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• Rep. Joe Garcia welcomes Sen. Rubio's "evolution" on immigration

  Newly elected Rep. Joe Garcia, who beat Sen. Marco Rubio's longtime friend David Rivera in the last election, gives the Republican a little praise for his immigration proposal.

  And Garcia implicitly asks: What took you so long?

  The statement:

  "For years we have pushed for a solution to our ineffective and unjust immigration [...]

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• Sens. Rubio and Cruz: Children of Cuban immigrants, but divided over path to citizenship

  Cuban-American, young, Republican and beloved by the tea party. But on immigration, Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas see things differently.

  Rubio is part of the Gang of 8 that revealed the contours of an immigration overhaul, which includes a pathway to citizenship. "It is not going to [...]

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• Gov. Rick Scott, House members paying less for health insurance than rank-and-file state workers

  Last year, the Florida Senate decided that it would begin paying the same amount for health insurance coverage as rank-and-file state workers. But Gov. Rick Scott, the Cabinet and the vast majority of the Florida House continue to pay the cheaper insurance rates afforded to those in management positions.

  Today, the Associated [...]

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• Group, DCF launch campaign to report sexual abuse

  TALLAHASSEE -‑ The state’s Department of Children and Families is launching a new public awareness campaign with Lauren Book, a sexual abuse survivor and advocate, to ensure more people are reporting abuse, even if the suspect is not a direct caregiver.

  The campaign is part of a new state law, which [...]

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• House also creates gaming committee, puts Schenck in charge

  House Speaker Will Weatherford on Monday followed the lead of the Senate and announced the creation of a Select Committee on Gaming to study the path of the state into the perilous territory of gambling reform.

  Named to head the effort: Rep. Rob Schenck, R-Spring Hill, who also serves as Weatherford's [...]

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• White House on Gang of 8/Rubio pathway to citizenship plan: "This is a big deal."

  By @MarcACaputo

  During a press conference today, White House spokesman Jay Carney sounded encouraged about the new immigration plan pushed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and other members of the so-called "Gang of 8."

  Of particular interest: the pathway to citizenship that the proposal would allow. (Today's story here)

  "This is a [...]

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• Mario Diaz-Balart likes Gang of 8/Rubio immigration plan

  From U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Miami Republican and key House member on immigration:

  “Although we have not seen the legislation text, the principles released today are compatible with the discussions in the House. The prospect of true immigration reform can only happen with bipartisan support in both chambers of [...]

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• Florida's other Senator, Bill Nelson, lauds 'principles' of Marco Rubio, Gang of 8's immigration plan

  By @MarcACaputo

  Sounds like senior Florida Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat, likes what Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is doing with immigration:

  “I support the principles of a bipartisan group of senators seeking immigration reform and U.S. border security.  We simply cannot deport 11 million people.  That would be unreasonable.  It would [...]

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• State demands showdown with high-salaried DJJ vendor

  Gov. Rick Scott's administration is demanding a face-to-face meeting to seek "immediate cost concessions" and refunds of "excessive administrative costs" with a state vendor that pays its top executive $1.2 million a year.

  The showdown follows this report by the Times/Herald on the compensation a non-profit Tallahassee foundation pays its chief [...]

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• Forbes: Miami Marlins deal most costly stadium disaster, 'taxpayers' hosed

  Forbes:

  Miami-Dade county taxpayers must be wishing Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria had stuck with his original game plan.

  For years Loria ran a low-budget baseball franchises and made a fortune by successfully maneuvering through Major League Baseball’s financial system. Loria’s strategy: rely on welfare from richer baseball teams and every now and then [...]

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