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Mitch Perry Report for 3.16.15 — Vladimir Putin is still alive

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In St. Petersburg today — St. Petersburg, Russia, that is — Vladimir Putin reappeared in public for the first time in 11 days, ending the rumors of a Kremlin coup or even his own death. This isn’t the first time that the Russian leader has dropped out of society for awhile, and the sh*t really starts to build up for Putin, who has been in charge in one way or another since 1998. The negative news of late was the recent murder…

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Access to Florida online court records varies by hierarchy

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Florida’s clerks of court are leading the nation in making electronic state court records available to the public online. But in the process, they’re creating two-tiers of public viewers with varying privileges based on how much information users are willing to provide about themselves. Any member of the public will be able to look up most criminal and civil cases over the Internet anonymously in most Florida counties, once the clerks’ online records go live later this year. But to…

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Where does sh*t stand — the ‘legislative food fights’ edition

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Editor’s note: As the 2015 legislative session kicks into high gear, FloridaPolitics.com is continuing to report on several “legislative food fights” during the annual lawmaking period. These food fights don’t always make the front page of the traditional media outlets, but they are the kind of industry vs. industry or intra-industry turf battles that drive Tallahassee — and expand the field of play for state lobbyists. Here’s a look at where sh*t stands heading into the third week of session. Big…

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The latest on the legislative merry-go-round

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With a hat-tip to LobbyTools, here is latest on who is on and who is off the legislative staffing merry-go-round. On: Melissa Santoro is Sen. Jeff Clemens’ new legislative assistant. Off: LaNedra Carroll has left her position as Sen. Geraldine Thompson’s legislative assistant. On: Whitney Langston has joined the House Health & Human Services Committee. On: Ebony Pardo is now district secretary for Rep. Bobby DuBose Off: Wayne Neunie is no longer a legislative assistant for DuBose. On: Sandra Livingston is the new district secretary for Rep. Mike Hill Off: Jordan Schilt is no longer district…

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Email insights: Opponents look to rally against guns on campuses bill

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Florida’s controversial gun bill that would allow guns on college campuses has already passed one committee and will be heard in another next week. The Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus is asking for help defeating the measure. “The vast majority of Florida’s students and faculty don’t want guns in their classrooms or other buildings on campus,” wrote state director Kathryn Grant in an email. “We can defeat S.B. 176, but will need your help to fight the powerful and…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — March 16

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Days until Sine Die: 47; Days until the 2015 Election: 232; Days until the 2016 Election: 602 Happy birthday to House Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran, who is turning the big 5-0.  Also celebrating today are John French, Jan Gorrie, Broward Commish Chip LaMarca, and Alexander Pantinakis. Belated wishes to state Sens. Audrey Gibson and Chris Smith, former state Rep. Marti Coley and ace comms staffer Kristen McDonald. Today’s SachsFact is brought to you…

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Alimony reform bill again stirs passions on both sides

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The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would end permanent alimony in most future divorces, setting up formulas that would set time limits and amounts based on the length of the marriage and the income difference between the spouses. Sponsored by state Rep. Colleen Burton and state Sen. Kelli Stargel, both Polk County Republicans, the bill (HB 943) calls for payments that would last to between 25 and 75 percent of the length of the marriage. Judges could break…

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