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...motives left ample room for skepticism. Even as the Presidents were talking peace in Costa Rica, Nicaraguan security agents in Managua arrested four prominent opposition leaders as suspects in an alleged CIA conspiracy. Opposition sources saw the move as a sign that hard- line Interior Minister Tomas Borge Martinez was unhappy with the concessions being made at the peace talks. And Ortega's aim was not purely altruistic. His main goal, apparently, was to ensure that the U.S. Congress turns down a Reagan Administration request next month for some $150 million in new contra aid. By agreeing to take...
Desperate for a way to finance Florida's rapid growth, but prohibited by law from imposing an income tax, Republican Governor Bob Martinez took office this year hoping to find a creative way to raise revenues. He persuaded the Democratic legislature to impose a 5% sales tax on services ranging from advertising to lawn care to legal advice. But many national corporations, including broadcasters, publishers and advertisers, protested having to pay a levy on the services they provide in Florida. Voters also turned against the new tax -- and the Governor...
Last week a special session of the legislature replaced the service tax with a 1% increase in the sales tax. "It's a victory for the people of Florida and a heck of a Christmas present," said Martinez. But the Governor's flip-flops may be costly. Said Democrat Sam Bell, chairman of the powerful house appropriations committee: "His credibility with the legislature is zero...
...hordes at shopping malls, sporting events and even Disney World has inspired a movement to tighten the loophole before it takes effect. "We want to bring Florida into the 1990s, not the 1890s," says State Attorney General Robert Butterworth, who is spearheading the effort. He has asked Governor Bob Martinez to consider an amendment to the bill during a special legislative session this week. But the Governor has decided to keep the gun bill off the agenda, and it is unlikely legislators will vote to change their handiwork during the regular legislative session in November...
...highest insurance costs in the country. A Dade County neurosurgeon, for example, might now have to shell out up to $220,000. "Our doctors are paying close to 40% of their gross income for insurance," says Dr. Richard Glatzer, president of the Dade County Medical Association. Governor Bob Martinez has pledged a special session of the state legislature to address the issue, but the prescription promises to be far more complicated than two aspirins...