Letters went out to lawmakers this week asking them if they wanted to hold a special session over the controversial Stand Your Ground law in Florida, and although legislators have until Aug. 19 to send in their votes, the preliminary tally shows there will be no special session on the law.
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On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced 23.4 million tourists visited Florida in the second quarter of 2013, the second largest quarter ever for tourists and a 2.6 percent increase over the same period in 2012. Scott teamed up with Visit Florida to make the announcement on Wednesday morning.
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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is enjoying a bit of the national limelight this week as she has joined the federal government in opposing the proposed merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways.
Bondi took to the pages of USA Today to argue against the proposed merger, insisting it will raise prices for consumers and undermines competition:
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Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will be holding the Defending the American Dream Summit at the end of the month and they will be taking over a part of the Universal Studios theme park as part of their national event.
Jillian Weleski from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation sent out an email on Tuesday night announcing attendees will have exclusive access to three roller coasters on the night of Aug. 30.
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Speaking to the media in Panama City on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., praised the Medicare Advantage in very personal terms -- and warned it could be gutted due to President Barack Obamas health care law.
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WASHINGTON -- Three years out and you'd think the deed was done: Madame President Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton.She's everywhere these days because: (a) It's August; (b) Reporters are bored with President Obama; (c) Reporters are bored with Joe Biden; (d) Clintons are never boring.
Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, announced his support on Tuesday of Gov. Rick Scott's decision to take legal action over the Apalachicola Bay. The governor announced earlier that Florida would be filing a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court to address Georgia's growing consumption of water, which "threatens the economic future of the Apalachicola region."
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