WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA 11/14/2013

TOP STORIES ON WATCHDOG WIRE - FLORIDA: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA WITHDRAWS FROM SEVEN50 PLAN (+ VIDEO) Watch the November 7, 2013 meeting of the St. Lucie Board of County Commission that culminates with the Commission voting 4-1 to withdraw from the regional Seven50 Plan ... READ MORE . . .     FLORIDA VETERANS HIT WITH MASSIVE PROPERTY INSURANCE RATE INCREASE ON VETERANS DAY Many of Florida’s 1.6 million veterans have their property insurance with United Services Automobile Association (USAA). USAA’s membership base is primarily active duty military, military retirees, veterans and their families. Over the Veterans Day weekend policyholders received their new USAA policies. Florida’s veterans were shocked that, for a second year in a row, they are being hit with a massive increase in property insurance rates. Most of Florida’s veterans are on a fixed income ... READ MORE . . . RONALD REAGAN WAS THE TEA PARTY! Newly re-elected Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) on CNN’s Jake Tapper show stated, “I’m a conservative. I’ve governed as a conservative in this state, and I think that’s led to some people disagreeing with me in our state, because it’s generally a left-of-center, blue state.” But is Christie truly a conservative? ... READ MORE . . . AFP-FL CALLS OUT 3 GOP SENATORS FOR POOR VOTES IN NEW AD CAMPAIGN Today, the Florida Chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP-FL) launched a new effort in Florida Senate districts 2, 5 and 28 aimed at educating voters in those districts of their elected official’s poor votes on key common-sense reforms and economic freedom-related issues during the 2013 session. The multifaceted campaign will employ direct mail and television and social media ads against Sens. Charlie Dean, Greg Evers, and Nancy Detert, and it will run through the end of November ... READ MORE . . . THE UNITED NATIONS: ON FLORIDA’S DOORSTEP Most residents of Florida would be shocked to realize how the United Nations has established a formidable presence in the sunshine state. As The United Nations casts its long shadow over representational government via local and regional economic development/sustainability plans, such as Seven50, to silently weave a web which runs contrary to economic freedom, property rights and individual liberty. History shows this anti-freedom progression starting decades ago … READ MORE . . .