By JIM TURNER / THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDATHE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 24, 2014 — For most state lawmakers, 2013 was another good year financially, regardless of party. Still, those with an “R” affixed to their names are doing better, in general, when it comes to the bottom line thanks mostly to stronger housing and stock markets.Updated financial-disclosure reports for 2013 were due July 1. […]
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has not given up on getting public financing for some of his planned $350-million in upgrades to his privately-owned SunLife Stadium, even though efforts to do just that this year were thwarted in the Florida legislature. “Have I given up? The answer is no,” he said earlier this month. “The […]
Aha! So, now it seems there may be a reason why Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) was so aggressive against the Republican that challenged State Rep. Michael Bileca (R-Pinecrest) in the primary last year. Maybe Weatherford needed Bileca’s vote on the Citizens Property Insurance thing. The Miami Herald, using records obtained by the Florida […]
Looks like Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is making good on his threat to punish the Tallahassee bunch who killed his $350-million dream. Well, not the Democrat one. The second wave of mail attacks on state legislators that fought the plan to finance the roof and improvements to Ross’s privately owned Dolphins stadium with public tax […]