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$102k salary doesn’t go as far in Florida under terms of Hertz deal
The truth behind a deal with Hertz Corp. to bring 700 jobs to southwest Florida with an average annual salary of $102,000 may be hidden under skewed statistics and misleading numbers.
Read More →Activists accuse Obama of false narrative to reactivate ACORN voter registration tactics
By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org
If you’re 102 years old and need to wait in line for hours before voting, expect to have your story told in dramatic fashion by the president of the United States. That’s what happened to Desiline Victor, a resident of North Miami, Fla. Where some see a rationale for expanded early voting, same-day voter registration and even mandatory voter registration, others see a false narrative created to promote policy changes that would result in greater federal control over state elections.
Read More →Jeb Bush says unity can bring win for GOP in 2016
By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
MIAMI — Former Gov. Jeb Bush has a clear goal for 2016 — get the Republican Party back in power at the national level.
Bush, brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W. Bush, says he wants to inspire unity in the GOP by supporting [...]
Florida officials fork over taxpayer incentives for time in spotlight
Part 2 of 3 in the series Hertz On the Move
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog
TALLAHASSEE — When Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Lee County officials announced in early May that rental-car giant Hertz Corp. was moving to Florida, it was heralded as a major economic victory by those involved.
To celebrate, media interviews were scheduled and the press [...]
Venezuelan exiles in FL denounce newly elected president
By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
MIAMI — Venezuelan exiles living in Florida are banding together to encourage the U.S. government to deny recognition of that country’s leader.
“We mainly want the U.S. government not to recognize the person who was named president of Venezuela,” Venezuelan-American lawyer Maria Trina Burgos, president the newly formed-organization Justice for All, [...]
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