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Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

Three state government officials have been tapped for a second job – to sit as the panel that will dole out the licenses for low-THC marijuana in Florida. The Florida Department of Health on Friday announced the membership of the Office of Compassionate Use “substantive review panel” that will implement the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act. […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

“You can’t teach hungry,” Florida trial attorney John Morgan says. But if you shell out 35 bucks, you can try to learn. Trial Guides, which calls itself a “legal media company that helps civil plaintiff’s lawyers win,” is now offering a “revised” paperback edition of Morgan’s 2011 legal practice self-help tome. Morgan, 59, has earned […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

Florida Lottery Secretary Cynthia O’Connell plans to resign as questions mount about her work habits, travel schedule and spending. Gov. Rick Scott announced O’Connell’s departure, which is effective Oct. 1, on Friday. O’Connell was appointed by Scott in February 2011. A press release from the Governor’s Office said she plans “to explore opportunities in the private […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

State Rep. Jose Oliva has told House colleagues he’s unswayed by the latest Senate attempt to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol to agree on a new congressional district map. In a memo released Friday, Oliva – the Miami Lakes Republican who chairs the House redistricting panel – thanked his counterpart, state Sen. Bill Galvano, […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

As the attorneys say: If you can’t beat ’em, sue ’em. A trio of Republican political consultants involved in the ongoing redistricting saga have formed “The Conservative Coalition for Free Speech and Association.” Its website says the group has joined in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Pensacola seeking to void the Florida Supreme Court’s interpretation of the state’s […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican presidential candidate field, went on the passive-aggressive Friday morning, calling fellow candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush both “a nice person” and “a low-energy person.” Trump, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, also opposed what he called “further gun restrictions” following this week’s murders of […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

Florida legislators were offered a chance to fix the state’s congressional district map – and they blew it. That’s the message sent Thursday by the plaintiffs in the 3-year-old congressional redistricting lawsuit, according to a filing with the Florida Supreme Court. Indeed, the parties said that “faced with the Legislature’s disregard of its mandate,” the court should draw the […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

State Sen. Bill Galvano isn’t giving up on a legislative fix to the state’s congressional map mess, proposing yet another compromise he hopes will bring the House back to the table. On Thursday, the chairman of the Senate’s redistricting panel released a version of Florida’s 27 congressional districts that notably puts the southern flank of […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

For the third time, state Sen. Aaron Bean has introduced legislation to create a statewide “cold case task force” to pare down the thousands of unsolved murders in Florida. But the head of an organization of victims’ survivors says he’s concerned about law enforcement again balking at the cost of such a measure. For instance, […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott, Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner headline the latest winners of the “Champions for Business” awards, given by Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), the state’s premier business lobby. The awards are presented yearly to “recognize lawmakers who provide leadership on key legislation for the business community through non-voting actions,” […]

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State Sen. Vic Torres at U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost event before the collapse. Photo via Jacob Ogles.

Panel to award low-THC pot licenses announced

John Morgan self-help book … now in paperback

Fla. Lottery secretary quits, Gov. Rick Scott names interim

House lukewarm on latest Senate congressional map

Political operatives form group to fight Fair Districts

Donald Trump keeps hammering “low-energy” Jeb Bush

Plaintiffs in redistricting case lambaste lawmakers

Bill Galvano proposes another congressional map

Bill would create “cold case task force” for unsolved killings

AIF announces “Champions for Business” awards