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Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for SaintPetersBlog and FloridaPolitics.com. While at the University of Florida, Wilson was an editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to cover business deals for The Hollywood Reporter. Before joining Extensive Enterprises, Wilson covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools.

Marco Rubio files bills cracking down on Iran, Russia

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Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio announced Friday that he is sponsoring a pair of bills to crack down on Iran and Russia. Rubio, along with Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse and Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue, filed a bill to crack down on Iranā€™s use of commercial aircraft in support of terrorism. The Iran Terror-Free Skies Act would require the executive branch to regularly report to Congress on whether Iran has used civilian planes for…

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City to hold public meeting on Tangerine Plaza

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The city of St. Petersburg will host a meeting Feb. 23 to talk with the public about the Tangerine Plaza development. The ā€œTangerine Plaza Community Conversationā€ will start at 6 pm and be held in the community room of the St. Petersburg College Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Midtown Center at 1300 22nd Street South. Topics addressed in the meeting include what the greatest need is for the community surrounding Tangerine Plaza, the history of the plazaā€™s development and how the…

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Bill to fix vote-by-mail rules clears first committee

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A bill that would allow Florida voters to fix signatures on vote-by-mail ballots cleared its first House committee Thursday. HB 105, sponsored by Tampa DemocratĀ Janet Cruz, would change the process for when signatures on ballots donā€™t match up to the signature on file with local supervisors of elections. Current law gives voters the opportunity to correct their ballot if they forget to sign it, but the same courtesy isnā€™t extended to mismatched signatures. Bill cosponsor and Dania Beach DemocratĀ Evan JenneĀ said…

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Service industry helps Florida boost 14.4K new jobs in Nov.

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Florida added 14,400 new private-sector jobs in November according to employment data released by payroll company ADP. According to the ADP Regional Employment Report, the bulk of Floridaā€™s new jobs were in the service industry, which added 12,200 jobs, while goods-producing industries added 2,200. Professional and business services saw the biggest gain at 4,100 jobs, followed by mining and construction at 1,900, manufacturing at 300 and trade, transportation and utilities at 100. The November numbers show a 1,400-job dip compared…

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House approves Kathy Castor bill promoting concrete masonry, manufacturing jobs

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The U.S. House passed a bill sponsored by Democratic Florida Rep. Kathy Castor Wednesday that would boost construction jobs and help develop better building materials. ā€œLocal manufacturers and many across Florida worked diligently with me to boost jobs in the concrete masonry industry through this legislation. If signed into law, businesses will have the ability to pool resources for research and to develop safer, more durable, and more efficient products which would be a boon for building construction,ā€ Castor said.…

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Bill Galvano committee brings in over $360K in five days

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Bradenton Sen. Bill Galvanoā€™s political committee pulled in more than $360,000 between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, giving the future Senate president plenty of ammo to help his fellow Republican senators win re-election. “Innovate Florida” kicked off the three-day fundraising spree with a $100,000 check from Cuban-American billionaire Miguel Fernandez Oct. 31, followed by a $12,500 haul Nov. 1 and $160,500 Nov. 2. The Nov. 2 report shows $25,000 apiece coming in from the Associated Industries of Florida’s political committees…

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Charlie Crist nets another $7K from lobbyists, Morgan & Morgan employees

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Former Gov. Charlie Crist reported another $7,000 in contributions in a new FEC filing Tuesday, including checks from a pair of Morgan & Morgan employees. The donor roll included attorneys Adam Brum and Keith Carter of Morgan & Morgan, who gave $1,500 and $1,000, respectively. Crist took a job at Morgan & Morgan after his lone term as Florida governor ended in 2011. Also in the filing were Tallahassee lobbyist Jeff Sharkey and Nicholas Herbach of Index Management Services, who…

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