Will Weatherford’s bestie — Dolphins owner Steve Ross — to raise money for Rick Scott on Sunday

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Something tells me Speaker Weatherford won’t be at this event…

Gov. Rick Scott is fundraising this weekend at the Hamptons home of Steve Ross — the Miami Dolphins owner who has become a lead antagonist of Weatherford and other Republican lawmakers, reports Maggie Haberman of POLITICO. 

Scott and his wife will be feted at cocktails and dinner by Ross on Sunday night, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO.

This puts Scott in a slightly delicate position with members of his own party. Ross recently launched a super PAC aimed at supporting Scott and slamming lawmakers of both parties over the rejection of a one-cent increase in the hotel bed tax to help fund a refurbishing of the Dolphins’ stadium.

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