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Progress Florida, Other Groups Call on Google to Drop Membership in American Legislative Exchange Council

Just weeks after Microsoft Corporation dropped its support for the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC, major organizations across the country have written a letter to Google executives asking for the corporation follow suit. Microsoft’s exit was likely due to ALEC’s extreme views that have become increasingly out of touch with Microsoft’s culture and corporate ideology.

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Best of the Blogs: Cut Off

Progress Florida Education Center’s Best of the Blogs for the week ending 9-5-14Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida Education

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Sweet deal for Rick Scott, bad deal for Florida

From time to time an investigative news story comes along that every Floridian should read. Earlier this week, the Tampa Bay Times reported that many of Florida’s leading Republicans, including Gov. Rick Scott, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, and House Speaker Will Weatherford, have had a really sweet deal from the powerful sugar industry: free secret hunting junkets to King Ranch in Texas.

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