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Florida's political parties rake in money during session
Corporations, trade association, and law firms with a stake in the outcome of this year's session have flooded the campaign accounts of the two major parties, as well as accounts connected to Senate President Andy Gardiner and Gov. Rick Scott. [Source: AP]
Legislative Roundup:
» Legislature debates funding for cold cases
» Three things to watch today in Tallahassee
» Bills living, dying, and somewhere in between
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Florida's fresh foods hit all-time export record
International exports of "Fresh From Florida" products increased last year to a record $4.2 billion. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says those exports generated a total economic impact of more than $13 billion and supported more than 109,000 jobs. [Source: AP]
Full report:
» Fresh from Florida: 2015 International Report
Related:
» How food impacts communities around the world
Cities across Florida have serious pension problems, with roughly $10.5 billion in unfunded liabilities spread across 491 municipal plans. Pension bills are pitting cities against police and fire unions, which historically have held significant sway over Republican lawmakers. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Related commentary:
» Time to be realistic about ballooning local government pension debt
Medicaid expansion plans faces long odds in final weeks of session
The state Senate is advancing a plan that would let Florida use federal Medicaid expansion money to subsidize a new state-run marketplace for private insurance. The proposal has the support of influential organizations but is a long shot in the final weeks of Florida's legislative session. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
See also:
» Businesses back broader Medicaid
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
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Business elite of Orlando turned out by the hundreds last week for the annual awards dinner of the Economic Development Commission.
› How Marco Rubio rose from West Miami commissioner to White House contender
The people who grew up with Rubio in South Florida’s bare-knuckled politics, who believed in his ambitious rise, who helped shield him from ever getting so bruised that a national candidacy would be impossible, say it was only a question of when the Republican son of Cuban immigrants would aim for the White House.
› Small Sarasota company gets Amazon's cooperation
When the 11-person Sarasota company Wurkin Stiffs Inc. realized that products that infringed on a patent it held were being sold on Amazon.com, the online Goliath didn't sic a high-powered pack of lawyers on this David of a company.
› Yacht transport is big business at Port Everglades
Yacht transport is big business in Fort Lauderdale, an area dubbed the yachting capital of the world. Hundreds of the sleek boats are shipped in and out of Port Everglades yearly on hulking freighters.
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