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Written by Kenneth Quinnell on 18 January 2010 — Leave a Comment

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The latest news about politics in Florida…

Jeremy Ring and Ari Porth are leading efforts to make homeless people a protected class under hate crimes laws

Marco Rubio signed a pledge to repeal health care

Don Gaetz is proposing legislation to make class-size a schoolwide average

Charlie Crist signed a death warrant for Martin Grossman

Scott Maddox raised $24k

Charlie Crist lost a straw poll in his home county

This year’s budget shortfall looks to be anywhere from $1.5 billion to $3.3 billion

Don Gaetz wants more money to market Cover Florida

Mike Bennett is going to file a bill to overturn SB216, which would allow government to spend taxpayer money to support or oppose political causes

Alex Sink opposes rollin gback corporate income taxes

Don Gaetz negotiated a compact for insurers to cover routine care for cancer patients involved in clinical trials

Ronda Storms will propose legislation beefing up security in middle school locker rooms

CQ says Mario Diaz-Balart and Vern Buchanan are safe

Loranne Ausley is running for CFO

Ron Mills is now an editor for Broward News-Topix.com

Dave Aronberg raised $254k

Paul Phillips is challenging Ronda Storms in the Republican Primary

Diane Rowden is running for state House

Marco Rubio will headline CPAC

Paula Dockery raised $325k

Alan Grayson raised $850k

Sharon Day is running for RPOF chair

Catherine Eugenia ‘Jean’ Finnegan Biden, VP Joe’s mother, died

RPOF raised $4.5 million

Jeff Atwater raised $523k

Dan Gelber raised $205k

Adam Putnam raised $182k

Connie Mack wants to profile Venezuelans

Jim Greer is out as RPOF chair

Former Christian Coalition leader Dennis Baxley is running for state House again

Bill McCollum raised $1.4 million

Alex Sink raised $1.05 million

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