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Bruce RitchieApril 24, 2015

The Senate on Friday voted to send an amended Public Service Commission bill back to the House after Sen. Jack Latvala indicated that Capitol lobbyists are not pleased with it. HB 7109 would limit PSC members to serving three four-year terms and require those who lobby to register the PSC Nominating Council to register as […]

Associated PressApril 24, 2015

A bill that will require a 24-hour waiting period for abortions is now going to Gov. Rick Scott. The Senate voted 26-13 for the measure on Friday after nearly an hour of debate. Republican Sen. Anitere Flores said that if only one woman decides not to get an abortion after a waiting period, she’ll consider […]

Associated PressApril 24, 2015

The House on Friday voted 80-36 for a bill that would let children enroll in any school in the state regardless of where they live. The provision is included in a comprehensive education bill that now heads to the Florida Senate. If the bill (HB 1145) becomes law families could enroll in any public school […]

Bruce RitchieApril 24, 2015

A bill that would eliminate a state review program for shopping malls, huge housing projects and other large developments passed the House on Friday and is on the way to the governor. Supporters of SB 1216 said the “developments of regional impact” program was burdensome, redundant and actually discouraged the development of planned communities. The Legislature […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 24, 2015

Lies, damned lies, and statistics. You will find all three in the Thursday editorial by the Florida Times-Union offering full-throated support of red light cameras. It uses fragmentary data to draw sweeping conclusions about the efficacy of those revenue generating devices, contradicting its own earlier reporting, which links Jacksonville’s red-light camera vendor, RedFlex, to a web […]

Ryan RayApril 24, 2015

As is the case with so many other issues – not least of which is the $4 million budget chasm stemming from inter-cameral differences on hospital funding for indigent services – the House and Senate still seem to be quite a ways off from passing anything resembling a unified ride sharing bill to govern firms […]

Phil AmmannApril 24, 2015

With a shrinking Republican bench for Marco Rubio’s open seat, one big-name Floridian — Bill McCollum — is considering a third shot at the U.S. Senate. If he chooses a run in 2016, McCollum will make history, not only as the second Floridian to attempt a Senate run after two unsuccessful campaigns, but also by […]

Bruce RitchieApril 24, 2015

A property rights bill filed in response to a U.S. Supreme Court case ruling in favor of an Orange County landowner passed the Florida House on Friday. The Supreme Court in 2013 overturned a Florida Supreme Court ruling against the late Coy A. Koontz Sr., who sought to build on 3.7 of his 15 acres […]

Mitch PerryApril 24, 2015

Last week it was Nashua, New Hampshire. Tomorrow, Waukee, Iowa. Waukee is the site of the next GOP presidential cattle call, where Marco Rubio will make his first appearance in the Hawkeye State since officially declaring his candidacy for president earlier this month. He’ll be joined by at least seven other presidential hopefuls who will speak […]

Ryan RayApril 24, 2015

Lawyer and publisher of our friendly rival SayfieReview.com, Justin Sayfie is better known on the Internet as a host for Florida news and opinion than an author of it. Friday morning, though, Sayfie stepped out and offered a strident opinion on the issue of a telecoms regulation bill that may restrict electronic freedom of expression. In […]

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Senate sends PSC bill back to House with changes that “folks in the hall” don’t like

Abortion waiting period bill goes to Florida governor

Bill would let students cross county lines for school

Bill eliminating state development review program goes to governor

Florida Times-Union sells out for red-light cameras

House Uber bill TP’d, resolution with Senate still uncertain

Bill McCollum’s possible Senate run: 3rd time the charm?

Property rights bill responding to U.S. Supreme Court case passes House

Marco Rubio returns to Iowa for the first time as a declared presidential candidate

Justin Sayfie weighs in against Anitere Flores’ Internet disclosure bill