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Ethics Commission considers David Rivera case

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The Florida Commission on Ethics will consider the recommendation of a judge on a case over former state legislator and US. Rep. David Rivera, who was ordered to pay nearly $58,000 in fines and restitution for questionable travel reimbursements and financial disclosures. The commission hearing is set for April 17, according to its newly released agenda. Last month, Administrative Law Judge W. David Watkins recommended that Rivera pay $16,500 in fines and approximately $41,322 in restitution, as well as face censure and…

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Tampa Bay’s Campaign Weekender for June 18-20

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Man-about-town Michael Ciftci is hosting another edition of Off-the-Record tonight at 5:30 p.m.  David Rivera will be joining the political cocktail hour at the Drynk at 302 South Howard Avenue in Tampa. For more information, please visit this Facebook page. State House candidate Kathryn Starkey will be canvassing on Saturday beginning in the morning.  Meet at the Lucky Dill at 2800 Alt 19 in Palm Harbor. For more information, please call 727.505.2624. State House candidate Jamie Grant will be canvassing…

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Tampa Bay’s Campaign Weekender for June 18-20

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Man-about-town Michael Ciftci is hosting another edition of Off-the-Record tonight at 5:30 p.m.  David Rivera will be joining the political cocktail hour at the Drynk at 302 South Howard Avenue in Tampa. For more information, please visit this Facebook page. State House candidate Kathryn Starkey will be canvassing on Saturday beginning in the morning.  Meet at the Lucky Dill at 2800 Alt 19 in Palm Harbor. For more information, please call 727.505.2624. State House candidate Jamie Grant will be canvassing…

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Marco Rubio campaign disputes foreclosure

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Marco Rubio is facing foreclosure on a home he jointly owns in Tallahassee, according to court documents obtained by POLITICO, though his campaign insists the issue has been resolved. The lawsuit, filed by Deutsche Bank in Leon County this week, lists Rubio and U.S. House candidate David Rivera as co-owners. A Rubio campaign spokesman said the issue had been resolved after the two co-owners wrote a check for $9,524 Thursday, one day after POLITICO originally inquired about the suit. But…

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Tens of millions of ‘turkeys’ in state budget

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Steve Bosquet reports: In a bleak budget with more cuts to human services programs, state lawmakers are following a time-honored practice: stashing away tens of millions of dollars in hometown spending to appease constituents in an election year. Many of the budget earmarks — nicknamed “turkeys” by some in Tallahassee — surfaced for the first time in the past few days and some didn’t come up until almost midnight Monday in the final negotiating session. The budget landed on lawmakers’…

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Tens of millions of ‘turkeys’ in state budget

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Steve Bousquet reports: In a bleak budget with more cuts to human services programs, state lawmakers are following a time-honored practice: stashing away tens of millions of dollars in hometown spending to appease constituents in an election year. Many of the budget earmarks — nicknamed “turkeys” by some in Tallahassee — surfaced for the first time in the past few days and some didn’t come up until almost midnight Monday in the final negotiating session. The budget landed on lawmakers’…

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State workers spared pay cut

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From Sunshine News: Although for a fifth straight year lawmakers have declined to provide state worker pay-raises, union officials Monday said they were satisfied with lawmakers’ decision to back away from a proposed pay cut. The House accepted a Senate proposal that will require some 27,000 mid-level managers, lawmakers and other workers pay a modest amount for health coverage for the first time. Public employees across the state who are part of the state’s pension plan would also have to…

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