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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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Senate budget run-down from Rick Scott’s budget chief calmer than in House

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The Senate Committee on Appropriations heard from Gov. Rick Scott‘s chief budget aide Wednesday morning, when she presented Scott’s $79.3 billion proposed budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year before hearing some pushback from Senate Democrats on state worker pay, social services, and health care. The presentation was a calmer affair than in the House, however, where Democrats “took out their knives” and carved up the governor’s proposal Tuesday. Cynthia Kelly, director of Scott’s Office of Policy and Budget presented the governor’s “Florida First”…

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Retailers, business owners reaffirm call to repeal Florida “wall of alcohol separation”

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A coalition of Florida retailers and business owners are reaffirming “unwavering support” for the effort to repeal the state’s Prohibition-era alcohol separation law. In an announcement Friday, Floridians for Fair Business Practices (FFBP) doubled down on its support for “free market and pro-business values” while blasting opponents, who they claim are using “false arguments on competition and scare tactics in alcohol access to minors.” Florida is one of the 20 states with a separation law between liquor stores and other…

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Rob Bradley and Denise Grimsley each broke $20K in September fundraising

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Incumbent Republican state Sens. Rob Bradley and Denise Grimsley each broke $20,000 in contributions last month and neither faces any opposition in their districts, though that could change depending on how the upcoming redistricting session shakes out. Bradley’s $20,500 month included a dozen $1,000 checks, including checks from state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto’s committee, Protect Florida Families, and Senate President Andy Gardiner’s committee, Protect Our Liberty. Expenditures totaled $1,785 for the month, with most of that money going to BHB Consulting.…

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Senate Republican committees post major fundraising numbers

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Republican state Sens. Jack Latvala and Joe Negron may have posted big-time fundraising numbers last month, but they weren’t the only Senate Republicans raking in contributions. The political committee supporting Bradenton Republican state Sen. Bill Galvano for Senate president brought in $207,500, its best fundraising performance since February, and it only took 10 contributions to hit that mark. Innovate Florida’s biggest contributions came from the U.S. Sugar Corp. and Florida Power & Light topped the list, each giving $50,000, with…

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Kevin Cate’s first Rocket Lobby results are in: MRV, Lizbeth Benacquisto most responsive Florida lawmakers

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Cate Communications founder Kevin Cate today sent out the first month of data on Florida lawmaker responsiveness, as determined by his newest product Rocket Lobby. Rocket Lobby organizes and measures efforts by constituents to contact their local legislators. A citizen can enter their address and be directed toward the politician who represents them in both the state House and Senate, complete with email addresses and contact info for lawmakers’ district and Capitol offices. The most responsive during the month of September? Democratic…

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Sorry, Joe Negron, but this latest ploy for Senate Presidency is weak sauce

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State Sen. Joe Negron on Wednesday morning upped the ante in the poker game to be president of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 by releasing the names of his colleagues who have pledged their support to him. Unfortunately for Negron, this latest ploy will likely fall flat. Claiming that he has the support of “Senators who represent (a) majority,” Negron has taken the extraordinary step of listing his pledges as “Senator Don Gaetz (District 1), Senator Aaron Bean (District 4),…

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