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It turns out that a super-majority of Republicans in both chambers of the Florida Legislature didn't translate into much higher scores on the Florida Chamber of Commerce's annual legislative report card. But that's not to say the more conservative House and Senate didn't produce strong pro-business results.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce's annual legislative report card, released June 3, shows 60% of legislators received an “A” this year, barely up from 56% in 2010. The grades emphasize chamber priorities, such as “business climate and competitiveness” and “infrastructure and growth leadership,” which receive double-weighting in its scoring system.

“Overall, lawmakers did well,” says David Hart, the chamber's executive vice president, noting in a Web video that 35 of 36 priorities passed the House and 31 out of 36 passed the Senate.