The Minority Leader of Florida's Senate, Al Lawson, introduced an amendment Monday night to nullify JD Alexander's gift to GEO. As of last night, it appears as though Alexander's bill is all but dead, and the state will seek some other way to fill Blackwater.
But I just wanted to note another reason why JD Alexander probably tried to force this last-minute deal through (in a great editorial): GEO gave more than $150,000 to the Florida Republican party in the last election:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/editorials/in-sansoms-sneaky-footsteps-prison-deal-is-more-488492.html?showComments=true&postingId=492693#commentsList
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