http://allfloridablog.com Maimi,Tampa,Palm Beach,Orlando,Ft. Lauerdale Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/ http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:53:44 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/ TALLAHASSEE — To recap yesterday, capitol watchers saw the Senate introduce new prison privatization bills, the governor nominate a new Secretary of State and Rep. Erik Fresen , R-Miami, file amendments to his casino bill. To catch up on that and more, here are the top five stories you Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/ http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:24:16 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/ TALLAHASSEE — House Redistricting Chairman Will Weatherford asked minority-party Democrats for their votes Wednesday, and said it was “not part of the plan” to roll over their objections when the re-drawn political maps hit the House floor. Weatherford’s committee will Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/ http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:48:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/ TALLAHASSEE – A Senate panel opened the door Wednesday to give the Senate a second shot at privatizing 29 prisons in South Florida and eliminate some of the obstacles that led a Tallahassee judge to reject a similar plan this summer. The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Sen. John Thrasher, Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/ http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:58:56 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/ TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Senate passed its legislative and congressional redistricting plans , the chamber is taking it easy today. Senate President Mike Haridopolos scrapped Wednesday’s slated floor time (in case Democrats wanted to debate the maps longer) and the chamber has Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/ http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:52:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/ TALLAHASSEE – Over complaints that its work continued decades-old gerrymandering, Senate Republicans rammed through a proposed map for their own 40 seats that more evenly divides population gains over the last decade and maintains an electoral advantage for the majority-party. The Senate map, Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/ http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:30:55 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/ TALLAHASSEE — Lawyers in Miami representing the Florida House, U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown and Mario Diaz-Balart , state House and Senate Democrats, and voting-rights groups squared off in an ongoing legal fight last week over the Fair Districts standards the Legislature is using now to draw Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/will-romney%e2%80%99s-hard-line-on-immigration-help-in-florida/ http://allfloridablog.com/will-romney%e2%80%99s-hard-line-on-immigration-help-in-florida/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:10:10 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/will-romney%e2%80%99s-hard-line-on-immigration-help-in-florida/ Mitt Romney’s hard line on immigration is a high-stakes gamble that he can secure the Republican nomination and win states like Florida and Nevada in the general election while at risk of offending the large and growing Hispanic electorate. Romney-backer Kris Kobach Polls and interviews with Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/will-romney%e2%80%99s-hard-line-on-immigration-help-in-florida/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/ http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:09:25 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/ TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and welcome to this edition of the morning reads. It’s a full day today in Tallahassee with the Senate looking at redistricting on the floor today. So to get you read, here are five stories you should be reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel writes Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-advocates-go-to-business-owners-for-latest-media-plug/ http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-advocates-go-to-business-owners-for-latest-media-plug/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:42:03 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-advocates-go-to-business-owners-for-latest-media-plug/ TALLAHASSEE — Genting just put out this new video of South Florida business owners talking up the benefits of destination casinos. Among the featured speakers are Luis Garcia, owner of Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market; restauranteur Steve Haas, who is also the former chairman of Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/gambling-advocates-go-to-business-owners-for-latest-media-plug/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/electronic-cigarette-sales-surge-in-miami/ http://allfloridablog.com/electronic-cigarette-sales-surge-in-miami/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:13:58 +0000 admin http://allfloridablog.com/electronic-cigarette-sales-surge-in-miami/ Smoking is addictive in nature, which is why several smokers have trouble quitting this habit. Most smokers are well aware of the health risks they are prone to by smoking tobacco cigarettes, and yet continue to light up newer ones, owing to the addictive nature of tobacco. However, research Read More

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