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The many sides of the Seminole Compact
At stake are the fortunes and very futures of whole industries in Florida.
Anyone who thinks the new 30-year, multibillion-dollar Seminole Compact is a deal involving the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida is missing about 15 sides of the underway arguments that may be about to explode into shouting.
Fortunes and futures of whole Florida industries are on the line.
Come May 17, the Florida Legislature’s
Special Session will take on the interests of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, several national and international casino gambling corporations, the Seminoles’ two big casino operations, dozens of smaller casinos or game rooms, internet gambling, thoroughbred racing, harness racing, horse breeding, off-track horse or greyhound dog race betting, fantasy sports games outfits, South Florida development interests, opponents of gambling expansion in Florida, the Florida Constitution, and what’s left of the state’s once-iconi
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Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.6.21
Let’s start the morning with some great news about two really good people:
Aly is a vice president of Accounts with On3PR, while
Omar is deputy chief of staff to Speaker
Chris Sprowls.
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@NickConfessore: The fact that this private corporate administrative decision is being covered as something akin to a Supreme Court ruling â rightly so, I think â is the best illustration I can imagine of the sheer power Facebook has achieved over the public square
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@BostonJoan: Imagine spending millions to offload blame only to have it returned like a bill lost in the mail, which is now overdue.
With so much carnage, it is also easy to lose hope. Gun control can seem pointless given the number of guns already on the streets. And here in Florida, lawmakers seem intent on flooding every area of public life with firearms. The Legislature just passed a measure to allow people with concealed weapons licenses to pack heat at churches that share properties with schools, of all places.
Reform-minded Americans shouldn’t give up. But stopping gun violence might require a change in strategy. Instead of gun control, ammo control is another option. The National Rifle Association might have a point when it says that “guns don’t kill people” after all, it’s the bullets they fire that do the damage.