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...And Around the Rest of the Country
In a time when we are examining, re-examining, and about to get tired of the four people on the top of the ballot this year, it's hard not wonder what the next generation of politicians in both parties will look like. I recently wrote about how this is a new generation of voters, many of whom are college-educated and have college-educated parents. It will be interesting to see not only how they vote, but how they continue to vote in future elections. In the last four weeks, I have been speaking to politicians who are making big impacts on their state governments.
Bright Ideas
Marco Rubio touts his 100 Ideas campaign, but voters may be more interested in 'what have you done for me lately?'
In 2007, Marion County teenagers Ashley Truelove and Latisha White submitted a crime-fighting idea to House Speaker Marco Rubio's "100 Ideas" initiative.
Rubio talks about 57 points of pride
Marco Rubio has given himself a first-ever grade for a Florida House Speaker: 57.
Rubio and his backers say that in his two years leading the state House, he was able to pass 57 of the proposals in his 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future initiative.
Speaker focuses on final goals
BY: LAURA FIGUEROA Nine sessions as a legislator, two years as House speaker, ''100 ideas'' pursued, and it's all coming down to just two weeks for Marco Rubio to accomplish some of his final priorities in the Legislature. Among Rubio's top issues in the waning days of the session: getting his counterparts in the Senate to pass a series of bills aimed at social programs for disadvantaged...
An Idea, a Book, an Agenda
In Florida, the speaker thinks the best policy might just come from the people.
The Florida Legislature is brimming with new ideas. It’s the result of a unique collaboration between residents of the fourth-largest state and the new speaker of the Florida House, Marco Rubio. He’s a 35-year-old Republican with a mission to create a fresh vision for Florida’s future, one that gives people a more meaningful say in how laws are made.
