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Florida joins letter objecting to Nebraska perks in health care bill

Thursday, December 31st, 2009 by Michael C. Bender

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said on Tuesday that he planned to join several other state attorneys general objecting to the so-called “Cornhusker Kickback.”

The letter was sent today to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate President Harry Reid:

We believe this provision is constitutionally flawed. As chief legal officers of our states we are contemplating a legal challenge to this provision and we ask you to take action to render this challenge unnecessary by striking that provision.

Read the full letter here.

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Former Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney staffer joins McCollum’s gubernatorial campaign

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by Michael C. Bender

The Bill McCollum for Governor campaign announced today that Kristy Campbell has been hired as communications director.

Campbell, 28, most recently worked for former Gov. Jeb Bush’s two non-profit public policy organizations: the Foundation for Excellence in Education and the Foundation for Florida’s Future. She also worked as chief spokeswoman for Bush during his final years in office after communications work for the Florida Community Affairs Department and the state Emergency Management Division.

Campbell also worked as communications director for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign in Florida in 2008.

Campbell will help craft McCollum’s message along with campaign manager Matt Williams and senior advisor Shannon Gravitte.

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