November 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
1st Piece of Rick Scott's Everglades Plan Cleared for Construction
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2013 - 5:44pm
Gov. Rick Scott's Everglades Restoration Strategies plan is set to get on its way.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday granted a permit to the South Florida Water Management District for the construction of a 15 billion-gallon storage structure that is designed to ultimately deliver clean water to the Everglades.
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'Stand Your Ground' Issue Heats up before Thursday Hearing
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2013 - 4:44pm
The long-awaited hearing on the controversial Stand Your Ground law will take place on Thursday, and so far Democrats aren't really sure what's going to change as a result of the hearing.
"We don't know what [Republicans] are going to do," House Minority LeaderPerry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, said at a press conference Wednesday. "They are probably going to do not one damn thing."
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GOP Cranks Up Attacks on Charlie Crist as Florida Dems Claim Momentum
November 5, 2013 - 6:00pm
Education Reform Group Taps Former Rick Scott Spokesman as Press Secretary
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2013 - 1:43pm
Lane Wright, former spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, is headed to the education reform group StudentsFirst as part of its efforts to reform education in the Sunshine State.
Wright will be working as the group's new press secretary.
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NJ and Virginia Races Offer Insight into Medical Marijuana and 2014 Fights
November 5, 2013 - 6:00pm
John Legg Slams Charlie Crist for 'Flip-Flops'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 6, 2013 - 1:24pm
Florida Sen. John Legg, R-Port Richey, took aim at newly minted Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist who announced earlier in the week he would challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.
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Jessica Ehrlich Drops Out, GOP Says Nancy Pelosi Helping Out Alex Sink
November 5, 2013 - 6:00pm
Nancy Pelosi Clearing the Decks for Alex Sink, NRCC Claims
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 6, 2013 - 11:45am
Moments after Jessica Ehrlich pulled out of the special election for the congressional seat opened by the death of former U.S. Rep. Bill Young, Republicans are saying Democrats at the national level are clearing the decks for former state CFO Alex Sink. Ehrlich had been the Democratic candidate who challenged Young in 2012.
Katie Prill, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Campaign Committee, said U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her allies did not want a primary to hurt Sinks chances.
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Jessica Ehrlich Pulls out of CD13 Race
Submitted by Anonymous on November 6, 2013 - 11:26am
Jessica Ehrlich, the St. Petersburg attorney who lost to Congressman C.W. Bill Young last year in an attempt to take his U.S. House of Representatives seat, announced Wednesday she is no longer running for Young's seat.
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