Florida Gov. Rick Scott's presidential candidates summit earlier this month in Orlando happened in large part thanks to Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. New campaign finance records show Disney donated nearly a quarter million to Scott's Let's Get to Work political fundraising committee on June 2, the same day the Republican governor held an Economic Growth Summit held at a Disney hotel that drew some of the top GOP candidates for 2016. here
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Disney Donates A Quarter Million To Rick Scott
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Saturday, June 20, 2015
Marco Rubio Denies Koch Habit
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What Stogie Had For Lunch
Ken Hagan, Hillsborough County Corporate Welfare King
Between 2010-2016 the Florida Legislature gave Hollywood $296 million in Corporate Welfare, In February, Hillsborough County gave Tim Burton $100,000 to film “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.” They also gave the film "The nfiltrator" $250,000, that money got the Tampa Bay area eight days of shooting. Ken Hagan said he would push for more welfare if the right project
came along. here
came along. here
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Marco Rubio Fact
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Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Votes For Fast Track
28 House Democrats voted for Fast Track, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was one of them.
Folks she is the Chair of the
Democratic National Committee.
And you wonder why the Dems are in such bad shape.
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Friday, June 19, 2015
Mary Mulhern For US Congress FL District 13
Mary Mulhern says she is “investigating” running for political office in 2016, and that includes the possibility of moving to Pinellas County this summer to compete for the CD 13 congressional seat currently held by Republican David Jolly. here
Check out our post on March 24th, 2015 here
Like her page on Facebook
You know she will have to move across the pond.
We will miss her!
A Note To Mr. Valdez
After talking to an old and dear friend about Florida GOP Jack Latava's tax break to yacht owners so they can repair their yachts, he told me he was ok with it. That he would not notice the extra taxes he would have to pay. We thought this note would be appropriate.
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida Bush Supporters
- state Rep. Seth McKeel ($13,000)
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam ($10,000)
- state Sen. Jack Latvala ($5,000)
- state Sen. Wilton Simpson ($5,000)
- state Rep. Dana Young ($5,000)
- state Rep. Brad Drake ($1,000)
- state Sen. Anitere Flores ($1,000)
- The Committee for a Stronger Florida, which is associated with former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford has given ($75,000)
- The Treasure Coast Alliance, operated by influential Republican state Sen. Joe Negron — who is vying to be the next Senate president — has donated ($51,000)
And the Florida Professional Firefighters labor union?
Ybor Radical Cinema Club - Battleship Potemkin
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Free Lube For Jack Latvala Voters
Florida GOP passed a tax cut package that included a break for yacht owners who spend more than $1 million on repairs.
Florida GOP Sen. Jack Latvala of Clearwater,
sponsored the amendment.
sponsored the amendment.
He defended the proposed tax cut, saying that it was
intended to create jobs. here
#Fight For Legalization Rally In Tampa
Marco Rubio Yes On Torture
Florida GOP Marco Rubio who is also a contender for president, was the only member of the U.S. Senate not to participate in a Tuesday vote reaffirming a U.S. prohibition on torture.
Rubio’s office said the senator would have voted no on the amendment, which passed overwhelmingly. here
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/06/16/270097/senate-anti-torture-splits-gop.html#storylink=cpy
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United for Care to Launch Statewide Paid Petition Drive
United for Care, the organization that brought medical marijuana to the ballot
in 2014, is launching an aggressive, statewide petition drive to put medical
marijuana back on the ballot in 2016.
The paid petitioning effort began this week and will
be in full effect by July 1. This new, paid effort joins a volunteer based
effort that has already collected tens of thousands of petitions since
mid-January of this year. Ultimately, 683,149 valid petitions need to be turned
in by Supervisors of Elections to the Florida Department of State by February 1,
2016 in order to obtain ballot placement for the 2016 vote. 10% of that figure
must be verified to trigger Supreme Court review.
"We collected over a million petitions in 2014 and
nearly 3.4 million people voted “yes” for medical marijuana. There is no
question in my mind that we will get medical marijuana back on the ballot for
2016," said Ben Pollara, Campaign Manager for United for Care.
The petition has only minor updates to its language
- clarifying issues related to parental consent and the kinds of conditions that
would qualify a potential patient, with a doctor's recommendation.
"The legislature had an opportunity to keep this off
the ballot by passing a law. They turned their backs on the patients of Florida
- but we can't and we won't. We're going to win this war and help suffering
Floridians in 2016," said John Morgan, Chairman of United for Care.
Morgan reiterated his commitment to seeing medical
marijuana placed back before voters, “I will do whatever it takes to get this
done. This is about compassion for hundreds of thousands of very sick people in
Florida.”
Registered Florida voters who wish to sign the
petition now, can fill it out, print it, and mail it in. Those who signed the
petition in 2013 and 2014 must sign the new petition again, if they wish to see
medical marijuana placed on the 2016 ballot. The petition can be found here: www.unitedforcare.org/petition
For press inquiries please contact Bianca Garza
at press@unitedforcare.org
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