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GOP lawmakers want elected education commissioner back on Florida Cabinet

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A pair of Republican lawmakers will seekĀ approval forĀ a new cabinet-level commissioner of education during the 2016 Legislative Session, reversing the office’s demotion to an appointed position in 2003. The proposals ā€” SB 942 by Sen. Rene Garcia of MiamiĀ andĀ HBĀ 767Ā by Rep.Ā Debbie Mayfield of Vero Beach ā€”Ā would require aĀ constitutional amendment to reinstate the education commissioner as one of five voting members on the FloridaĀ Cabinet, responsible for deciding executive branch policy and implementing law across the state. The commissioner would return to aĀ previous…

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Auditing panel muses whether lobbyists should be audited

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A panel of state lawmakers going overĀ theĀ first-ever auditsĀ of lobbying firm income on Monday started bringing up a common question: Why are we doing this? “I may be an outlier … (but) I don’t understandĀ how the public’s interest is advanced by this exercise,” said state Sen. Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican who sits on theĀ Joint Legislative Auditing Committee. “I just don’t see how this information is relevant,” he said, other than being a “marketing tool for big lobbying firms.” ThisĀ wasĀ the…

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Crowded field vies to succeed Debbie Mayfield in HD 54

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When we last caught up with House District 54, attorney Erin GrallĀ had just secured the endorsement of state Sen. Joe Negron, one of Florida’s few state lawmakers who would get recognized on the street and a preeminent political figure along the Space Coast; Realtor Lange SykesĀ was hot on Grall’s tail in the fundraising race;Ā Vero Beach Vice Mayor Jay Kramer had just thrown his hat into the ring; and local pastor Dale Glading was seemingly bringing up the rear, struggling to…

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Anti-train group rails against All Aboard Florida

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During a conference call late Thursday morning, the anti-rail groupĀ Citizens Against Rail Expansion in FloridaĀ inveighed against a plan backed by Gov. Rick ScottĀ to build more rail lines in the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County areas. Its main bone of contention is an April poll conducted by Mason-Dixon that CARE says offers stark evidence that the public-private deal between the state of Florida and private engineering firmsĀ to add Miami-to-Orlando high speed passenger rail service ā€” All Aboard Florida ā€” is…

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Legislators pound FMPA after top officials fail to appear

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Senators and representatives serving on a panel that oversees state audits responded angrily on Monday when they were told that top officials at the Florida Municipal Power Agency were too busy to meet to discuss audit findings that described lavish spending and risky fuel trading schemes. And state Sen. Joe Abruzzo, a Democrat from Wellington who chairs the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, vowed that FMPA officials will be subpoenaed when they are requested again to attend a committee meeting. The…

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Erin Grall campaign announces Joe Negron endorsement in House race

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Attorney Erin GrallĀ has announced that prominent Republican lawmaker state Sen. Joe NegronĀ has endorsed her candidacy for House District 54. ā€œIt is very exciting to launch our campaign with the endorsement of Senator Negron,” said Grall in a Thursday statement. “It is truly an honor to earn the endorsement of a public servant we know so well and one so universally respected. Senator Negron’s record is an example of conservative solutions leading to opportunity, hope, and a future for our community.Ā I…

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Today on Context Florida: education accountability, Miami Gardens, Student loan debt and sagging pants

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Today onĀ Context Florida: In the second of a two-part series, Julie Delegal examines the move to lower the stakes in Floridaā€™s high-stakes education accountability system, as well as how they got so high in the first place. Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Vero Beach is so frustrated with the entire standards-based accountability system that she wants to give entire school districts the ability to ā€œopt outā€ of standards-based tests altogether. Florence Snyder talks of the Miami Gardens police, and its…

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