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Ana CeballosNovember 16, 2017

In a further attempt to starve President Nicolas Maduro’s government from money, state lawmakers want to make sure state agencies are barred from investing on companies that do business with Venezuela. “We cannot as a state and should not prop up the Maduro regime, which inflicts misery upon its people,” state Rep. Jeannette Nunez, a […]

Ana CeballosNovember 16, 2017

As state Rep. Neil Combee prepares to leave the Florida House to take a post in President Donald Trump’s administration, he announced Thursday that state Rep. Jennifer Sullivan will be taking over his chairmanship at the Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee. “Be kind, be generous and do a good job,” Combee told teary-eyed members of […]

Ana CeballosNovember 15, 2017

Some Florida lawmakers say that seeing the positive impact of criminal justice reform efforts in other states has given them new impetus to push for measures that aim to reduce the state’s prison population by giving sentences that “fit a just result.” The early bipartisan undertaking to reform the state’s criminal justice system — an […]

Ana CeballosNovember 15, 2017

As the administration of Gov. Rick Scott appeals a court decision against its emergency generator rule, a court ordered Tuesday that the rule — and its deadlines — remain in effect as that process continues. The one-page court order clarified that nursing homes and assisted-living facilities need to meet the rule’s Nov. 15 deadline that […]

Ana CeballosNovember 14, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott wants to give $100 million to housing and workforce programs that will aid those impacted by Hurricane Irma — the largest storm to hit the state in decades –, under his proposed state budget for 2018-19. “Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida and affected communities statewide,” Scott said. “Due to the impact […]

Ana CeballosNovember 14, 2017

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Javier Fernandez, a 42-year-old South Miami attorney, filed his candidacy on Tuesday to represent House District 114, and replace Daisy Baez. Baez resigned from the Legislature this month after a House investigation into and even criminal case over her residency. “I’m excited for this opportunity to bring much-needed change to Tallahassee, where priorities have become […]

Ana CeballosNovember 14, 2017

Sen. Jack Latvala‘s legal team said Monday that Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, who chairs the Senate Rules Committee where a complaint was filed against the Clearwater Republican, should recuse herself from the Senate sexual harassment investigation because she violated the chamber’s privacy rules. “Senator Benacquisto’s public comment regarding the alleged complaint is a material breach of […]

Ana CeballosNovember 13, 2017

Emily L. Mahoney, who recently did investigative work for the Miami Herald during a 10-week summer internship, has been hired to cover the state Legislature for the Tampa Bay Times as part of the combined Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee bureau. Mahoney is currently finishing up the Cronkite Data Fellowship with the Houston Chronicle and will be […]

Ana CeballosNovember 13, 2017

The attorney representing a woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Sen. Jack Latvala says she has not discarded the possibility of taking the case to court if a conflict of interest arises in the Senate investigation. “Anything could happen at this point, it is still very early to tell,” Tallahassee-based attorney Tiffany Cruz […]

Ana CeballosNovember 10, 2017

A day after the Agency for Health Care Administration was criticized for erroneously claiming in a press release that five nursing home facilities had not met a key deadline in Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency generator rule, the agency said it prompted an “excellent result” with facilities submitting their information. The Florida Health Care Association, though, […]

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Lawmakers push bill banning state from investing in Venezuela

Jennifer Sullivan to take over Neil Combee’s chairmanship

Lawmakers champion efforts to reform criminal justice system

Nursing home generator mandate, sanctions remain in effect

Rick Scott proposes $100 million for Hurricane Irma aid programs

Javier Fernandez files for Daisy Baez’s House seat

Jack Latvala’s attorney wants Lizbeth Benacquisto to recuse herself from probe

Personnel note: Emily L. Mahoney joining Times/Herald capital bureau

Attorneys in Jack Latvala probe start building strategies

After generator rule deadline passes, AHCA’s tactic draws confusion