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Fort Report - 05/18/13

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Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position
Tampa Bay Times - 05/20/13
Consumer group, decrying bad year, calls for batch of vetoes
The Florida Current - 05/17/13
Florida TaxWatch bags 107 budget 'turkeys' worth $107 million
The Buzz - 05/17/13
House group reaches immigration deal
Naked Politics - 05/17/13
SCOTT HOLDS POWER WITH VETO PEN
Tampa Bay Times - 05/17/13
Scott rejects Amazon deal
Associated Press - 05/17/13
Tallahassee needs to be nicer to Republicans, county leader says
The Florida Current - 05/17/13
Tea party leaders say IRS scrutiny proves government is too powerful
Gainesville Sun - 05/17/13
Turkey Day: Florida TaxWatch Gives Legislature's Budget Mixed Reviews
Sunshine State News - 05/17/13

Ethics & Election Issues

THIS WEEK IN FLORIDA POLITICS
St. Peters Blog - 05/13-17/13

Allen West Comeback?
The Florida Squeeze - 05/17/13

Allen West gets job as Fox News contributor
The Buzz - 05/17/13

Bill Nelson calls for federal help for St. Johns County potato farmers
Florida Times-Union - 05/17/13

Five Voting Fights You'll Care About Come Election Time
The American Prospect - 05/17/13

SUNBURN: Morning Read
St. Peters Blog - 05/17/13

2013 Session Summary: Ethics and Elections
The Florida Current - 05/13

Dolphins Fill Pockets of Top Rick Scott Strategist
Sunshine State News - 05/16/13

Florida Watch to demonstrate against sale of Sentinel to Koch bros.
Central Florida Political Pulse - 05/16/13

Koch Brothers' Push for News Ownership Cause Problem for Progressives
The Florida Squeeze - 05/16/13

Rubio's book brings big payday
The Buzz - 05/16/13

Speaker Mike Hill?
Sunshine State News - 05/16/13

Why I Quit the Republican Party
Salon - 05/15/13

Rick's Inbox

Budget Vetoes Sought
Capitol News Service - 05/17/13

Scott reappoints agency heads Senate failed to confirm
Tampa Bay Times - 05/17/13

Gov. Scott must reappoint three agency heads
The Buzz - 05/16/13

Strengthening the Sunshine State in the global business market
Tampa Tribune - 05/16/13

Energy, Enviro & Ag Actions

Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial
Associated Press - 05/20/13

DEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard Cleared of EPA Violations
New Times - 05/17/13

2013 Session Summary: Real Estate and Growth Management
The Florida Current - 05/13

2013 Session Summary: Utilities and Energy
The Florida Current - 05/13

Economy, Budget and Labor's Latest

Internet cafe law may have unintended targets
Tampa Bay Times - 05/17/13

Labor's Plan B
The American Prospect - 05/17/13

New Era for Labor
Common Dreams - 05/17/13

2013 Session Summary: Budget & Taxes
The Florida Current - 05/13

2013 Session Summary: Economic Development
The Florida Current - 05/13

2013 Session Summary: Insurance
The Florida Current - 05/13

Florida tourism boom in 1Q of 2013
Associated Press - 05/16/13

Record funding flows to Florida's cruise, cargo ports
Florida Today - 05/16/13

Report: Florida has one the nation�s highest business tax burdens
Naked Politics - 05/16/13

The Vicious New Bank Shakedown That Could Seriously Ruin Your Life
AlterNet - 05/15/13

Legislative Update

Cannon's lobbying firm banks $755k in first full quarter
Orlando Sentinel - 05/17/13

Ouch! Senate Prez Gaetz TaxWatch smackdown
Post on Politics - 05/17/13

Senate President Gaetz slams TaxWatch 'turkey' list in sharp-tongued missive
The Buzz - 05/17/13

Freshman Democrats moved caucus to the right in 2013
The Florida Squeeze - 05/15/13

Legislative staff flip-flop on supermajority clause
The Buzz - 05/16/13

Lobbyists piled up fees early in 2013
St. Peter's Blog - 05/16/13

Health, Safety & Social Justice

SIGN THE PETITION URGING EXPANSION OF MEDICAID
MoveOn - 05/13

2013 Session Summary: Health Care
The Florida Current - 05/13

Florida Matters: Medicaid Expansion (AUDIO)
Health News Florida - 05/15/13

Safety net hospitals scrambling to prevent $65 million Scott veto
The Buzz - 05/16/13

Quality Education

Scott tries to get universities to support veto of tuition increase
The Buzz - 05/20/13

USF, Scott disagree on tuition
Tampa Tribune - 05/20/13

Five questions for Education Commissioner Tony Bennett
St. Peters Blog - 05/17/13

Interim President of FAU Pushed Chick-fil-A Stadium Naming Deal
New Times - 05/17/13

Scott reappoints Polytechnic trustees, FAMU's Gilzean
The Buzz - 05/17/13

What tests will replace FCAT? Fla to decide by June
Orlando Sentinel - 05/17/13

Amid controversies, FAU president resigns
Associated Press - 05/16/13

Education And The 2013 Florida Legislative Session
StateImpact - 05/13

Education bills to change state landscape
News Service of Florida - 05/16/13

Legal Briefs

Eric Holder Slams Darrell Issa During House Committee Hearing
Huffington Post - 05/16/13

Ex-death row inmate urges veto of accelerated executions
Associated Press - 05/16/13

NATIONAL NEWS

GOP looks at big cuts
Politico - 05/17/13

Has IRS Probe Re-Energized the Tea Party?
Roll Call - 05/17/13

House votes to repeal ObamaCare
The Hill - 05/17/13

Obama: 'Need to find balance' on leaks
Politico - 05/17/13

Second IRS official to leave amid Tea Party Targeting Scandal
The Hill - 05/17/13

Why the GOP thinks it could blow it
Politio - 05/17/13

Boehner pleads for unity among House Republicans on debt ceiling
The Hill - 05/16/13

GOP smells blood
Politico - 05/16/13

Inside the Latest Benghazi Emails: No One Knew Much of Anything
The Daily Beast - 05/16/13

IRS: First head rolls
The Hill - 05/16/13

Republicans threaten to quit immigration group
Politico - 05/16/13

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