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#Sayfie Snapshot - November 19, 2015

Today's Hits and Bits in Florida politics


Hot Click

Florida citrus executives, company CEO killed in Nicaragua crash by David Adams of Reuters.


Twitter Trending

@EricEisnaugle: Great op ed by @juliogonzalezmd on the plan to decentralize power in the FL House #sayfie https://t.co/fSHu07ypsW


Quotable

“Montana is not Miami, South Dakota is not St. Pete Beach...the thought of open carry during bike week in Daytona or spring break throughout the panhandle is very concerning. Florida is one of nine states that does not have an income tax. That does not mean that we should implement one."

- Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County Sheriff, voicing his opposition to Rep. Matt Gaetz's open carry bill.


Statworthy

425. The number of Syrian refugess that Gov. Rick Scott has publicly said the federal government wants to send to Florida. However, the U.S. State Department recently pushed back against Scott's claim.