Subject: POLITICO Florida Playbook, presented by Nuclear Matters: Ocala’s (transgender) bathroom brawl – Big Labor targets Trump in South Florida – Georgia Gov. wants to ‘gag’ Rubio –Tim Canova Q&A – Loanshark fundraises for prosecutor
From: Marc Caputo <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:01:06 -0600

04/28/2016 06:58 AM EDT

By Marc Caputo ([email-masked]; @MarcACaputo) with Ali Breland ([email-masked]; @AliBreland) and the staff of POLITICO Florida

Good Thursday morning. Mark it on your maps and calendars. This week in Ocala, the culture wars flared over public school bathrooms. Sen. Marco Rubio weighed in as well on the issue.

BATHROOM BRAWL -- "Bathroom ban imposed: School Board blocks transgender kids from choosing restrooms," by Ocala Star Banner's Joe Callahan: "The Marion County School Board on Tuesday officially implemented a bathroom ban on transgender students, despite a warning from the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida that the move is unlawful. The School Board voted 4-1 to adopt the resolution that limits school bathrooms to students based on birth sex, not gender identity....

"Before the ban was approved, the ACLU sent a letter to the School Board. Daniel Tilley - the ACLU of Florida's LGBT rights attorney - warned that the ban violates Title IX sex discrimination requirements and the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. And the ban could jeopardize federal funding for the school district, Tilley wrote." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bf998e32b9d9534fcfc884178f55816e9fdc95f1543bc6cf2

-- "Sen. Marco Rubio: 'Women's Bathrooms Are For Women'," by CNSNews.com's Penny Star: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b84946cd5401329ab3770bb55a060cfda516d83e761254c0a

-- "Man going viral with video asking to use women's restroom at St. Petersburg Target," The Tampa Tribune: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bcf48862991371f0b048036948f0e218359015f964900d128 

HOW RUBIO, NELSON AND THE SENATE FARED - "The Most (And Least) Popular Senators In America," by Morning Consult: "Sen. Bernie Sanders may have watched his final hopes of being the Democratic presidential nominee flame out Tuesday night, but when he eventually heads home he can return knowing the people of Vermont still love him." But that's not the case with Rubio. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bd7a3f13d8c92237c6edd08a9a410fc307c682c6e9776b365

YOU MAD, BRO? -- "Nathan Deal to Marco Rubio: 'Maybe senators ought to have gag orders as well,'" by The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Greg Bluestein: "When the Republican [Gov. Nathan Deal] was asked Wednesday for an update on Georgia's costly, and bitter, ongoing legal feud with Florida over water rights, he said he was under a gag order and was limited in what he could say. And then he said more:

"People forget about something. We see all these people pontificating about what the governors ought to be doing. Especially Sen. Rubio. He's pontificating about the fact that the governors should be doing about this. He seems to forget that his governor, and his state, sued the state of Georgia in the U.S. Supreme Court. And that is an ongoing case and we're under a gag order not to comment." Deal added: "Maybe senators ought to have gag orders as well." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b2a4fecb0132fce844f17f15d32d9400c5814abdf8fd08188 

TIGHT WALLETS FOR TED -- "Bush, Rubio Donors Didn't Rush To Support Ted Cruz In March," by BuzzFeed News' John Templon and Tarini Parti: "Approximately 63 of Bush's campaign committee donors gave to Cruz after the former Florida governor dropped out of the race on Feb. 20, according to a BuzzFeed News analysis of the latest Federal Election Commission reports. Contributions from those donors amounted to just under $100,000 for the Cruz campaign. And about 120 former Marco Rubio donors contributed a total of $126,650 to Cruz after the Florida senator dropped out of the presidential race on March 15." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b9a072533a89a7311910121f1646419695e0cd68d50627320

-- "Republican donors deny Cruz, Kasich needed funds, data show," by AP's Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day: "Donors who gave as much as allowed by law to establishment darlings Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio have mostly disappeared from the political landscape ... Less than 3 percent of the nearly 14,600 donors who gave the $2,700 limit to Bush or Rubio have also ponied up the maximum amount to Kasich or Cruz. By not writing those checks, they're depriving Cruz and Kasich of as much as $39 million each in their final push to topple Trump." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b7977c684925df3ec69f413aebb0cbce80fef5d2ea7a42162

LABOR BEGINS TO FLEX -- "Union-backed super PAC begins anti-Trump push in Florida," by POLITICO Florida's Matt Dixon: As Donald Trump's ascent to the Republican nominee to president continues to pick up momentum, a union-backed super PAC has started a canvasing effort in South Florida against the New York billionaire.

