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Palm Beach County's 5 hottest political races
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsDemocrats and Republicans, political operatives and elected officials, Broward and Palm Beach county residents all agree: In the South Florida battleground of white-hot 2012 election contests, none is hotter than the showdown between two incumbent state...Tags: Elections, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Voting, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale
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Trayvon Martin death: How did Stand Your Ground pass Senate 39-0?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThirty-nine yeas, zero nays. Hard to believe that such a bad bill could have been approved unanimously, but it was. When the so-called Stand Your Ground bill went to a vote in the Florida Senate on March 25, 2005, the......Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Lawyers, National Rifle Association of America, Politics
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Boca Raton redistricting hearing packed; many angry at Legislature
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBOCA RATON ??? Dozens of South Floridians turned out Tuesday to blast the way the Florida Legislature is going about crafting new districts for the state House, state Senate, and Congress. ???It???s a disgrace,??? said Joyce Salomon of Coral Springs.........Tags: Don Gaetz, Maria Lorts Sachs, Florida Legislature, Florida, Elections
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Donor 'transparency' doesn't apply to state political parties
TALLAHASSEE — With the 60-day lawmaking session complete, Florida legislators are wasting no time getting back to what they do the other 10 months of the year: raising copious amounts of cash from wealthy donors and companies. And thanks to a...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Primaries, Elections
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Trayvon Martin deserves better from state lawmakers
So, how does Florida commemorate the anniversary of the tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin, whose death following a confrontation with an armed and overzealous neighborhood watch volunteer prompted national outrage over one of our more...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Gun Control, Laws, Justice System, Shootings
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Legislature 2013: Expect more pain, little gain for South Florida
Uh-oh, hide the kids and grandma. The Florida Legislature is set to begin its annual 60-day session. The state House and Senate convene Tuesday in Tallahassee. The only thing legislators are required to do is pass a balanced state budget. But our...Tags: Parties and Movements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justice System, Elections, Republican Party
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Defined by a Sandy sidestep
WASHINGTON -- The end-of-term reviews of John Boehner's House speakership are in, and they aren't pretty. "The conduct of the Republican leadership was disgraceful, it was indefensible and it was immoral." "There was a betrayal." "Disappointing...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Justice System, Eric Cantor, Republican Party, Elections
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Legislative bipartisanship may not last through the holidays
TALLAHASSEE — Drink up, wayward partisans. Florida lawmakers may be striking a bipartisan tone as of late, but there are too many points of ideological contention for this camaraderie to survive intact beyond the holidays. Democrats are clamoring...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Laws, Elections, Pam Bondi, Rick Scott
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Lawmakers forcing economic-development accountability
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's economic-development strategy for years has been a taxpayer-financed piggy bank handing out big bucks to companies that made grand job-creation promises and were seldom held accountable for their flops. That's been...Tags: Justice System, Rick Scott, Pam Bondi, Eleanor Sobel, Fort Lauderdale
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Proposal could ban condos from assessing paying owners extra
With the Florida legislative session just two months away, lawmakers have already filed bills aimed at improving the financial stability and safety of shared communities that could significantly change the way condominium associations and HOAs do...Tags: Disasters, Laws, Justice System, Natural Disasters, Lauderhill
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Want to recall Rick Scott? Sorry, that's not how it works
In a moment, we'll run through some of the outrageous things happening in Tallahassee.
But first, a quick note to all those Rick Scott-haters who are dying for a recall election:
Shut up.
And I mean that in the nicest possible way.
Yes, the guy...Tags: Paula Hawkins, Regional Authority, Health, Elections, Rick Scott
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Senate Democrats try and fail to ‘upgrade’ Florida’s election system
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate is poised to pass an election reform inspired by last year's criticized elections, but will likely do so without the votes of minority-party Democrats who object the fix doesn't completely solve all the problems....
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