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Was it actually John Morgan who had financial conflicts in marijuana implementation?

Published on May 22, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

John Morgan was at his Trumpiest earlier this month when he took to social media to savage his longtime aide-de-camp, Ben Pollara, over the failure of legislation implementing medical marijuana this Session. Labeling him “Fredo,” (from the Godfather trilogy) and telling FloridaPolitics.com that Ben “f**ked the patients,” Morgan accused Pollara of putting the interests of wannabe medical marijuana businesses over the larger cause. Pollara emphatically denied those charges, but admitted in an email to supporters that issues of patient access, “tended to align with…

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Martin Dyckman: It’s always about the money

Published on May 22, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Martin Dyckman

The Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts wrote a powerful case for Donald Trump‘s impeachment, in the style of an open letter to the “Dear Republicans in Congress,” that I was reading to my wife as she prepared breakfast the other morning. At the part where Pitts asked, “Have you no loyalties deeper than party?” Ivy broke in. “The money,” she exclaimed. That nailed it. It is always about the money. It’s about the campaign money they expect to continue bagging…

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Speaker’s race heads toward June 30 vote after weekend meeting

Published on May 21, 2017 in 2017 by Peter Schorsch

Freshman House Republicans are inching closer to picking their leader, holding a weekend caucus meeting to hear from candidates. A majority of GOP freshmen met this weekend at a Central Florida law firm to discuss the 2022 Speaker’s Race. The meeting, which was first reported by Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida, comes about a week after an attempt to adopt rules for the 2022 Speaker’s failed, seemingly throwing the leadership battle into chaos. Held at Vose Law Firm in Winter Park, the meeting…

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In Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump seeks to move past domestic troubles

Published on May 20, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East on Saturday, touching down in Saudi Arabia to begin his first trip abroad, a visit aimed at forging stronger alliances to combat terrorism while seeking to push past the series of controversies threatening to engulf his young administration. Trump flew to Riyadh overnight on Air Force One and was welcomed during an elaborate ceremony at the airport, punctuated by a military flyover and a handshake from Saudi King Salman. Trump is the…

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Donald Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure

Published on May 19, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s attorneys initially wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure without certifying the information as true, according to correspondence with the Office of Government Ethics. Attorney Sheri Dillon said she saw no need for Trump to sign his 2016 personal financial disclosure because he is filing voluntarily this year. But OGE director Walter Shaub said his office would only work with Dillon if she agreed to follow the typical process of having Trump make the certification. The…

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Daisy Baez drops out of SD 40 race

Published on May 19, 2017 in 2017 by Staff Reports

Rep. Daisy Baez is dropping her bid to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in the Florida Senate. In a statement Friday, the Coral Gables Democrat cited her mother’s deteriorating health as the reason she decided to end her campaign. “Just after announcing my intention to run for the Florida Senate, my mother’s health deteriorated and it became clear to me that spending time with her now is of utmost importance,” she said in a statement Friday. “As her daughter, caring for…

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Darryl Paulson: The Founders were right — democracy is flawed

Published on May 19, 2017 in 2017/Top Headlines by Darryl Paulson

I expect the title of this op-ed will generate enough hate mail to keep me busy for a month. How can anyone oppose democracy? If the Founders hated democracy, who am I to disagree? The Founders recognized the inherent dangers of democratic government. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, called democracy “one of the greatest evils.” Alexander Hamilton, better known for being a Broadway phenomena that one of the most significant individuals in the establishment of the…

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2017 - page 54

Was it actually John Morgan who had financial conflicts in marijuana implementation?

Martin Dyckman: It’s always about the money

Speaker’s race heads toward June 30 vote after weekend meeting

In Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump seeks to move past domestic troubles

Donald Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure

Daisy Baez drops out of SD 40 race

Darryl Paulson: The Founders were right — democracy is flawed

2017 - page 54

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