Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana has one of the busiest schedules of any of the candidates for the Republican nomination in the final hours before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. He has almost a dozen campaign events and media appearances scheduled for Monday -- but he also is playing up his ties to his home state.
Roemer will be hosting an event on Monday night to watch the LSU Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide for the national college football title in Durham on Monday night.
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Florida is not exactly Ron Paul country. The maverick Texas congressman garnered less than 3.5 percent when he ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He should do better in 2012 based on early polls, though his campaign is signaling they dont intend to put up much of a fight in the Sunshine State which holds it primary on Jan. 31 -- after New Hampshire votes on Tuesday and after South Carolina has its say on Jan. 21.
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A Quinnipiac University poll released Monday finds former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with a solid lead in Florida over the rest of the pack running for the Republican presidential nomination.
A poll released on Monday by Quinnipiac University found former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with a solid lead in Florida over the rest of the pack running for the Republican presidential nomination.
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A presidential campaign exposes candidates' strengths and weaknesses. The strengths they're eager to tell you about. So let's look at the weaknesses.
Virtually all of Florida's largest business organizations are lobbying the Florida Legislature this session to make customers of online retailers pay a sales tax, same as Main Street's bricks-and-mortar customers do.
Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich, D-Weston, has appointed Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami, as the caucus whip for reapportionment.
Im very excited to have Senator Braynon as our new reapportionment whip as the legislative process proceeds and Democrats take a critical eye to the new district boundaries proposed by the Republican leadership, Rich stated in a release. He brings energy and insight and will be a great asset to maintaining the integrity of Amendments 5 and 6 overwhelmingly passed by the voters in Florida.
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Legislation has been introduced to create a "Patient's Compensation System" to handle medical malpractice claims in Florida.
Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, and Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City, are sponsoring Senate Bill 1588 and House Bill 1233 to replace current malpractice litigation with a process that supporters estimate will eliminate up to $40 billion per year of "medically unnecessary medical costs."
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The Christian Family Coalition says it will support two bills to allow school prayer and restrict abortion.
"Currently, children of faith in Florida are not allowed to express their beliefs in school during noncompulsory events," said CFC Chairman Anthony Verdugo. "At a time where all forms of public expression are tolerated and even celebrated, religious speech should be no exception."
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Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts announced on Sunday that his campaign won the support of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi will serve as chairwoman of Romneys State Law Enforcement Relations Policy Committee.
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