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Alex Sink adds to campaign staff

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From the Buzz: Democratic consultant Brian May is joining the Alex Sink gubernatorial campaign as senior adviser and general consultant, succeeding Ken Morley, who succeeded Marc Farinella. Also, Stephen Gaskill is coming on board as the communications director to oversee policy, research and press departments. “We are continuing to build our strong, strategic team, and are excited about the additions of Brian and Stephen to help communicate Alex Sink’s vision for creating jobs and growing our economy as Florida’s next Governor,” said Jim Cassady, campaign chief…

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Rasmussen: Bill McCollum leads Alex Sink 45%-38%

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Florida’s gubernatorial race may have grown a bit more competitive this month. State Attorney General Bill McCollum now attracts support for 45% of voters statewide, while Democrat Alex Sink earns the vote from 38%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, while 10% are undecided at this point. While support for McCollum is down slightly from 47% last month, his numbers have held relatively steady since last October. Over…

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Bill McCollum leads Alex Sink by narrow margin according to new poll

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Republican Bill McCollum, Florida’s attorney general, leads Democrat Alex Sink, the state’s chief financial officer by 4 points in their race for governor, a much smaller margin than reported by a Florida newspapers poll in late March, according to a Quinnipiac University survey conducted April 8-13. – McCollum is ahead by 40 percent to 36 percent with 21 percent undecided. McCollum gets 83 percent support from fellow Republicans compared to 73 percent for Sink among Democrats, and he leads her 37 percent to 28 percent among independents, with 29 percent undecided. In Quinnipiac’s January…

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Oil drilling comes up empty this year

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From LobbyTools’ Florida Tribune: Legislation to allow drilling in state waters won’t be voted on by the House this year, Rep. Dean Cannon on Friday told the House Select Policy Council on Strategic & Economic Planning. The council chaired by Cannon, R-Winter Park, held 10 hearings and workshops last winter and spring toward developing legislation to lift the state’s 20-year-old ban on drilling. Supporters said drilling could bring jobs to Florida and revenue to the state while opponents said it…

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Mike Haridopolos blasts Charlie Crist over veto of ‘leadership funds’ bill, says Governor didn’t even read the bill

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From Senator Mike Haridopolos: Yesterday, good government, transparency and accountability were cast aside. In vetoing the Florida transparency bill, Governor Charlie Crist denied Florida’s voters and the press an opportunity for greater transparency in politician’s and political organization’s contributions and expenditures. Simply put, transparency equals accountability. Politically, it is understandable that this legislation is problematic for the Governor.  But what is indefensible is that Governor Crist failed to even read the bill. His uninformed veto comments did not reflect the stringent details…

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Mike Haridopolos blasts Charlie Crist over veto of ‘leadership funds’ bill, says Governor didn’t even read the bill

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From Senator Mike Haridopolos: Yesterday, good government, transparency and accountability were cast aside. In vetoing the Florida transparency bill, Governor Charlie Crist denied Florida’s voters and the press an opportunity for greater transparency in politician’s and political organization’s contributions and expenditures. Simply put, transparency equals accountability. Politically, it is understandable that this legislation is problematic for the governor.  But what is indefensible is that Governor Crist failed to even read the bill. His uninformed veto comments did not reflect the stringent details…

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PolitiFact rules GOP education plan is an ‘unfunded mandate’

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From PolitiFact: Count Alex Sink among those fighting a controversial series of education reforms being pushed by state Republican leaders. SB 6 would link teacher pay increases to student performance, eliminate long-term job security for new teachers and require end-of-course exams for subjects not covered by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test starting in the 2013-2014 school year. Most Democrats and some moderate Republicans in the Legislature oppose the changes; so does the teachers union. Sink, the state’s chief financial officer…

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