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House OK’s barring union deductions
Following the latest firefight between Democrats and Republicans, the GOP-dominated House OK’d legislation Friday that would bar state and local governments from collecting payroll deductions for union...
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Spending by political committees spikes in Florida, new study shows
A new report from a nationwide campaign watchdog shows spending by shadowy independent political organizations has spiked in Florida, with one Tampa address serving as home for many of these cash...
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Florida, a states’ rights leader in health care, silent in Montana rights’ case
Although states’ rights is a key part of the challenge raised by Florida and 25 other states to the federal health care overhaul, a similar argument failed to sway a majority of U.S. Supreme Court...
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Will Rick Scott’s opposition to campaign reform doom ethics overhaul?
Gov. Rick Scott’s opposition to proposed campaign finance changes will also doom an ethics reform, the two top priorities of House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz, according to...
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Ethics commissioner urges lawmakers to act on reform
Florida Commission on Ethics member Matt Carlucci is asking the Legislature to move forward on legislation that would strengthen the panel’s ability to collect fines and probe possible wrongdoing by...
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Deal on campaign finance, ethics doubles contributions
Florida House and Senate leaders have reached a deal on campaign finance and ethics reforms, Senate Ethics and Elections Committee Chairman Jack Latvala announced on the floor this morning. The...
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Senate signs off on Scott manufacturing tax break
With less than 72 hours left in the session and two priorities of House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz hanging in the balance, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a...
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Scott mum on what changed his mind on campaign finance
Gov. Rick Scott did not say what made him reverse his opposition to a campaign finance measure he signed into law last night that increases contributions from the current $500 cap to $3,000 for...
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Criminal case against Scott challenger may be nearing end
Yinka Adeshina A woman who challenged Gov. Rick Scott in the Republican primary and who was later charged with elections fraud was given another month Monday to decide whether to plead guilty to lesser...
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As Scott begins probe of hospital spending, hospital chain gives him $100K
Hospital group gives Gov. Scottt $100K same day hospital commission formed. The same day Gov. Rick Scott was creating a health care commission to probe the bottom line at Florida hospitals, his...
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Trump charity: That contribution to Bondi group was a mistake
In a rare admission, aides to Donald Trump told the Washington Post his charitable foundation made a mistake when it donated $25,000 to a political committee supporting the re-election of Florida...
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Murphy raises $2 million in ’16’s opening months
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy pulls in $2 million to open ’16. Jupiter Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy said he Monday he has raised $2 million in the first quarter this year in his U.S. Senate bid, pushing...
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Grayson’s $1 million fund-raising total includes $200K loan
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando. Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando said Monday he raised $1 million over the past three months for his U.S. Senate bid — including a $200,000 loan to his own...
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While talking big spending, Beruff gets extension on filing disclosure forms
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff Manatee County developer Carlos Beruff’s bid for U.S. Senate certainly got more challenging with Republican Marco Rubio’s re-entry into the race. Beruff,...
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Rubio’s re-entry in U.S. Senate race draws cash — fast
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Rubio said Friday that his campaign raised $2.1 million in the nine days after he announced his re-election bid and the end of the second quarter reporting period. Rubio is...
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Straight face test? After burning through cash in presidential run, Jeb! to...
Jeb Bush After spending close to $150 million on his failed presidential campaign, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is going to campaign for U.S. Rep. David Jolly, who has made clamping down on...
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TV spending in Florida Senate races second in nation; Slosberg spent most in...
Spending in Florida Senate races ranked second in the nation. Television ad spending in Florida Senate races ranked second among the nation’s legislative contests, with Boca Raton Democrat Irv Slosberg...
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