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Jeff Atwater Names New Communications Director

State CFO Jeff Atwater announced on Wednesday that Chris Cate will be his new communications director starting on July 8.

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Florida Reaches Agreement to Help Connect Orlando and Miami by Passenger Rail

On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) joined with All Aboard Florida (AAF) to announce they had reached an agreement to give AAF the right of way on parts of State Road 528 in Central Florida. AAF is planning to connect Orlando and the southeastern part of the state with passenger rail service. AAF will pay FDOT $275,000 a year, allowing adjustments for inflation, for the next 50 years.

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Ted Yoho Wants Action from Harry Reid on Keystone XL

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., sent a letter he had drafted last week to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., calling for a vote in the Senate on creating the Keystone XL Pipeline.

At a time when our constituents think of Washington as a broken record of partisan bickering and false promises, we have a real opportunity to show Congress coming together to act on their behalf, Yoho argued.

Seven other congressmen joined the freshman from Florida in signing off on the letter.

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John Browning and Jim Sebesta Named to Transportation Commission

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott named two familiar faces to the Florida Transportation Commission -- John Browning and former Sen. Jim Sebesta.

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Tom Rooney Looks to Stop Military Action in Syria

On Tuesday, U.S. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., joined up with U.S. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, to unveil a bill aimed at stopping President Barack Obama from launching military action in Syria -- including arming the various factions there -- without getting the permission of Congress.

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Immigration Becoming More Important to American Voters

As Congress continues to kick over immigration reform, a new poll shows the issue is becoming increasingly important to American voters.

Rasmussen Reports released a poll on Tuesday which shows 51 percent of likely voters say the issue is very important in shaping how they will vote in the next congressional election. Around a third -- 32 percent -- say the issue is somewhat important in how they will vote while 15 percent say it is not very important or not important at all in determining how they will vote in 2014.

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Despite Landmark Ruling, 20-Year Koontz Case Might Not Be Over Just Yet

Coy Koontz's heirs, and the American people, may have scored a major property rights victory with today's landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in the case ofKoontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, but that doesn't mean the case is dead.

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Florida Department of State Praises Voting Rights Act Ruling

In a historic ruling that signals an end to more than 40 years of federal elections law, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that require certain states and other jurisdictions to get federal preclearance before changing their voting laws.

Five of those jurisdictions are in Florida.

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James Carville Goes to Bat for Joe Garcia

U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., is facing major heat from an election scandal which even led to the resignation of his chief of staff. But Garcia still has allies among top national Democrats, as was seen on Tuesday when political strategist and pundit James Carville went to bat for him.

Carville sent out an email to supporters on Tuesday, urging them to contribute to Garcias campaign.

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Overturning Florida's 'Liberal' Justices, U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Property Rights

In a landmark ruling that strengthens Americans' property rights protections, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a 2011 decision by the five Florida Supreme Court justices commonly accused of being liberal activists.

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