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• Miami-Dade County

  Miami-Dade property appraiser plans to sue county over office powers

  The county has treated the property appraiser as an elected department head. But the appraiser thinks his office should be more independent.

• ONLINE RETAILING

  Amazon doesn’t need tax incentives, but localities offer millions in tax breaks

  One Florida county is considering a package of up to $7.5 million in local and state tax breaks for online retailer Amazon to build a new warehouse, creating 1,000 local jobs.
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  POLITICS

  Gov. Rick Scott gains ground in new statewide poll, but still trails former Gov. Charlie Crist

  Gov. Rick Scott’s standing with the public has been so persistently grim that any improvement in polls looks like a breakthrough.

• Elections

  Poll: Absentee-ballot scandal makes Miami Congressman Joe Garcia vulnerable in potential matchup

  A poll conducted for Republican Carlos Curbelo suggests Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s popularity has been hurt by his campaigns involvement in a fraudulent absentee-ballot request scheme.
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  POLITICS

  Rep. Alan Grayson 2.0: Less fire-breathing, more self-restraint

  Rep. Alan Grayson, the self-styled ‘congressman with guts,’ has managed what seems like an impossible feat of self-restraint.

• Prisons

  Hundreds of state prison staffers owed comp time, back pay

  State officials agreed with federal investigators to provide back pay or compensatory time to more than 700 employees at the state’s largest and oldest prison, Union Correctional in Raiford.
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  POLITICS

  Fla. Democrats see Gov. Rick Scott as easy target in 2014

  At annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, Florida Democrats snub one of their own, but are giddy in the belief that anyone can beat Republican Gov. Rick Scott next year.

• In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Return of the real Rick Scott

  I had missed the real Rick Scott.
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  Miami

  Fallout from absentee ballot probe into Francis Suarez’s Miami mayoral campaign remains to be seen

  A key aide in Commissioner Francis Suarez’s campaign for Miami mayor resigned Friday, a day after police raided his home and seized 20 absentee ballot request forms he submitted for other voters.

• TRADE

  Gov. Rick Scott going to Paris, looking for jobs to bring back to Fla.

  Gov. Rick Scott heads overseas again on Friday, this time to Paris as the leader of a trade mission aimed at bringing more aerospace jobs to Florida.

• POLITICS

  Gov. Rick Scott signs 4 bills, vetoes 3 others

  The bills Scott signed dealt with alcoholic beverages, timeshares, insurance policies on mobile homes and changes to highway safety laws.

• POLITICS

  Gov. Rick Scott's office quiet as report names top educator as LG candidate

  The Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Rick Scott is considering Orange County Schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins for the job as his lieutenant governor.
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  MIAMI | MAYORAL CAMPAIGN

  Police raid Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez’s mayoral campaign in absentee ballot fraud investigation

  Detectives searched the home of the operations director for Commissioner Francis Suarez’s mayoral campaign. Suarez said he is confident ‘everything was done legally.’

• IMMIGRATION DEBATE

  Poll: 71 percent of Fla. voters back immigration reform

  The poll results could be a big boost to Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential presidential candidate in 2016.

• NATIONAL SECURITY

  Florida lawmakers split on NSA surveillance controversy

  The mixed reaction among Florida lawmakers reflects public opinion and the overall response on Capitol Hill.
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  POLITICS

  Mailer links mystery candidate to Rep. Joe Garcia camp

  U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia’s opponent in 2010 used the same vendor for campaign mailings, and had personal and business ties to Garcia’s former campaign manager.

• POLITICS

  President Barack Obama is coming to Miami Beach, and you’re paying part of the bill

  Miami area taxpayers are not reimbursed for the cost of providing security for presidential visits.

• In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Some say ‘sí,’ Sen. Marco Rubio says yes

  In what should go down as one of the most bizarre days in recent U.S. Senate history, Marco Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, a Cuban-American, introduced Tuesday an amendment to the immigration reform bill requiring English proficiency of all citizenship candidates.

• Tallahassee

  PolitiFact Florida: Has Gov. Rick Scott cut taxes 24 times?

  ‘We cut taxes 24 times,’ Gov. Rick Scott said. PolitiFact Florida rates the claim ‘Half True.’

• MIAMI | MAYORAL RACE

  Early fundraising edge by Suarez in Miami mayoral battle forces Regalado to attack

  Five months before the vote, Commissioner Francis Suarez’s $1 million bankroll has forced Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado into attack mode.

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