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Oscar Branyon says Dwight Bullard to “stay put” in SD 40, Anitere Flores moves to SD 39

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Now that the Florida Senate gave up the ghost in its redistricting legal battle, both incumbent state Sens. Anitere Flores and Dwight Bullard will need to decide who is running where. Mary Ellen Klas reports in the Miami Herald that the two now reside in the newly redrawn Senate District 40. In a new agreement between the incumbents, Klas writes that Flores “will move” to neighboring District 39, with Bullard “staying put” in SD 40, according to incoming Senate Democratic leader Oscar…

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Florida Senate Republicans plan major fundraising on eve of Session

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Now that 2015 is history, Florida’s Senate Republican caucus is looking to 2016 with a major fundraiser planned on the eve of the start of the upcoming Legislative Session. The Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee 2016 Welcome Back Reception will be held Monday, January 11 beginning 5:30 p.m. at the Tallahassee Doubletree Hotel Ballroom, 101 S. Adams St. Hosted by Senate President Andy Gardiner, the event also features President Designate and FRSCC Chair Joe Negron and Sens. Bill Galvano, Lizbeth Benacquisto, Anitere Flores…

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Bills would protect Florida consumers from credit card skimmers, data thieves

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Bills that would require gas stations to protect customers from credit card skimmers and increase criminal penalties for data thieves were filed Thursday. The bills were announced by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, whose department is responsible for inspecting pumps at the state’s 8,000 gas stations. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors have found 150 credit card skimmers, small devices that capture the credit or debit card information of consumers, in the past year. “We estimate that $1,000 is stolen…

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Senate transportation panel OKs tweaks to Miami expressway authority

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The Senate Committee on Transportation approved a bill to rejigger representation within the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and tighten ethics rules within the quasi-governmental body. The transportation panel approved SB 574, sponsored by Miami Sen. Anitere Flores, by a vote of 6-0. Toll increases and disclosure problems with the expressway authority, known locally and in legislative parlance as MDX, precipitated the bill, which is again being sponsored in the House by Rep. Jeanette Nunez. The pair of Miami-area legislators have pursued similar bills in 2013 and…

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Senate submits proposed redistricting map

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In the ongoing saga over state Senate redistricting, everything old is new again. The state Senate on Wednesday disclosed its proposed fix for its gerrymandered districts, a mash-up of two previous maps: One was passed by the Senate, another was drawn but not voted on in the recent Special Session. Because lawmakers couldn’t agree, it’s now up to Circuit Judge George Reynolds to recommend a map to the Florida Supreme Court for adoption. A trial is set for the week of Dec. 14.…

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Fundraising reports show Senate rivals Jack Latvala, Joe Negron close as ever

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Early committee finance numbers for Republican Sens. Jack Latvala and Joe Negron show the two rivals for Senate President are as close as ever in fundraising. Latvala’s outfit, Florida Leadership Committee, entered October with a little more than $1.6 million on-hand, and the committee should get a little boost above that mark once final reports for October are posted. FLC had taken in about $110,000 in contributions through Oct. 26 and had posted $48,452 in expenditures as of Oct. 29,…

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Meet Erica Chanti, one of the ’30 under 30′ rising stars of Florida politics

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The daughter of Israeli citizens, Erica Chanti grew up in the Miami-Dade village of Pinecrest, where she says her parents always encouraged her to volunteer with community organizations. “When I was a teenager, my mom would secretly sign me up for volunteer opportunities and announce them in front of a large group of people so that I could not say no,” she jokes. “Eventually, I sought opportunities on my own and developed a passion for helping those who couldn’t help themselves.…

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