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A central Florida church is ending its run as a polling place after complaints that the congregation promoted its views on a marquee and with a memorial for the unborn leading up to previous elections. Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary will be the last time Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Indialantic serves as a polling place in Brevard County. Florida Today reports the decision was made by the church’s leadership. The Brevard County Supervisor of Elections is now scrambling to…

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With few reasons for Florida voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, there are low expectations for enthusiasm and turnout. The top of the ticket for both parties are snoozers — Republican Rick Scott faces a set of tomato cans, while Charlie Crist is expected to lap fellow Democrat Nan Rich. There isn’t a U.S. Senate race to generate interest as there has been in other statees, and there are few congressional races with genuine primaries. It’s difficult to…

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A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Today’s Rise and Shine Fact-iversary is brought to you by Sachs Media Group, the firm best known for smart, strong and strategic counsel across the diverse and ever-changing media landscape: Today is Primary Election Day  in Florida, and long-time residents know better than to dismiss the importance of statewide primaries. After all, our state’s political history has plenty of examples of candidates who stormed out of nowhere to capture their party’s nomination –…

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Industrious party-goers and political gadflies in Tampa Bay and throughout the state can make a night of following voting results Tuesday by visiting gatherings that the dozens of candidates are organizing. Here’s a chance for voters to kick up their heels at some trendy spots while following the election results. The following is a rundown of election-night watch parties that have been scheduled. Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist will be at the Pier 66 Hyatt Regency in Ft. Lauderdale. Gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich…

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Citrus County residents will soon be getting a break on property taxes, as officials voted to transfer the lease of Citrus Memorial Hospital into private control. The Citrus County Hospital Board of Trustees (CCHB) announced on Monday their recommendation to have Citrus Memorial become the newest hospital in the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) chain. The CCHB is urging the Citrus Memorial Health Foundation, which oversees the facility, to vote in favor of executing the master agreement, giving HCA oversight of taxpayer revenue…

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Two weeks ago, this blog shared the strong fundraising numbers by Sen. Joe Negron’s political committee relative to those reported by a political committee supporting Sen. Jack Latvala, his competition for the Senate presidency. Indeed, at the time, Latvala’s committee, “Florida Leadership Committee” showed a total of $1.4 million, while Negron’s “Treasure Coast Alliance” brought in $1.5 million. But as Florida Senate leaders continue to raise funds and funnel cash into political committees and to allied campaigns, the story didn’t end there.…

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Remember the Deep Blue v. Gary Kasparov matchups in which the world’s greatest chess champion squared off against a computer? Think that — but for political forecasting. Florida’s political data guru, Brecht Heuchan, launched a new product called Decision Link that offers election prediction tools. And he is testing it against sixteen of the state’s most savvy political observers. The sixteen chosen pundits represent a bipartisan mix of colorful, skilled players: Pat Bainter, Chip Case, Joe Clements, Ana Cruz, David Custin,…

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