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Written by Kenneth Quinnell on 26 June 2009 — Leave a Comment

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And in an interview with Palm Beach Post health reporter Stacey Singer, U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, says he’s optimistic that [health care] reform will pass…

A new Rasmussen Reports survey shows Republican Bill McCollum ahead of Democrat Alex Sink 42 to 34 percent in the 2010 governor’s race. Undecided voters comprised 18 percent.

A Center for Public Integrity report out today says Florida needs to improve its disclosure rules for state legislators. Florida ranks 26 among the 50 states, the center found, down one spot since the last such examination. It gave Florida a D.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is backing legislation that would make it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

In addition to the more newsworthy veto of a State Farm-related bill, Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday vetoed two other bills that would have hidden information from the public.

The Democratic Governors Association in a fundraising e-mail Tuesday highlighted Florida, Alaska, Georgia and Minnesota as 2010 takeover opportunities.

Fabian Calvo, the Clearwater radio host and multifamily housing developer running for term-limited Rep. Tom Anderson’s seat, wants indicted former House Speaker Ray Sansom to resign. Calvo has created a petition and challenged other candidates to sign it.

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill that some local government officials including Mayor Pam Iorio opposed, forbidding local governments from spending public money to take sides on referendum issues.

Gov. Charlie Crist today signed into law SB 234, by Niceville Republican Don Gaetz, which clarifies that university’s boards of trustees have the power to select the presidents of their respective institutions.

A controversial constitutional amendment that would require cities and counties to get voter approval before moving ahead with major changes to their land use plans has obtained the required number of voter signatures to get placed on the November 2010 ballot.

Gov. Charlie Crist has already approved a budget for next year that raises community college tuition by 8 percent, but today he vetoed a bill that also would have allowed community colleges to charge students a transportation fee of up to $200 more each year.

Florida’s unemployment rate is 10.2 percent — the highest is has been since 1975, according to new figures released this morning.

Sen. Jim King, who recently underwent a lengthy surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on his pancreas, is “CANCER FREE,” he just notified friends and supporters in a lengthy letter — the first direct comments he has made since announcing news of his cancer through family spokespeople last month.

A War Room Logistics June 3-4 robo poll (MoE +/-5%) has state Sen. Carey Baker leading the GOP primary for agriculture commissioner with 25.7%, compared to Adam Putnam at 17.3%, Someone else 7.1%, Undecided 49.9%.

Karen Diebel, the Winter Park city commissioner who filed this week to challenge Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas for the 24th District seat, dismissed questions Friday about her mental health and said her record speaks for itself.

Former Republican state Rep. Joe Negron of Stuart has better than a 20-to-1 money advantage over Democrat Bill Ramos as they head toward an Aug. 4 special election for the seat of retiring state Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie.

Getting Florida’s gambling-resistant Legislature to sign off on casino-style gambling at Seminole Indian reservations. But getting the tribe to agree to a final deal will be tough, too. The tribe is balking at several parts of the Legislature’s gambling offer, including an increase in annual payments to the state and a provision limiting the tribe’s exclusive rights to blackjack and slots.

Look for an eye-popping number when Charlie Crist next month releases the first fundraising report of his campaign for the Senate. Crist has been holding fundraisers at a furious clip lately, and is expected to have a money-raising reception virtually every day until the end of the month, in and out of Florida. The maximum contribution to a federal campaign is $2,400, but Crist in many cases is reeling in $4,800 donations — $9,600 per couple — with half the money set aside for the primary and half for the general election.

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