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• Weatherford gets long-awaited case for pension overhaul

  Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford thinks he finally has the evidence that proves it’s time to reform the state’s $136 billion pension system.

  He’s made it one of his chief priorities to prevent new employees from enrolling in the guaranteed benefit plan starting Jan. 1, 2014.

  He says that other states, such [...]

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• Universal gun background check bill filed, sponsor admits its a tough sell

  Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, introduced the “Universal Background Check Act” on Wednesday, filing a gun control bill that requires virtually all sales of firearms to be conducted through licensed dealers.

  The bill would require non-licensed individuals that want to sell or “transfer” a gun to do so through a licensed [...]

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• Dolphins bill gets unanimous vote in Senate, poll shows local referendum would be tough

  The Miami Dolphins cleared another hurdle Wednesday as a Senate committee unanimously approved in the team’s plan to get taxpayer financing for a $400 million stadium.

  The bill, SB 306, picked up a major amendment Wednesday, with lawmakers agreeing to allow Miami-Dade voters to have the final say on whether or not to approve the [...]

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• Dolphins stadium-tax deal highly unpopular, a 'toxic' political killer, poll shows

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  About 73 percent of likely Miami-Dade voters oppose a plan to give the Miami Dolphins a tax subsidy for stadium improvements, according to a new poll obtained by The Miami Herald that indicates the issue is a political killer for politicians to support.

  "This is toxic to the Legislature, the county [...]

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• Weatherford opposes Medicaid expansion; his dad says his family was helped by it

  In outlining his opposition to expanding Medicaid on Tuesday, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford told an emotional story about how his family relied on existing safety nets to provide health care for his 13-month-old brother.

  “Peter lost his battle with cancer and my father found himself with a mountain of medical [...]

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• Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Democrats on State of the State

  Gov. Rick Scott touted Florida's improving economy and his wish list for the upcoming legislative session during his third State of the State speech before the Florida Legislature on Tuesday.

  Scott's speech hit his favorite talking points, both old and new. This year, Scott's hoping for a tax break for manufacturers [...]

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• Moment of silence for Hugo Chavez denied Venezuela's baseball team before loss to Miami Marlins

  JUPITER -- As the manager of Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic team, former major leaguer Luis Sojo got to know late president Hugo Chavez well over the years.

  “He was a man of baseball,” Sojo said a couple of hours before his team faced the Marlins in an exhibition game [...]

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• Moment of silence for Hugo Chavez denied Venezuela's baseball team before loss to Miami Marlins

  JUPITER -- As the manager of Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic team, former major leaguer Luis Sojo got to know late president Hugo Chavez well over the years.

  “He was a man of baseball,” Sojo said a couple of hours before his team faced the Marlins in an exhibition game [...]

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