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Email insights: Marco Rubio and his four-minute smackdown

Published on March 12, 2015 in Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

It was a terrible week for “self-proclaimed foreign policy expert” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, says the Democratic National Committee in a new email to supporters. Four minutes is all it took for Rubio, a possible White House candidate for 2016, to be “schooled” in Middle East foreign policy by Secretary of State John Kerry. It all started when the Miami Republican became one of the 47 U.S. senators who signed a “reckless letter” undermining President Obama’s international negotiating ability with Iran.…

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Poll: Floridians oppose converting dog tracks into casinos

Published on March 12, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Staff Reports

A Mason-Dixon poll publicized by the Florida Greyhound Association finds that nearly seven out of 10 Floridians are opposed to turning increasingly out-of-fashion dog racing tracks into casinos — at least without a referendum. “Floridians are sending a loud message to the Legislature; don’t turn greyhound tracks into casinos on your own,” said Jim Blanchard, president of the greyhound welfare group. “So-called ‘decoupling’ would not only subvert the will of voters who have repeatedly rejected casino gaming but would also cost 3,000 Florida…

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Strike-all amendment awaits House telehealth bill

Published on March 12, 2015 in Top Headlines by Christine Jordan Sexton

A strike-everything amendment awaits the House telehealth bill in the House Health Quality Subcommittee on Thursday. The amendment, offered by bill sponsor state Rep. Travis Cummings, does not make the bill identical to the Senate measure, CS/SB 478. But the amendment does address a new issue in the telehealth debate: regulation of telehealth products. The House strike-all amendment would make clear that telehealth products are not “discount medical plans.” The strike-everything amendment to the House bill does not address telehealth…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – March 12

Published on March 12, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Days until Sine Die: 51; Days until the 2015 Election: 236; Days until the 2016 Election: 607 Today’s SachsFact is brought to you by the public affairs, integrated marketing and reputation management experts at Sachs Media Group: Who’d have though that tranquil Lakeland would be the mecca for architecture aficionados throughout the world? Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most renowned architect, believed most college campuses were architectural failures. So he sought to design an entire…

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Major survey finds record low confidence in government

Published on March 12, 2015 in Top Headlines by Associated Press

Americans’ confidence in all three branches of government is at or near record lows, according to a major survey that has measured attitudes on the subject for 40 years. The 2014 General Social Survey finds only 23 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the Supreme Court, 11 percent in the executive branch and 5 percent in Congress. By contrast, half have a great deal of confidence in the military. The survey is conducted by the independent…

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Why I just donated $500 to City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown

Published on March 11, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

I don’t know City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown very well, just an occasional handshake or a passing nod at various city events. That said, Wheeler-Brown’s reputation speaks for itself. She’s a dedicated community activist and neighborhood leader. At this point, she is the only candidate running for the District 7 seat currently held by the term-limited Wengay Newton. This evening, the Tampa Bay Times plucked from a controversial message board the rumor mongering of those who would like to keep her…

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Jimmy Patronis, Julie Brown slide through committee stop toward PSC confirmation

Published on March 11, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Bruce Ritchie

Former state Rep. Jimmy Patronis wants senators to know he can serve on the Florida Public Service Commission and still help run his restaurant in Panama City Beach. And PSC Commissioner Julie Brown wants you to know that she didn’t vote last fall for gutting utility energy conservation goals. Both commissioners are going through Senate confirmation for their commission seats, which pay $130,036 per year. During confirmation before the Senate energy committee, a representative of the Southern Alliance for Clean energy criticized the PSC…

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Top Headlines - page 2820

Email insights: Marco Rubio and his four-minute smackdown

Poll: Floridians oppose converting dog tracks into casinos

Strike-all amendment awaits House telehealth bill

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – March 12

Why I just donated $500 to City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown

Jimmy Patronis, Julie Brown slide through committee stop toward PSC confirmation

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