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Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz was under the impression that the incomplete results of the short-lived referendum regarding the Miami Dolphins' stadium would be kept secret.

Keith Fernandez: 25-year-old Miami native and attorney who holds strong to his desire to expand and promote “the ability of individuals to determine their own destiny.” And take control of his own destiny, Keith certainly has.

House and Senate leaders Monday sent 34 bills to Gov. Rick Scott, who will have until June 4 to make decisions about a wide range of issues such as the Everglades and expert-witness testimony in lawsuits. Many of the bills drew relatively little attention during the legislative session that ended May 3.

Florida leads the nation in the rate of reported identity theft, and not just by a little bit.  According to statistics compiled from the Federal Trade Commission’s most recent Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, Florida’s rate is nearly double that of the second leading state — Georgia — and more than three times as high as the next in line — California, Michigan, New York, and Nevada.

The U.S. Air Force plans to start operational use of Lockheed Martin Corp.-built F-35 fighter jets in mid-2016, a year earlier than planned, using a similar software package as the Marine Corps, two sources familiar with the plans said on Monday via Andrea Shalal-Esa of Reuters.

Dane Eagle started his political career as travel aide to then-gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, and seven years later, holds office himself as the 29-year-old state representative from Cape Coral.

The seat held by Holly Raschein, District 120, is one of the more competitive in the Florida House. Raschein was elected in 2012 after Ron Saunders faced term limits, and she was elected by a narrow margin of less than 3,000 votes despite spending far more than her Democratic opponent Ian Whitney.

Ryan Duffy, 29, was just fours old when Ronald Reagan left office, but he remembers listening to his speeches and being inspired by Reagan’s “love of country, commitment to ‘peace through strength’ overseas and belief in the free market over government.”

Today, Ryan continues to share and generate these messages in his various political roles, most recently as Speaker Will Weatherford’s communications director. 

Lyndsey Cruley, 25, entered politics because it is “fast-paced, challenging and dynamic” and she wanted to be a part of that force for good.

“The first time I met Eric was in 2008 while I was North Florida Field Director for the Obama campaign,” writes political consultant Jason Roth. “He was our UF Gators for Obama president and we had selected him introduce Michelle Obama for what turned out to be her largest individual event during the campaign. He was pretty nervous, but did a great job.”  

The Treasury Department’s legal office informed the White House counsel’s office about the nearly finished I.R.S. audit along with other reviews nearly a month before its release, the White House said, reports Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times.

Charlie Crist is set to headline fundraising reception tomorrow in Tampa for Gwen Graham, the Democratic challenger to Steve Southerland in CD 2 and daughter of former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, reports Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times.

Ed Moore, longtime president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, represents 31 private, not-for-profit institutions. They award about one-quarter of Florida’s bachelor degrees and include institutions such as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Nova Southeastern University, Stetson University, the University of Miami and Bethune-Cookman University. Their combined budgets total more than $5 billion, and they employ more than 37,000 Floridians. Last year Gov.

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds President Obama’s approval rating has remained steady at 51% to 44%, in the face of fresh disclosures about the IRS, the Benghazi attack and the Justice Department’s secret collection of telephone records of Associated