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Sunburn for 3.8.17 – Governor gets personal; Speaker gets joyful; Bills get moving; Don Gaetz’ next run?; It’s Space Day!

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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. #HUMBLEBRAG It’s that time of year when everyone in the process emails around CATECOMM’s annual legislative aide study — even the clients he’s working against. It’s a must-read perennial reminder for advocacy groups and coalitions to not send spam form emails or do other dumb things that don’t work. Here is the Medium post everyone is sharing. But this year,…

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Isn’t it time Florida progressive put the ‘Awake the State’ mantra to bed?

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Later this morning, Gov. Rick Scott will give his seventh State of the State address as lawmakers kick off their annual 60-day legislative session. After the applause from his fellow Republicans dies down, Florida Democrats and progressives will offer a response to the GOP’s agenda. “Labor leaders, legislators and advocates for access to health care, quality public schools, reproductive and immigration rights will provide a counterpoint to Gov. Rick Scott and his legislative allies’ agenda that rewards their corporate backers while ignoring…

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What do you do after you quit Enterprise Florida? Enjoy a glass of red wine, of course!

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On Monday, Chris Hart IV abruptly resigned as Enterprise Florida CEO. Hart cited an ongoing conflict with Gov. Rick Scott over the future of the outfit responsible for recruiting companies to the state. Hart’s departure comes during a critical time. House Speaker Richard Corcoran is pushing a bill to scuttle the organization and strip it of all state money. The legislation could reach the House floor this week. So how did Hart end such a tumultuous day? With a glass of red…

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Sunburn for 3.7.17 – Scott’s SoS; Curtain raises on Leg.; Cruz is ready; Brodeur’s haul; Ander’s new gig

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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. TAILSPIN A stall, it is said, “can best be described as the situation where there is not enough air flowing over the wings to create the amount of lift needed to hold up the airplane.” “If pilots can recognize an impending stall,” one website explains it, “they can take corrective action to either avoid the stall altogether or to…

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Joe Gruters voices support for incentives programs in op-ed

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Sarasota Republican Rep. Joe Gruters voiced his support for state economic development arms Enterprise Florida and VISIT Florida in an op-ed published Tuesday. Gruters said the two organizations are “effective tools helping us to compete with other states to bring jobs and investments home to benefit our communities,” and that he “cannot support a proposal to slash funding for these organizations that would cripple our state’s ability to compete for jobs.” “We cannot unilaterally disarm,” he said. “Thousands of Florida jobs depend…

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Why does Florida use pass/fail for health inspections, not actual grades?

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After a local news outlet reported seven Tampa Bay-area Publix grocery stores failed health inspections, the Department of Agriculture pulled all pass/fail grades and inspections from the online database. “I believe that the pass/fail system is unclear because if it’s a failure, why is it still open?” Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam explained to WFTS-TV. Which raises the question: Why is the state using a pass/fail instead of a simple grading system? Most regions use either a letter or number grade for…

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Florida For Care ‘web of influence’ raises questions, concerns about recreational marijuana

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Florida for Care, the group that led the effort to pass Amendment 2 last year, continues to insist its support for expanding medical marijuana in Florida is in no way related to recreational use. For marijuana opponents, however, that simply doesn’t cut it. Their claim is that Florida for Care is trying to find a pathway to recreational use instead of helping those patients who need medical marijuana. And as justification for their concerns, some point to the Florida for Care…

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