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Was Jack Latvala against Enterprise Florida before he was for it?

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Sen. Jack Latvala has backed Gov. Rick Scott in his defense of Enterprise Florida—but that wasn’t always the case. The Clearwater Republican, who now chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, had some choice words for the public-private economic development organization back in 2015. That’s when he was chair of the Senate’s Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Appropriations subcommittee. That’s also when the agency, which the House now is trying to eliminate, was seeking more money for its business development efforts. “They’re asking for…

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On so-called funding cuts, Adam Putnam doth protest too much

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Short take: Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is shocked — shocked — that the House flatlined funding for his department’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. He also was gobsmacked over what he called a “political assault” on Fresh From Florida. “Gutting the Fresh From Florida program will hurt Florida’s small farms the most, their ability to raise awareness for the high quality of their locally grown products and compete against lesser quality products from foreign countries,” Putnam said in a statement. And “zeroing…

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Sunburn for 3.29.17 – Budget fireworks; Mid-Session thaw on gambling; Netflix & chill bill; Vanna White at The Villages!; Spider Man trailer!!!

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS (BUDGET) PLACE So now the lines of negotiation are being drawn over the budget, the one bill constitutionally required to be passed every session, and already lawmakers are entrenched. As our Michael Moline reported Tuesday, a House panel committed $25 million to VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s tourism marketing agency. That’s far…

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New three-part series unpacks ‘dark side’ of money, influence in Florida’s Eyeball Wars

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Florida’s Eyeball Wars rage on in Tallahassee, as optometrists continue pushing a bill allowing them to perform laser surgeries despite a potentially dangerous lack of medical training. Richard Miniter, the chief executive officer of American Media Institute, broke down the issue in-depth with a three-part series co-authored with Joseph Hammond, in which he describes how optometrists have lobbied lawmakers to perform eye surgery in Florida, as well as the pushback from ophthalmologists, who argue that only trained and licensed medical…

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Is the latest edition of INFLUENCE Magazine ‘sexist’?

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Is the Spring 2017 edition of INFLUENCE Magazine — available now in digital format, soon in print — sexist? According to Jessica Bakeman, a transplanted education reporter for POLITICO Florida and the current president of the Florida Capitol Press Corps, the answer is ‘yes.’ In a series of tweets posted Monday, Bakeman wrote that the magazine is a “case study for sexism,” and cited two examples of how the magazine stereotypes against women. In her first tweet, Bakeman compared the…

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Sunburn for 3.28.17 – Disruption day in the Capitol; Bondi’s D.C. moves; Max Steele exits

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. IT’S DISRUPTION DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE With the House set to tackle legislation aimed at vacation rentals and the Senate taking up a bill focused on ride-booking services, it seems like 2017 might just be the year lawmakers embrace some of the technological advancements many Floridians use on a regular basis. A recent survey from Mason-Dixon Polling…

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‘Property assessed’ financing for solar panels reveal serious consequences for Pinellas Realtors, lenders

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As solar energy expands as Florida’s next big growth industry, with it comes a host of unforeseen consequences. While promises of reduced energy costs for consumers and the lure of “no credit needed,” county-approved loans are indeed attractive, easy financing and lower energy costs could be masking other, potentially devastating, economic problems. A letter last year from the Pinellas Realtors Organization, standing for over 7,000 real estate professionals countywide, to County Commissioner Charlie Justice cautions against one such situation where…

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