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• Bob Menendez deep ties to aide surface amid overseas port deal, FBI scrutiny

  Sen. Bob Menendez's ties to a former Miami aide who could benefit from a controversial overseas port contract, which the Democrat pushed for, extend to an international business group that last year feted Spain’s king and the U.S. secretary of state.
  
  Menendez and Pedro Pablo Permuy hold high-level posts [...]

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• UF - FSU rivalry heats up in State Senate

  The rivalry between University of Florida and Florida State University may have cooled on the football field in recent years, but it might get hot this year in the State Legislature thanks to lawmakers with strong school ties.

  Gov. Rick Scott’s proposes to award the University of Florida $15 million in an effort to boost [...]

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• Two South Florida Reps tapped to help Republicans recruit more Hispanics

  Two South Florida state Representatives have been recruited to a national Republican group that is looking to of recruiting Hispanic Republicans to state office across the state. 

  Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, R-Miami and Rep. Jose Oliva, R-Hialeah, are joining the Republican State Leadership Committee’s Future Majority Caucus.

   That caucus is made up mostly of Hispanic [...]

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• Broward sheriff Scott Israel supports assault weapons ban

  Newly elected Broward Sheriff Scott Israel (D) sent a letter this week to Florida Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Bill Nelson (D) outlining his support for several gun control measures proposed by President Barack Obama. Israel called for reinstating and strengthening the assault weapons ban, closing the gun show [...]

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• Jeb Bush offer to buy Marlins baseball club rejected

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  From Miami Herald reporter Barry Jackson's Sports Buzz

  Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, in recent months, has rejected overtures from a half dozen people who expressed interest in buying the Marlins, including one of South Florida’s most famous residents: Former Florida governor Jeb Bush.

  According to a source, Bush made a [...]

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• Fasano calls Citizens president to testify, says company isn't following 2012 law

  Rep. Mike Fasano was denied the opportunity to sit on the House’s Insurance and Banking committee, but the outspoken consumer advocate is still finding a way to get involved in the debate over property insurance.

  As the chair of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, Fasano, R-New Port Richey, is requesting that the president of Citizens Property [...]

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