The committee, called Florida Freedom PAC, filed paperwork with the Florida Election Commission Saturday indicating they paid nearly 40 people a total of nearly $20,000 for "canvasing services," which generally involves knocking doors to talk to voters about candidates they support or oppose. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b96c17dd115003981cd980508e98fd67a344e37a4f76e5373

LAWN MOWER UNION? - "Video shows landscaper running over Donald Trump sign with lawnmower: Orlando HOA says man banned from neighborhood," by Click Orlando: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bf90a8f109bfe65a87dd032808faed1c5a63c12124e0591a4

STOP 'STOP TRUMP'-- "Scott calls for end to 'Stop Trump' movement," by POLITICO Florida's Matt Dixon: After Donald Trump swept the Republican primaries in five Northeastern states Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott is calling for vocal forces in the Republican Party who oppose the GOP front-runner to get on board with his campaign. 

"Republicans now need to come together. Donald Trump is going to be our nominee, and he is going to be on the ballot as the Republican candidate for President," Scott wrote on Facebook. "The Republican leaders in Washington did not choose him, but the Republican voters across America did choose him. The voters have spoken." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b338e5ce01907702bdb0280948f2d53303a3fbc44e28a3fee

SCOTT'S ATWATER PROBLEM - "CFO's top attorney strikes back; says McCarty can remain as commissioner," by POLITICO Florida's Christine Sexton: Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty can rescind his resignation because the Florida Cabinet did not formally accept it when it met Jan. 21 so therefore, "the resignation is not legally effective," the general counsel for the Department of Financial Services, said Wednesday. 

"Commissioner McCarty is entitled to rescind his resignation tender until such time as the [Financial Services] Commission formally accepts it through a vote in a duly noticed public meeting," M. Drew Parker, general counsel for the department, wrote in a two-page opinion. The Florida Cabinet sits as the Financial Services Commission. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bc0ef7b1d1001db13478e54af2080434415ec233b0097f468

CANDID CANOVA - "Wasserman Schultz primary rival: This is no Clinton-Sanders proxy war," by POLITICO's Elena Schneider: Democratic House candidate Tim Canova went on a fundraising spree in the first quarter, hauling in half a million dollars. He'll need that and more as he prepares to challenge Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, in her Florida district this summer.

Canova, a law professor specializing in international trade who once counted Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as a student, has tapped into the same online fundraising stream powering Bernie Sanders (whom Canova has endorsed). But he rejects the characterization that his primary challenge is a House-level proxy war of the Democratic presidential primary. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b701697baddcf48b4add588ae334688416aabc66446b3f082 

PAYDAY PAYBACKS - "Groups Press Rep. Wasserman Schultz to Go Further on Payday Lending Reform: High-Profile Florida Congresswoman Now Cosponsoring Consumer Friendly SAFE Act, a Move at Odds with Her Support for the Disastrous 'Florida Model'" -- press release http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b9d8e910268d55b1e49141f65f474955fd39556beeeabbc12 ... Letter to DWS http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b881f7f68012a5ac9296ac7a183fb25fb94a4f8d01a6121fd

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COLD WAR AGAIN? -- "A New Cuba Missile Crisis on the Way?" by Veterans Today: "Two senior lawmakers representing the [Russian] Communist Party propose to deploy missile systems to Cuba and resume the work of the Lourdes spy base in reply to US plans that could threaten Russia and its allies.

"According to Parlamentskaya Gazeta daily, Valery Rashkin and Sergey Obukhov addressed President Vladimir Putin with a letter in which they write that they had learned of the Pentagon's plans to place HIMARS multiple-launch missile systems in Turkey. ... To protect Russia's interests and secure the safety of its allies, the Communist lawmakers proposed resuming the work of the Lourdes electronic intelligence base in Cuba and also deploying Russian missile complexes on the island. They emphasized that these steps could be taken under the existing friendship and cooperation treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Cuba." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b2775d07c81eb5bf65496ed145c9b20a3bfe7b4ff6a3bf447

VENEZUELA SANCTIONS --"Marco Rubio pushes to extend Venezuela sanctions," by Miami Herald's Patricia Mazzei: Rubio on the Senate floor: "In my hometown, in my home state. You travel to Florida, you come down there, you let me know, any of my colleagues, and I will show you where these people live and I will show you the money they have stole[n] from the Venezuelan people and are living the highlife on weekends in Miami. You see them everywhere. And that's why we impose sanctions on them." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b6ba40f2da4d31a986ed7c19f45f0a2131843a2d8cda50205

