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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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Not that we don't provide spin; we do, and plenty of it. Our perspective appears in post headlines, the subtitles within the post (in bold), and the excerpts from the linked stories we select to quote; we also occasionally provide other links and commentary about certain stories. While our bias should be immediately apparent to any reader, we nevertheless attempt to link to every article, column or editorial about Florida politics in every major online Florida newspaper.

 

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The Blog for Saturday, February 12, 2005

After All, "Jeb!" Is A "Developer"

    When Florida
    passed the growth act 20 years ago, the law was hailed as a much-needed antidote to local governments gone wild over development. During the 1970s and 1980s, many local governments had approved far more development than they were prepared to handle.
    Apparently we haven't learned much, because "Jeb!"'s
    new plan, which still is taking shape and will be considered during the upcoming legislative session, should not surprise anyone who has followed Gov. Jeb Bush's views on growth management. Since he first ran for election, Bush has championed giving more control to local governments.
    Some
    environmentalists and growth-management advocates fear that Bush's fix may make matters worse. Many of them still are wary of the governor, who just two years ago wanted to abolish the Department of Community Affairs, merging most of its growth-management functions into the Secretary of State's Office.

    Now, some of those critics say giving more control to local and regional agencies could benefit developers, who often wield a lot of influence with city and county commissions.
    "State seeks better way to handle growth".

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