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Hillary Clinton lining up policy priorities for 2017, if she wins

Published on October 31, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Hillary Clinton‘s advisers are crafting a domestic policy agenda for the opening months of a potential presidency that is centered on three issues with some level of Republican support: an infrastructure package that emphasizes job creation, criminal justice reform, and immigration legislation — with the promise of quick executive action if a bill fails in Congress. Clinton’s campaign aides and transition team have been emphasizing the trio of priorities in conversations with lawmakers and advocacy groups, according to several people…

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Associated Industries of Florida releases report card on lawmakers

Published on April 12, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

The Associated Industries of Florida report card is out, and the Florida Legislature received passing grades. Tom Feeney, the president and CEO of the Associated Industries of Florida, said the Florida Senate voted in favor of the business community 87 percent of the time, while the Florida House voted in favor of the business community 94 percent of the time. The annual Voting Record report is compiled by using actual votes cast as reported in the official state records. AIF…

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Marco Rubio floats trial balloon on tax reform at donor meeting

Published on March 2, 2015 in Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

In a conservative donors preview last weekend, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unveiled a tax reform plan he intends to introduce soon with Utah Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee. The Florida senator, who has indicated he will likely run for president rather than for re-election to the U.S. Senate, told attendees at the Club for Growth meeting his agenda: to pass an alternative to Obamacare, close the Export-Import Bank and eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. According to POLITICO’s James Hohmann,…

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