June 23, 2015 - 11:00am
Florida officially has a budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as of Tuesday morning, when Gov. Rick Scott signed the newly-passed $78.7 billion budget into law.
Florida Grocers Association Launched by Florida Retail Federation
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 2:05pm
The Florida Retail Federation (FRF) announced on Tuesday that its Grocery Council will be renamed the Florida Grocers Association to help focus on the more than 2,300 grocery stores across the Sunshine State, a $45 billion annual industry. The Florida Grocers Association will be a division of the FRF.
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Andy Gardiner: Rick Scott Put 'Political Agenda' Over Florida's Needs
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 1:50pm
Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, fired away at fellow Republican Gov. Rick Scott for vetoing more than $460 million from the state budget on Tuesday. Gardiner accused him of putting his “political agenda” over the need of Floridians. Scott and Gardiner stood on opposing sides in the debate over Medicaid expansion.
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AFP Cheers Rick Scott for Vetoing $461 Million from Florida Budget
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 1:07pm
Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Florida chapter cheered Gov. Rick Scott for using the line-item veto and cutting more than $460 million out of the final budget on Tuesday.
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Libertarian Lobbyists Push Back Against Earthjustice Suing Legislature Over Amendment 1
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 12:27pm
The Liberty First Network, a Tallahassee-based lobbying firm which includes some of the leading Libertarian Party members in Florida, expressed disappointment at Earthjustice suing the Florida Legislature over how it spent money for environmental projects as directed by Amendment 1, which voters added to the state Constitution last year.
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Allen West Remains Active With Guardian Fund PAC
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 12:09pm
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., returned to Washington last week as the Guardian Fund PAC held a “victory event.” West turned over the Guardian Fund to U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., who currently chairs the PAC. West left his position as chairman when he went to work as CEO for the National Center for Policy Analysis.
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Marco Rubio, Florida Delegation Push Back After UN Report Accuses Israel of War Crimes
June 23, 2015 - 11:00am
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) released a report on Monday claiming Israel committed war crimes during its attack against Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip last year, producing outrage from members of the Florida congressional delegation.
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, insisted “the council has lost all credibility” and the “U.N. Human Rights Council is not a fair tribunal.”
Buchanan's Bill to Replace DD-214 With Veterans ID Card Passes Senate Without Opposition
June 23, 2015 - 10:45am
On Monday, the U.S. Senate amended and passed with unanimous consent a bill from a Florida congressman which ensures every veteran receives an ID card from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs without burdening taxpayers. The House passed the bill last month with 402 representatives backing it and no votes cast against it.
Florida Delegation Supports Effort to Add Remembrance Wall to Korean War Monument
June 23, 2015 - 8:30am
This month, members of the Florida delegation joined the efforts of U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, to add a memorial wall to the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Johnson served in the Korean War with the Air Force.
Johnson’s bill would allow the creation of a privately funded Wall of Remembrance bearing the names of the armed forces personnel killed in the Korean War and include the number of POWs and MIAs.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: New State Department Report Ignores Cuba's and Iran's Support of Terrorism
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 8:16am
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East Subcommittee, ripped into the State Department's “Country Reports on Terrorism for 2014” on Monday, saying the Obama administration made a “political calculation to whitewash” Iran’s and Cuba’s “support for terror."
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