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Today?s sections?
Florida: Jay Odom pleads guilty, Rick Scott needs Democratic votes, and Florida reacts to the State of the Union
Not Florida: Barack Obama gives State of the Union, Marco Rubio rebuts, and Rand Paul chimes in, too
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Florida
Online travel fight checks in at appeals court
A state appeals court Tuesday plunged into a long-running battle between counties and online-travel companies about whether the industry owes disputed amounts of hotel bed taxes. News Service of Florida http://tinyurl.com/abj2ele
Southeast Florida delegations to hold workshop on climate change
Climate change is an issue that has rarely been acknowledged or discussed in the Florida Legislature in the past four years. But on Wednesday, legislators from South Florida counties are being invited to hear presentations on how the region is addressing the issue. Florida Current http://tinyurl.com/b7cbmk8
Marco Rubio as the anti-Mitt Romney
His desperate need for a drink of water created the immediate headline, but Sen. Marco Rubio?s (R-Fla.) much-anticipated speech Tuesday night had a very serious intent: it was as much an exercise in erasing Mitt Romney?s legacy on the Republican Party as it was a traditional response to President Obama?s State of the Union address. Politico http://tinyurl.com/a9a4jjk
Nelson's bill seeks to shorten waits for voters
Thousands of Floridians stood in line for hours to vote in the November election. Sen. Bill Nelson wants to prevent that from happening again. The Orlando Democrat is teaming up with Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California on The LINE Act (for Lines Interfere with National Elections), which calls for national standards for polling sites.?Florida Today http://tinyurl.com/a4x44jz
Florida reaction to State of the Union http://tinyurl.com/bflcbqr
Gov. Scott needs Democratic votes for his newest business tax cut
For the first time in his brief and turbulent political career, Gov.?Rick Scott?needs a little help from Florida?s Democrats to turn one of his wishes into law. Scott?s top legislative priority this year ? a $141 million tax cut for manufacturers ? comes with an asterisk: It has to garner ?Yes? votes from two-thirds of the Legislature to pass. Tampa Bay Times http://tinyurl.com/ak6je9d
Panhandle developer pleads guilty to causing Mike Huckabee to file false campaign reports
Panhandle developer Jay Odom pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to file false campaign reports in 2007. A second charge of laundering $23,000 in contributions to Huckabee will be dropped by prosecutors. Odom was charged with reimbursing 10 donors who each gave the $2,300 maximum contribution to the candidate. Miami Herald ?http://tinyurl.com/aurgh5z
Gaetz would be 'fine' ending CCEs
Senate President Don Gaetz said Tuesday that he'd be willing to go along with eliminating committees of continuous existence, though he acknowledged that the chairman of the Senate's ethics committee wants to consider changing the law affecting the murky campaign?finance?organs rather than getting rid of them. News Service of Florida http://tinyurl.com/a3oqmgm
Not Florida
Pope Says He's Resigning for the 'Good of Church'
Pope Benedict XVI is telling the faithful in his first public appearance since announcing his resignation that he stepping down for "the good of the church." Benedict received a lengthy standing ovation when he entered the packed audience hall Wednesday. He was interrupted by applause by the throngs of people, many of whom had tears in their eyes. Associated Press http://tinyurl.com/atprl92
Economic agenda may test bond between GOP, CEOs
The upcoming battles over?taxes?and spending may reveal whether tensions between corporate America and congressional Republicans that emerged during the fiscal cliff were a rare blip or the new normal. It was one of the strangest twists of last year?s fiscal cliff drama: Long-solid ties between the business community and the GOP quickly strained as corporate titans and their lobbyists urged Washington to essentially do whatever it takes ? including hiking taxes ? to get past the stalemate. http://tinyurl.com/bgwx3tw
Miami-Dade County may require NFL to commit to a Super Bowl before agreeing to stadium fix-up money
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Monday he may require the NFL to award South Florida a Super Bowl as a condition for spending countyhotel taxes?on part of a $400 million renovation of Sun Life Stadium. Gimenez and the Miami Dolphins announced they have agreed to let county voters decide whether to use local tax dollars for an?upgrade?of the team?s stadium and would rush a referendum to be held before the May meeting when NFL owners will award the 2016 and ?17 Super Bowls. Miami Herald http://tinyurl.com/b4dyee2
U.S. Senators, not House members, cross aisle for Obama speech
As President?Barack Obama?laid out his second-term agenda to Congress on Tuesday, Senate Democrats and Republicans made another attempt to show they were willing to set aside partisan differences by sitting next to their ostensible rivals. Reuters http://tinyurl.com/bzk3f3l
In response, Rubio slams tax 'obsession'
Sen. Marco Rubio cast President Barack Obama on Tuesday night as a barrier to free enterprise with an ?obsession? about raising taxes, as he outlined the Republican vision for helping the middle class. USA Today http://tinyurl.com/bakd27s
Speaking for Tea Party, U.S. Senator Rand Paul spreads the blame
U.S. Senator Rand Paul blamed Republicans and Democrats for heavy government spending on Tuesday in an address responding to President?Barack Obama's?State of the Union speech on behalf of the small-government, fiscally conservative Tea Party movement. Reuters http://tinyurl.com/atcpqot
Bonus, budgets on agenda for Lew's Senate grilling
Jack Lew, President?Barack Obama'snominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, faces a grilling about a big?bonus?he received from Citigroup and his plans for the government's finances when he testifies before a Senate panel on Wednesday. Reuters http://tinyurl.com/a36g4rp
Senate votes to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
The Senate has agreed to reauthorize the?Violence Against Women Act, showing bipartisan support for a measure that would revamp domestic violence programs and extend the law?s protections to gays and lesbians and women on tribal?reservations. The 78-to-22 vote puts pressure on the GOP-held House to also act to renew the 19-year-old measure, which Congress has twice reauthorized but which lapsed in 2011 amid partisan disputes over key provisions. Washington Post http://tinyurl.com/al47l2q
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