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As qualifying for state offices closes, seven senators and 27 representatives are reelected without opposition

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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June 21 2010

The qualifying period for all candidates for state offices for the 2010 ballot began on June 14, 2010 and ended at noon on June 18, 2010

Legislature: Gov. Crist vetoes executive branch reforms and insurance bills

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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June 2 2010

Gov. Crist, who recently left the Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent candidate, has vetoed several bills that were top priorities for the leadership of the Legislature's Republican majority and various business interests

Utility regulation: Public Service Commission (PSC) nominating council to interview 28 applicants for two PSC vacancies

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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June 2 2010

On June 1, 2010, the Florida PSC Nominating Council voted to interview 28 applicants for two current PSC vacancies, out of a total of 60 applicants

State budget: Governor Charlie Crist signs $70.4-billion budget for Fiscal Year 2010 2011 and vetoes $371 million in spending

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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June 2 2010

On May 28, 2010, Gov. Crist signed HB 5001, the general appropriations act for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2010

State Senator John Thrasher elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 22 2010

On February 20, 2010, the executive committee of the Republican Party of Florida elected Sen. John Thrasher (R-Jacksonville) party chairman, replacing Jim Greer of Orange County, who was forced to resign over questions about his stewardship of party funds

House Speaker Cretul airs objections to Governor Crist's budget proposal

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 22 2010

In an interview with reporters on February 18, 2010, House Speaker Cretul raised objections to Governor Charlie Crist's proposed $69.2-billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2010

Former House Speaker Ray Sansom resigns from legislature

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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February 22 2010

Former House Speaker Ray Sansom (R-Destin) resigned from the Florida Legislature on February 21, 2010, less than 24 hours before the House Select Committee on Standards of Official Conduct was scheduled to begin its adjudicatory hearing on ethics complaints against him

Major donors press for resignation of Republican Party of Florida chairman

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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January 4 2010

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer has come under pressure to resign in recent months, as public discussion about management of party funds and party support of Governor Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate primary campaign against former House Speaker Marco Rubio have increased

Republican leaders raise grievances against state Republican Chair Jim Greer

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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November 16 2009

In what has been described in the press as "a near-mutiny among party activists, elected officials, and fundraisers", a majority of the state Republican executive committee called for an "emergency closed meeting" with Republican Party of Florida Chair Jim Greer to air what appeared to be a growing list of grievances

U.S. attorney files civil suit against political fundraiser Scott Rothstein, alleging massive Ponzi scheme

Foley & Lardner LLP
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USA
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November 16 2009

On November 9, 2009, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida filed a civil complaint against Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, alleging that he was responsible for a massive Ponzi scheme in which he is alleged to have sold shares in fictitious structured settlements

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