STATE OF 'FAMILY VALUES' -- "Study: Florida 3rd in parental incarceration," by Pensacola News Journal's Kevin Robinson: "Florida ranks third in the nation for the number of children who have experienced separation from their mother or father because the parent was incarcerated, according to ... 'A Shared Sentence: The devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids, families and communities,' [by] the Annie E. Casey Foundation [that] reported that some 312,000 Florida children, about 8 percent of children in the state, have experienced separation from a parent who was in jail or prison. The document says these children are more likely than their peers to experience poverty, homelessness
 and mental health issues like depression and anxiety." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b7786ee034b5bbd591544ae12e87a77d4137d62d16155fad2

NOT TED CRUZ -- "Police: 'Zodiac' message near FSU part of class project," by Tallahassee Democrat's Karl Etters: "The thought that the elusive Zodiac killer had returned more than 40 years since he was last heard from put people in Tallahassee on edge. When a message similar to his cryptic messages turned up Friday on the sidewalk outside a student apartment complex - complete with a cipher the likes of which made him infamous in the 1960s - police took it seriously." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b26b90b8379320018ab94bd9f323e3383ad096b70025bb158

CINCO DE BRITTO -- Miami-based pop artist Romero Britto and Kennedy cousin, Anthony Shriver are raising money for Democratic congressional hopeful Randy Perkins (FL-18) on May 5th. In an email, Shriver says Perkins' service on the board of Best Buddies (a charity Shriver founded and runs that helps people with intellectual disabilities) motivated him to host the event. 

FRANKEN-SKEETERS -- Lopez-Cantera backs genetically engineered mosquito to fight Zika virus," by POLITICO Florida's Christine Sexton: Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera said Wednesday in Orlando that he supports efforts to release genetically-engineered male mosquitoes into Key West to help wipe out the Zika virus.

In a statement to POLITICO Florida, Lopez-Cantera said he "supports finding solutions to problem in the fastest most effective way possible. I am not opposed to scientists looking at all ways to combat and destroy the Zika virus." Biotechnology company Oxitec is awaiting final approval from the Food and Drug Administration to release its mosquitoes in the Florida Keys - an effort many residents oppose, saying they fear the unintended consequences of testing out genetically-modified mosquitoes. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b0d39eca337adcdf195533665b45aced05e2e5668e0a80ad4

FADING PAST -- "Hidden History: As Port Orange celebrates Founder's Day, the city's historical preservation effort falters," by The Daytona Beach News-Journal's Casmira Harrison: "Parts of Port Orange's history - dating to the Civil War and Colonial eras - are crumbling to dust, and there may not be enough money or passion to save them. A cemetery believed to contain the remains of black Civil War soldiers has suffered overgrowth and anonymity while construction work continues nearby. A coquina structure archaeologists and historians say likely dates to British or Spanish colonization and was likely built by the area's first settlers is nearing collapse and has been awaiting action since
 the 1980s, but remains only in the city's periphery of priorities." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b07aedaf1b1aace53120ebc0cbe6aaf7ae43ea958d8744335

-- "Panama City Beach celebrates 80 years under the sun on Monday," by News-Herald's Tony Simmons: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6befeb6b1b71f99b0a67ba755c4d48ab0017411fe82c809216

--"Historic restored 19th-century Jacksonville schoolhouse dedicated Saturday," by Florida Times Union's Dan Scanlan: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b854750bc18e4a3c7de533b5b5e3b8d33f2eae4e53624ac8d

THE MARTIAN -- "SpaceX 'Red Dragon' capsules could launch to Mars by 2018," by Florida Today's James Dean: "SpaceX today said it could begin launching unmanned 'Red Dragon' missions to Mars as soon as 2018, furthering its development of systems that could eventually colonize the Red Planet. Pictures accompanying a Twitter message appear to show a Falcon Heavy rocket launching a Dragon capsule from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bbf664902d5e67c51a399287048458bd5253538176abfec06

--"SpaceX lands first U.S. Air Force launch contract," Orlando Sentinel: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b0213af7902fb14755c7f1562614979fa2e8ce1938249579a

AT A GLANCE.....

