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Abortion bill may be political land mine for Charlie Crist

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While most of the heated debate around an abortion measure passed in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative session has focused on a provision requiring a woman to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion, the legislation also includes a potential political land mine for Gov. Charlie Crist. If Crist vetoes the bill, as he has indicated he is likely to do, he will also be nixing language that supporters say will bar taxpayer funding of abortions. “We certainly…

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Abortion bill may be political land mine for Charlie Crist

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While most of the heated debate around an abortion measure passed in the waning hours of the 2010 legislative session has focused on a provision requiring a woman to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion, the legislation also includes a potential political land mine for Gov. Charlie Crist. If Crist vetoes the bill, as he has indicated he is likely to do, he will also be nixing language that supporters say will bar taxpayer funding of abortions. “We certainly…

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Charlie Crist to veto ‘inexcusable’ raid on road-building funds

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Crist tells The Buzz he will veto a legislative maneuver to raid $160-million from the state road-building fund. Lawmakers tried to shield the raid from a veto by steering the money into public schools — believing Crist wouldn’t dare cut education spending. He says his staff found a way to “bifurcate” and “decouple” the two, meaning he’ll veto the raid on gas tax money, which could invite a legal challenge from lawmakers. “The obvious shenanigans that were put in place…

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Charlie Crist to veto ‘inexcusable’ raid on road-building funds

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Crist tells The Buzz he will veto a legislative maneuver to raid $160-million from the state road-building fund. Lawmakers tried to shield the raid from a veto by steering the money into public schools — believing Crist wouldn’t dare cut education spending. He says his staff found a way to “bifurcate” and “decouple” the two, meaning he’ll veto the raid on gas tax money, which could invite a legal challenge from lawmakers. “The obvious shenanigans that were put in place…

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Rudy Garcia asking Charlie Crist to stop Legislature’s sneak attack on injured workers

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It appears in the waning hours of session, and in an era of “transparency” in lawmaking — some legislators apparently couldn’t resist the temptation to slip language into a bill that helps workers’ compensation insurers and sticks it to injured workers and doctors. As Garcia In short, the legislation would result in doctors ending the practice of providing medication directly to injured workers under workers’ compensation. This would lead to workers having to pay out-of-pocket for medication at the pharmacy and then…

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Hometown Democracy pushing for Charlie Crist veto

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Gov. Charlie Crist is being urged to veto the Legislature’s latest attempt at regulating shadowy political committees, with critics saying the measure may give local governments a new weapon to fight a controversial growth management proposal on the November ballot. Supporters of Amendment 4, dubbed Hometown Democracy, are spearheading the effort to strike down a wide-ranging elections bill (HB 131) approved overwhelmingly by lawmakers last month. The legislation includes a provision that would tighten state oversight of political spending committees,…

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Charlie Crist hints at abortion ultrasound bill veto

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Charlie Crist has all but said he would likely veto a controversial bill requiring women to get an ultrasound before an abortion. “On two fronts it disturbs me,” Crist said today during a meeting with The Tampa Tribune’s editorial board. “That you would force a woman to go through this procedure . . . almost seems mean-spirited. To have your government impose on you, listen to a lecture, then on top of that, you have to pay for it.” Crist…

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