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In wake of redistricting situation, Sarasota’s Greg Steube contemplates future

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The president of the Lakewood Ranch Republican Club, Steve Vernon, has become the second candidate to file for Sarasota state Rep. Greg Steube‘s House seat in 2016, as reported by the Bradenton Herald. However, neither Vernon nor Joe Gruters, the other announced candidate in the contest, say they want to actually challenge Steube in the HD 73 seat. Both men say they’re entering the race based on the supposition that Steube will announce at some point that he is running for the…

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Florida Legislature will return to redraw Senate maps

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Legislative leaders announced Tuesday they will hold a special session to redraw the state’s 40 Senate districts after the chamber acknowledged it violated the state Constitution by creating maps that benefit Republicans and incumbents. The decision comes less than three weeks after the state Supreme Court threw out the congressional districts the GOP-dominated Legislature approved, saying those maps were drawn to favor Republicans. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner said that ruling would have implications for the…

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Florida Senate Majority puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising during summer break

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Florida lawmakers just wanna have fun – to borrow a line from Cyndi Lauper. As summer breaks all over the country, Floridians look forward to visiting vacation spots both at home and across America. The Florida Senate is no different. In the 75-odd days until committee meetings start for the 2016 legislative session, a newly announced schedule of fundraising events shows senators can expect quite a time over the summer. On the agenda are stopovers in California, Chicago, Key West and…

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No Casinos: Don’t reward Seminole Tribe threats on Compact renewal

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As the combative issue of Florida gambling once again heats up, No Casinos calls the renewed debate a simple matter of “bad faith,” which they warn shouldn’t be rewarded. This week, the Seminole Tribe of Florida sent a five-page letter to Gov. Rick Scott and other legislative leaders vowing to continue providing banked card games, despite the upcoming end of the gambling arrangement with the state. John Sowinski, president of No Casinos, the organization that opposes gambling in Florida, believes that…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.24.15 — Rick Scott wins again

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Jeb Bush likes to boast on the campaign trail that he used to be called “Veto Corleone,” so prevalent was his mission to stamp out pork and other forms of what he perceived to be excessive and unnecessary government spending when as governor of Florida he was presented with the budget every year. Jeb Bush has nothing on Rick Scott. The current Florida governor yesterday vetoed $461 million of government spending. It was a notable departure from a year ago, an…

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Bill Galvano files latest round of ‘FHIX’ repairs

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Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano of Bradenton filed two new amendments to the Senate’s healthcare proposal on Tuesday morning. One, the “timely-filed” barcode 852368, addresses the “sunset” provision that state Rep. Cary Pigman took issue with yesterday during the House’s workshop on the so-called “FHIX 2.0” proposal to expand health care in Florida by expanding a privately run, largely federally funded program of coverage for the uninsured. It specifically enumerates several triggers that would end the program at the end of the…

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Senate leadership to hold July funder at Cirque Du Soleil

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Florida’s Senate Majority leadership will be holding a July fundraiser featuring a performance at Cirque Su Soleil in Downtown Disney, Orlando. As first reported by Matt Dixon in Political Fix Florida, the reception, which includes dinner and live “La Nouba” show, is on Thursday, July 9; dinner at Downtown Disney is at 6 p.m., show beings 9 p.m. Hosting the event, which benefits Senate Majority 2016, are Senate President Andy Gardiner, Majority Leader Bill Galvano, and state Sens. Lizbeth Benacquisto, Joe…

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