-- "Art Smith, Chef to Stars, Turns to His Neglected Hometown [Jasper]," by The New York Times' Kim Severson: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bc29f7f3c3e3cbebe648e44402962777aaad619139c071f4b 

-- "Scallop season may close in St. Joe Bay," by Tallahassee Democrat's Karl Etters: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b7cd1bfa9ac843345b9c63195858dc11ff36799796b86c963

-- "Opponents take aim at 'Docs vs. Glocks' law" -- The News Service of Florida via Ocala Star Banner: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bed90a77b8df0936c57333c17286edce6e3d57cb61ce828f3

-- "Parsons: Manatees' future seems to be headed west," by Florida Today's Michael Parsons: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bcdca7968816a8b6c48740dd5b2bc48830aabcfcfb2d3130b

-- "Bacterial advisory lifted at Ben T. Davis, Picnic Island beaches in Tampa" -- The Tampa Tribune: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6baa4d57f97163c331a16b645b48266aea04ca9743fa78cc18

-- "Two Florida panthers found dead Tuesday on Southwest Florida roads" -- Naples Daily News: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bf940c34a4a1fd5be5f5c5063b96846bd1e6af0df1d367969

-- "Orlando-to-New York JetBlue pilot accused of flying drunk" -- AP: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6befd080a2e7302b622a04700cd7f8f63a5e3bc4e04866dc12

-- "NTSB: Search crews find El Faro's missing data recorder," by AP's Jason Dearen: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bf798d4e892903257b3a776c5530ddc2c15e9a02b4c8e9307

BUY THIS BOOK -- Craig Pittman @craigtimes: "Don't forget -- @goodreads is giving away 15 copies of my new book 'Oh, #Florida!' You can enter the contest here:" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b55e9df13b8e9795f6c241c06a90890a233f9fa92e79a9f48

LOANSHARK FOR RUNDLE -- "Co-Host For Rundle Election Fundraiser Has Questionable Past," by CBS-Miami's Jim DeFede: "Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the top law enforcement official in Miami-Dade County, is scheduled to attend a fundraiser Wednesday evening for her re-election campaign that will be co-hosted by a man who admitted in federal court to loaning money at a 36 percent interest rate, which would be considered a violation of Florida's laws against loansharking. Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez is one of four individuals listed on a flyer obtained by CBS4 News soliciting $1,000 contributions on behalf of Rundle, who has served as State Attorney since 1993." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b2d1e5f177e611884b5c5e3e69f1d270bae94f4ecbdf718c3

POLICE SHOOTING - "Corey Jones shooting case to go before grand jury," by Palm Beach Post's Daphne Duret: "Now that Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg has announced that he will refer the case of the former police officer who shot Corey Jones to a grand jury, community leaders are calling the move an 'easy way out.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b52fe1b3f3c934c9e0576b70199a4a402b54a0e66b30697f2

SOMEHOW, NOBODY GOT SHOT -- "Orange County deputy reassigned after berating tow truck driver" by WFTV http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bfe29cb544a54aa4ed9828033cd0121f6cd0176284d040fe1 Raw video: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6ba996afca2484c145d0272f60a47c44d7ed4139938663f666

NOBODY SHOT. YET - "9 Investigates: Loophole in Florida law banning backyard gun ranges," by WFTV's Christopher Heath: "While the law essentially ended the practice of setting up gun ranges in densely packed neighborhoods, it left several gray areas. One of the gray areas created another loophole in Lake County ... [people with large lots can have gun ranges that abut subdivisions]." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b5202f67a7e442ee014b02b622e1ebae8f2762970056ed6da

PAY TO BUILD -- Craig Pittman @craigtimes: "#Florida county votes to charge developers more to help pay for rising transportation costs ... via @cljohnst: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6b0c19e7906ea4a94c9c212735b29cdcbe26a1c401a8264b8e

FLORIDA EX-MAYOR MAN -- "Ex-Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez Arrested for Domestic Violence," by NBC-Miami: "According to police, Alvarez and the woman were arguing over a pet cat he wanted her to return to him. The two started arguing, and Alvarez grabbed the woman by both arms, pinned her against a wall and spat at her, the report says." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bb0de392ea21e0deb86c4ed8e1ab566f5d415e31ed6de064b

TOO HIGH -- "Drunken driver hits helicopter at serious crash scene, troopers say" by WFTV: "I really appreciate you keeping people like me off the street," a 20-year-old man told troopers after drunkenly running a roadblock and crashing into a helicopter at the scene of a serious crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=785d63cf1ebd3e6bceaf16f704da6a90c43fafe0eddb9c9e3ddbaca960ab52cf

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