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Tampa Dreamers denounce Donald Trump decision on DACA

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The fight is only beginning, say Tampa Bay-area residents who face deportation because of Tuesday’s decision by the Donald Trump administration to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). “This is an attack on our community, so I want everybody to come together and fight, because this is not the end,” said Valentina Ortiz, 26, at a news conference by immigration advocates in Ybor City’s Centennial Park. “I have a lot of emotions — sad, mad, but it’s not…

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Court overrules regulators regarding ‘flag drop’ races

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An appellate court on Tuesday unanimously reversed state regulators in favor of a ragtag north Florida horse track looking to become a “first-class (gambling) facility.” The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering last year rejected an administrative law judge’s tossing out of the state’s complaint that Hamilton Downs ran “flag drop” races contrary to its license. But a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the track, which it described as “an L-shaped…

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Sides seek more time in $700M Lottery lawsuit

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The Florida Lottery and the House of Representatives are seeking an extension in which to settle a pending lawsuit over a $700 million contract for new equipment, court records show. Lottery outside counsel Barry Richard and House general counsel Adam Tanenbaum asked the 1st District Court of Appeal that they “be permitted to provide another status report to the court by Oct. 31.” Last Thursday was the previous deadline for a status report.

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GOP arrives at crossroads choice of ‘mean’ & ‘compassion’

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My Republican friends (yes, I have them) loathe being called the party of mean people, and I completely understand why they feel that way. What some see as mean, others see as principled. That’s particularly true with programs like Medicaid expansion in Florida, which many Republicans say costs too much and doesn’t work well enough. I respect that point of view because it’s not looney, even if I don’t agree. But when it comes to so-called Dreamers – the children…

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Hillsborough judge denies request for injunction preventing move of Confederate monument

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Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge Rex Barbas denied a request for an injunction against Hillsborough County from removing the Confederate monument currently standing outside of the county courthouse annex. However, he has not outright dismissed their case. Barbas wrote in his ruling that the plaintiffs – which includes Save Southern Heritage, Veterans’ Monuments of America and five other individuals — needed “a likelihood of irreparable harm; unavailability of an adequate legal remedy; a substantial likelihood of succeeding on the merits; and…

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CFO Jimmy Patronis: Get a plan ahead of Irma

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Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis “is urging Floridians to prepare now for possible Florida impact” from Hurricane Irma, he said in a press release. “Residents should take steps immediately to ensure their family is prepared to possibly weather this major category 5 storm,” the release said.

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Jimmy Patronis political committee pulls in $135K in first month

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A political committee linked to newly appointed state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis raised $135,000 in late August, as Patronis weighs running in 2018 for a four-year term in the Cabinet post. The committee, known as Treasure Florida, formed in August and posted initial fund-raising numbers on its website. The $135,000 included $50,000 from Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., of Panama City, and $50,000 from the Florida Prosperity Fund, a PAC with ties to the business group Associated Industries of Florida.

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