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Democrat U.S. Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek of Miami made a campaign stop in Fort Myers Thursday. WGCU’s John Davis was there and has this report.
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Independent Gubernatorial Candidate Bud Chiles speaks Thursday at the Sarasota Tiger Bay Club. Chiles is the son of former Democratic Florida Governor Lawton Chiles, who served from 1991 to 1998. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.
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Republican Gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott of Naples made a campaign stop in Fort Myers on Monday. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico shows the need for real government oversight of offshore oil drilling. He took to the beach Monday to announce legislation aimed at forcing federal regulators to do their jobs. Alex Newberry reports.
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FORT MYERS (2010-6-18) - Two whistleblowers say the new front-runner in the Republican race for governor is lying when he says he did not know about fraud in his former company, the Columbia/HCA hospital chain. In July 1997, FBI agents raided Columbia/HCA accounting offices in seven states, including...
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Former Florida House Speaker and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio spoke before a crowd of supporters Thursday in Cape Coral. WGCU’s John Davis was there and has this report.
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This year’s state legislative session has a twist. Dozens of lawmakers are running for a higher office. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on how that could mean even less will be accomplished.
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U.S Representative Connie Mack returned to his roots yesterday – to the business in his hometown of Cape Coral that gave him his first job in high school. The Republican lawmaker says Marine Concepts is a perfect example of a small business struggling to stay afloat under the policies of the Obama Administration...
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Governor Charlie Crist says he wants more money for K-through-12 public education. He’s proposing a 500-million dollar budget increase. But, that may depend on lawmakers agreeing to the Seminole gambling pact, and the state winning a federal grant. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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Republican U-S Senate hopeful Marco Rubio held a rally in Fort Myers Wednesday night. In his speech Rubio remained critical of Governor Charlie Crist, his rival for the party nomination, for supporting President Obama’s stimulus package. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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