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• FL cops raid home of wheelchair-bound Rx-marijuana activist who's to have legislation named for her

  @MarcACAputo

  Just after our story posted on the polling numbers and popularity of medical-marijuana, the following coincidentally happened to an activist mentioned in the piece:

  by Richard Dymond of the Bradenton Herald

  The Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act will come before Florida legislators in 2013 in honor of a wheelchair  Parrish woman [...]

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• Movers and Shakers: New Democratic Deputy Whips; new moves for reporters, public relations firm

  Democratic state representatives Lori Berman, of Delray Beach, Reggie Fullwood, of Jacksonville, José  Rodríguez, of Miami, Hazelle Rogers, of Lauderhill,  and Joe Saunders, of Orlando, have been appointed Democratic Deputy Whips by House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Plantation) and House Democratic Whip Alan Williams (D-Tallahassee).

  Thurston called the representatives “outstanding public [...]

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• Movers & Shakers: New Democratic Deputy Whips; Sachs retools firm

  Democratic state representatives Lori Berman, of Delray Beach, Reggie Fullwood, of Jacksonville, José  Rodríguez, of Miami, Hazelle Rogers, of Lauderhill,  and Joe Saunders, of Orlando, have been appointed Democratic Deputy Whips by House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (D-Plantation) and House Democratic Whip Alan Williams (D-Tallahassee).

  Thurston called the representatives “outstanding public [...]

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• PolitiFact fact-checks U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on the sequester

  As Washington wrangles over how to avoid the sequester, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson spoke with a Central Florida news station to help explain the issue — and now viewers question his accuracy.
  
  Anchor Ybeth Bruzual had asked Nelson, a Democrat, about mandatory budget cuts set to go into effect [...]
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• Poll: 7 in 10 back FL medical-marijuana plan, could affect governor’s race

  @MarcACaputo

  As many as seven in 10 Florida voters support a state constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana – more than enough to ensure passage and possibly affect the governor’s race — according to a new poll from a group trying to put the measure on the 2104 ballot.
  
  Medical pot’s [...]

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• Execution set for Tuesday raises new questions about Florida's death penalty

  The execution of Paul Augustus Howell scheduled for Tuesday has put Florida’s death penalty process under the microscope again.

  Howell, 42, was convicted in 1992 of the pipe-bomb killing of Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Fulford in Jefferson County, east of Tallahassee. If he dies by lethal injection as scheduled, his [...]

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• Study: Florida capitol press corp has most social media 'klout'

  Florida's Capitol Press Corps has the largest social media influence compared to their comrades in other large states, according to a recent evaluation by Kevin Cate Communications. The study considered the overall Klout of members of Florida's press corp. Klout is a company that measures individuals' influence across social media [...]

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• Study: Florida Capitol Press Corps tops in social media 'klout'

  Florida's Capitol Press Corps has the largest social media influence compared to their comrades in other large states, according to a recent evaluation by Kevin Cate Communications. The study considered the overall Klout of members of Florida's press corp. Klout is a company that measures individuals' influence across social media' [...]

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