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Jim RosicaDecember 1, 2015

Florida Politics’ Melissa Ross, a Jacksonville radio talk show host, will soon be a guest host for National Public Radio’s nationally syndicated “The Diane Rehm Show.” Ross, host and producer of public radio WJCT’s “First Coast Connect” call-in show, will helm the program on Dec. 9, 10, and 11. Rehm’s show is produced out of WAMU, a public […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

In advance of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) national meeting which begins Wednesday in San Diego, the good government group Common Cause Florida is calling on two state lawmakers to disclose any corporate or special interest funding that is paying for state lawmakers to travel to the west coast for the meeting. ALEC meetings place business executives with […]

Mitch PerryDecember 3, 2014

The latest conservative legislative lollapalooza sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is taking place this week in Washington. The three day free-market policy summit features loads of Republican stars like Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn, and will include already-drafted legislation for Republican lawmakers to bring back to their home states. And with Republicans now […]

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Melissa Ross to fill in for NPR’s Diane Rehm this month

Seven Florida House Republicans attending ALEC conference this week

ALEC conference promises to shape legislative agendas in 2015