Miami
Fresen: Would be ‘delusionally optimistic’ to be counting floor votes
By at 9 January, 2012, 4:12 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, the House sponsor of the controversial destination casino resort legislation said the House will likely be taking up the gambling bill in committee as early as next week. Its first stop is the House Business and Consumer Affairs Committee. Read More
Read More >>Florida Chamber targeting lawmakers on casino expansion
By at 9 January, 2012, 3:16 pm
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Chamber is christening what should be a contentious, months-long debate over whether to expand gambling by targeting some lawmakers open to the idea of building resort casinos in South Florida. A mailer that dropped over the weekend in the Brevard-based district Read More
Read More >>Today, it’s all about money and power in Tallahassee
By at 9 January, 2012, 2:45 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Rep. Scott Plakon is reminding supporters via email that they can still write him campaign checks until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, just before the legislative session begins. House lawmakers today will scramble to pad their campaign war-chests and start narrowing their options for Read More
Read More >>Nan Rich gets a reapportionment whip
By at 6 January, 2012, 8:22 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich , D-Weston, has tapped a relative political newbie to be her caucus whip on redistricting. Sen. Oscar Braynon , a Miami Democrat elected last year, will be caucus whip, which serves mainly as a “liaison” to Rich as the new Read More
Read More >>Small biz lobby: Gambling bill isn’t so bad
By at 6 January, 2012, 4:50 pm
TALLAHASSEE — The National Federation of Independent Business released a poll of its membership at a news conference Friday showing that 49 percent either strongly or somewhat favor a destination casino resort in Miami-Dade County. The poll of 400 small business owners across the state Read More
Read More >>Construction workers plug destination resort
By at 5 January, 2012, 6:49 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Representatives of the construction industry plugged the destination casino bill Thursday morning as a major job creator for unemployed builders, contractors, carpenters and other laborers who have been hit by the recession. The bill, which would authorize up to three Read More
Read More >>Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush headline Hispanic gathering
By at 5 January, 2012, 4:58 pm
Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush will be the featured attractions at a Miami conference on Jan. 27 hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network, which calls itself a center-right advocacy group. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida The conference begins on Jan. 26 with a presidential candidates’ debate Read More
Read More >>Lawmakers sponsor citizen-veto amendment
By at 5 January, 2012, 3:56 pm
TALLAHASSEE — It’s a novel expression of the pitfalls of representative democracy. Sen. Paula Dockery , R-Lakeland, and Rep. Richard Steinberg , D-Miami Beach, are sponsoring legislation to allow voters to “veto” legislation that is passed in Tallahassee. The veto power Read More
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