May 6, 200620 yr the Marlins will get $2 mil in rebates over the next 30 years. thats $60mil for the stadium!
May 6, 200620 yr Now we can start to believe we can have baseball here forever. Now we'll see how committed Loria is to So Fla...the ball is now in his court.
May 6, 200620 yr King, Bennett, Fasano & their crew gave their best impassioned Oscar performances on why everyone should vote against it. I mean they really pulled out the big guns. But De La Portilla & Garcia were right, they had the votes! :woohoo :wee
May 6, 200620 yr AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE of the BEST DAYS IN Florida Marlins History!
May 6, 200620 yr If this truly does close the funding gap, then we'll all be sitting on pins and needles waiting for an official announcement of the deal.
May 6, 200620 yr omg does this mean we're staying for sure!?!?....any chance something could be worked out in broward?-that'd make this news even sweeter
May 6, 200620 yr omg does this mean we're staying for sure!?!?....any chance something could be worked out in broward?-that'd make this news even sweeter Hialeah or Bust.
May 6, 200620 yr omg does this mean we're staying for sure!?!?....any chance something could be worked out in broward?-that'd make this news even sweeter Hialeah or Bust. :thumbup
May 6, 200620 yr guys i think were screwed. they were bringin the bill up to the house at midnight and they didnt vote on it
May 6, 200620 yr We're screwed....I hate this state I can't tell you how much I hate those rednecks in Tally. :mad
May 6, 200620 yr House is having an extra session tomorrow or is what I read wrong? Where did you read that ????
May 6, 200620 yr Insurance bailout wins; Marlins lose as session endsIn a frantic ending to the annual legislative session, the Florida Marlins' dreams of getting a state tax break to build a new stadium died. In a bitter twist, the state Senate, which had killed the team's effort to get the tax subsidy several times in the past few years, passed a measure with about 15 minutes to go before midnight -- the official end of the annual session. But there was not enough time to pass the bill in the House, which was consumed with approving a bill to help homeowners cope with rising hurricane-insurance rates. The insurance-rates measure passed both chambers and went to Gov. Jeb Bush for his signature. The bill provides a cash infusion to the debt-laden state insurer Citizens Insurance, and allows for gradual rate hikes for homeowners. Legislators agreed earlier in the day on the one bill they are required by the state Constitution to pass before they can leave Tallahassee: the state budget. The spending plan, nearly 13 percent higher than the current year's budget, doles out plenty of cash for education, healthcare and affordable housing. They also decided to kill a proposed constitutional amendment that they had placed on the November ballot. Fearful of angering voters in an election year, they withdrew a measure that would have asked voters to extend term limits to 12 years from the current eight. A campaign-finance reform measure passed, but only after being watered down.
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