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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

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A bill to regulate fracking is likely dead after the Senate sponsor said he did not want the Senate Appropriations committee to reconsider the measure. The Senate Appropriations committee on Thursday voted to reject the proposal (SB 318), but lawmakers swiftly made a motion to reconsider the measure. That move kept the bill on the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

The Senate Appropriations Committee OK’d its alimony overhaul bill, paving the way for a vote in the full Senate in the coming days. Among other things, the bill changes the way Florida judges can award alimony. The proposal (SB 668) allows the courts to modify alimony payments if there is a substantial change in circumstances. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

A medical marijuana amendment has a good chance of passing this year, found a new Florida poll released Tuesday. According to the Public Policy Polling survey, 65 percent of registered voters said they support the medical marijuana constitutional amendment. The survey found 28 percent said they were opposed to it, while 7 percent of respondents […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

The Senate Ethics and Elections committee has once again postponed a confirmation vote on Surgeon General John Armstrong. The committee was scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing on Tuesday, one week after postponing a confirmation vote on the state’s top health official. Sen. Garrett Richter, the chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, told […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

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Marco Rubio could be getting a little help from a billionaire backer. The New York Post on Monday reported Paul Singer could be tapped as the national finance chair of Rubio’s presidential bid. In October, Singer announced he planned to back Rubio in the 2016 presidential election. At the time, Singer told dozens of other donors […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

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More than 70 percent of Republicans said they think Donald Trump will be their party’s nominee. According to an NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll, 71 percent of registered Republicans said Trump will win the Republican nomination. That’s up 15 percent from just one week earlier. Trump leads the GOP pack with 40 percent support, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 27, 2016

Sen. Bill Nelson urged Southwest Floridians to call state lawmakers and tell them to put Amendment 1 money toward land purchases, a move he said would help ease the effect of Lake Okeechobee releases. “If you can take that dedicated source of funding and, instead of using it on salaries, go spend it on buying […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 27, 2016

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Marco Rubio is taking swipes at Donald Trump. Rubio is out with a new video highlighting his debate performance on Thursday. The new online video — called Knockout — is a mash-up of Rubio hitting Trump In the one-minute video, “Eye of the Tiger” plays, as Rubio taking swipes at Trump, plus political commentators commenting on […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 26, 2016

An administrative court judge said the Department of Heath should not have disqualified an application from a Gainesville nursery vying to be one the state’s medical marijuana dispensing organizations. In a ruling Friday, Judge R. Bruce McKibben said the Department of Health incorrectly disqualified Daniel Banks, the director of research and development for San Felasco […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 26, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in three Florida counties and called on President Barack Obama to fully fund repairs needed to operate the Herbert Hoover Dike. Scott, a Naples Republican, declared a state of emergency in Lee, Martin and St. Lucie counties on Friday. The decision came after record rainfall drenched […]

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Senate panel won’t reconsider controversial fracking proposal

Senate panel OKs alimony overhaul bill

65% of state’s voters like medical marijuana amendment, poll finds

Senate panel postpones vote on Surgeon General John Armstrong

Report: Paul Singer may join Marco Rubio campaign as national finance chair

Donald Trump leads GOP field with 40 percent support in new poll

Bill Nelson, Curt Clawson promise to help communities affected by Lake O discharges

Marco Rubio throws punches at Donald Trump in new video

Judge: DOH should not have disqualified Gainesville medical pot applicant

Rick Scott declares state of emergency in Lee, Martin, St. Lucie counties