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Florida economists drawing up new budget forecast

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State economists are drawing up new forecasts to predict how much the state will collect in taxes. Economists are scheduled to meet on Tuesday. The forecasts will be used by state legislators as they draw up this year’s budget. Late last year economists predicted the state’s main budget account would grow nearly 5 percent during the fiscal year that ends in June. Economists also predicted an additional 4 percent growth in the 2015-16 fiscal year. That growth gave legislators a…

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Senate committee hears about corruption inside the Dept. of Corrections

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Over the past year, the Florida Department of Corrections has come under fire for inmate deaths, allegations of abuse by prison guards, cover-ups, understaffing and officer shift issues. Today in Tallahassee, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee heard firsthand from some of those officials who have themselves come under retaliation simply by reporting such incidents. First up for the hour-long hearing was Doug Glissom, who works in the inspector general’s office. He mentioned the issue of inmate Quentin Faust, who complained…

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Today on Context Florida: Crime, Healthy Florida Works, Big Sugar and Andrew’s Capital Grill

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Today on Context Florida: One of the truthful boasts in Gov. Rick Scott’s curiously brief speech to the Legislature last week may not have been good news to all who heard it, says Martin Dyckman. “We are at a 43-year low in our crime rate,” Scott said. By 2013, crime in Florida had fallen 60 percent from its high point in 1988, which was 10 percent better than the national decline. But there are some to whom this might be a…

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Rick Kriseman says St. Pete will purchase Carter G. Woodson African-American History Museum

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The City of St. Pete will buy the Carter G. Woodson African-American History Museum. Mayor Rick Kriseman announced he will work with City Council and staff to begin the process. The first step is figuring out how much to pay for the Midtown building. “There’s a lot to do and it will not happen overnight,” Kriseman said. Next steps also include figuring out how to pay for the building once a purchase price is determined. The city will also have…

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Rick Scott says climate change gag policy not true, Dems continue to bash

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Gov. Rick Scott is denying there was a policy banning the use of the term climate change at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as Democrats Tuesday continued to hammer him on the issue. Over the weekend, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting reported there was an unwritten policy “distributed verbally statewide” at DEP banning the terms climate change or global warming. The report said four former employees confirmed the existence of the policy. DEP and the governor’s office denied…

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New poll shows Marco Rubio & Jeff Atwater leading Dems in 2016 Florida Senate race

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Marco Rubio looks to be in good shape for his re-election chances for the Senate next year, at least against South Florida Democratic U.S. Reps. Patrick Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. A Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday shows Rubio with double-digit leads over both Democrats. Against Murphy, he’s up 50-38 percent. Against Wasserman Schultz, it’s 53-36 percent. But if his presidential aspirations take off, Rubio may very well not run for re-election. If that’s the case, Mason Dixon shows that one…

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Jason Fischer raises $84K in first quarter of 2016 HD 16 campaign

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Jason Fischer, Republican hopeful for Florida House District 16, announced today he raised over $84,000 in the first quarter since announcing his candidacy. The Jacksonville native added over $18,700 in contributions from roughly 50 donors during February, which the candidate calls proof of “continued momentum and increasing grassroots support.” “The growing support our campaign is receiving from people across the district is exciting,” Fischer said in a statement. “I am committed to bringing a fresh perspective and conservative leadership to…

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