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Grover Norquist: Fiscal-Cliff Compromise a Honey of a Win for Republicans, Taxpayers

January 10, 2013 - 6:00pm

Grover Norquist, labeled by MSNBC "the most influential man in America who doesn't sleep in the White House," said Thursday, no question about it, the House's 13th-hour fiscal-cliff compromise was a "colossal victory" for Republicans -- and for 99 percent of American taxpayers.

"What happened," he said, "is the Democrats lost their leverage. What's not to like?"

Looking relaxed, sounding precisely as "happy" as he professed to be, the president of Americans for Tax Reform was at the state Capitol to speak to the Tallahassee Chapter of the Center Right Coalition.

Rick Scott Orders Flags Lowered for Markie T. Sims

Submitted by Anonymous on January 10, 2013 - 7:36pm

Gov. Rick Scott has order state and national flags lowered to half-staff on Saturday at the Marion County Courthouse, Ocala City Hall and Florida Capitol for Private First Class Markie T. Sims of Citra.

Sims died on Dec. 29, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Private First Class Sims was assigned to the 38th Engineer Company, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

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Huizenga Jr., Lautenbach, Levine, Link, Morton New Board of Governors

Submitted by Anonymous on January 10, 2013 - 7:21pm

Gov. Rick Scott named Harry Wayne Huizenga Jr., Ned C. Lautenbach, Alan M. Levine, Wendy S. Link and Edward A. Morton to the Board of Governors of the State University System.

The governors office released the following:

Huizenga, 51, of Delray Beach, is currently the president of Rybovich Boat Co. and Huizenga Holdings Inc. Huizenga received his bachelors degree from the University of Tampa in 1985. He succeeds Hector Perez and is appointed for a term beginning Jan. 10, 2013, and ending Jan. 6, 2020.

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'Stand Your Ground' Repeal Bill Filed

Margie Menzel News Service of Florida

January 10, 2013 - 6:00pm

The controversial "stand your ground" self-defense law would be repealed under a bill filed this week by a House Democrat.

The law, which allows those who feel threatened to shoot back at assailants out in public, seized the national spotlight last year with the February shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford.

Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, filed the measure (HB 4009) on Wednesday.

Health Care Summit: Florida Must Do Health-Care Overhaul Right

Jim Turner

January 9, 2013 - 6:00pm

Unless Florida does health care right, the economy wont prosper.

Florida must deal with mounting Medicaid costs or face the prospect that employers won't grow and will flee to another state or country. That was the no-nonsense message for attendees at a summit in Orlando focusing on how the state should respond to the federal health care overhaul and growing Medicaid costs.

But just what is right remains a myriad of opinions.

Rick Scott to Work at Hispanic Grocers on Friday

Submitted by Anonymous on January 10, 2013 - 4:06pm

Gov. Rick Scott will hold a Manufacturing Work Day at a pair of Hispanic-owned supermarkets in Miami on Friday.

Scott will be at a Goya location in the morning and Sedanos Supermarket -- billed as the largest Hispanic-owned supermarket chain in the U.S. -- for a brief stop in the afternoon.

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Grover Norquist: Fiscal-Cliff Compromise a Honey of a Win for Republicans, Taxpayers

Rick Scott Orders Flags Lowered for Markie T. Sims

Huizenga Jr., Lautenbach, Levine, Link, Morton New Board of Governors

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'Stand Your Ground' Repeal Bill Filed

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