Senate passes Dillon and Brody claims bill

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate, in its first order of business int he 2012 session, passed two claims bills — one for William Dillon who was wrongly incarcerated for 27 years for murder and another for Eric Brody who was catastrophically injured after an accident with a Broward Read More

Chamber-backed coalition kicks of anti casino campaign

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Chamber of Commerce, backed by the entire Florida Cabinet, several Republican lawmakers and other business groups kicked off its campaign to defeat the destination casino bill Tuesday. The Chamber has begun airing television commercials against destination casinos Read More

Senate Reg chair says no more workshops for gambling bill, just a vote

TALLAHASSEE — Watchers of the destination casino bills are eagerly waiting for the filing of a strike-all amendment to the first version of the bill, with Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, releasing tidbits of the new version to reporters from the Sun-Sentinel , Palm Beach Post and Read More

Friday Morning Reads: FAMU protest, Medicaid and destination casinos

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Friday to you. We know you’re all anxious to get on with your day so the weekend will come that much faster. So with that, here are the top five stories you should be reading this morning. * The Sun-Sentinel breaks out the potential spots for new Read More

Gingrich campaign names Abrams its Palm Beach chairman

The Newt Gingrich campaign has named an old acquaintance, Steven Abrams of Boca Raton, its Palm Beach County chairman. Steven Abrams Abrams, former mayor of Boca Raton and now a county commissioner, has known Gingrich since 1981, when Abrams worked for the National Republican Congressional Read More

Atwater’s Christmas — err legislative — list

TALLAHASSEE — Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has released his legislative wish list. Here are some of his top priorities: * Atwater plans to seek authority to review and approve or reject state contracts prior to execution. * Personal Injury Read More

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from the Dolphins’ 20-9 win over the Redskins

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from the Dolphins’ 20-9 win over the Redskins: The Good * The opening drive on offense: The Dolphins picked up right where they left off in Kansas City, driving 45 yards in eight plays for a touchdown. On the season, the Dolphins have three touchdowns and a field Read More

Lawmaker: Amtrak can keep Northeast Corridor line

The chairman of the House Transportation Committee says he'll back off his proposal that the government privatize the Washington-to-Boston train line that is Amtrak's crown jewel.

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