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The governor has until April 21 to decide the fate of the effort led by Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, to create the states 12th university.
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater believes he will be able to better crack down on those in the check-cashing services industry that aid in workers compensation premium fraud now that Gov. Rick Scott has signed HB 1277.
The bill allows investigators from Atwaters office to examine the services without prior notice.
I am eager to begin using these new fraud-fighting tools to tackle this complex and insidious type of fraud and to eliminate an inexcusable cost-driver on honest small businesses throughout the state, Atwater stated in a release.
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Hailing from states heavily invested in the space industry, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, jointly released a column declaring that it is vital that NASA remain committed to our national space exploration plan.
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Amid Attorney General Eric Holder's (selective) campaign against "voter suppression," this video reveals how easy it is to cast a ballot on Election Day -- no questions asked.
Feel better now?
In today's edition, Sunshine State News knocks down claims of voter suppression in Florida.
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Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, released the following statement following Gov. Rick Scotts signing HB 667 into law, which increases the penalties against those who kill anyone while fleeing law enforcement:
Law enforcement officers risk their lives each and every day. When an officer steps onto the street at the start of their shift, they dont know what to expect that day. Deputy Mecklenberg was no exception. On the day he was killed, he left behind a wife and two young children.
The bill was one of 80 Scott signed into law on Friday.
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Former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Monday endorsed Craig Miller's bid for the 6th Congressional District.
McCollum, a former Republican congressman from Central Florida, said in a statement:
"While we have several good conservative candidates that have come forward to run in the new coastal congressional district, only Craig Miller has the depth of experiences to best address the most pressing issues of the day.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, representing Florida's 20th Congressional District and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, had plenty to say Sunday about the latest national jobs report.
Appearing on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Wasserman Schultzdefended the progress the president has made recovering from the economy and accused the GOP of rooting for economic failure.
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Newt Gingrich certainly sounds as if he sees the light at the end of the GOP primary tunnel and realizes it shines on Mitt Romney, not on him.
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, the former speaker of the House talked about his presidential campaign and what happens next for the Republican Party. He said if Mitt does get 1,144 delegates, then he will support him:
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U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, and Cliff Sterns, R-Ocala, earned high As, based upon use of their office budget money.
The two came closest among Floridas House delegation to reaching the maximum allocated -- approximately $1.4 million per office holder -- for their House office budgets in 2011, according to a reported by USA Today.
Brown spent 99.4 percent of the $1.43 million allocated to her office, with the largest expense payroll, at $1.03 million.
Sterns office spending stood at 96.5 percent. Payroll comprised $880,160.
Legislators may have been busy during this years 60-day regular session with redistricting, the budget and listening to farewell addresses from those who are term-limited from office in the fall.
Still, they found time to dedicate a number of streets, highways and bridges to local military members killed serving the country; local law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty; a former Miami Dolphin; local politicians; freedom fighters in Cuba; a local activist; a local developer; and a high school teacher and a high school coach.
