like your help.
  
  As we’ve done for the past three years, we will be selecting the year's most significant falsehood. We have begun putting together a list of contenders and would love to hear your [...]

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