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Mitch PerryJanuary 27, 2016

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A Bill (HB 527) sponsored by Melbourne Republican Ritch Workman that would prevent state funding from flowing to organizations that boycott or have divested from Israel on human rights grounds passed unanimously through a House appropriations committee on Wednesday. However, the issue provoked strong reactions by some Republicans on the panel, who registered objections to the bill’s […]

Associated PressJanuary 27, 2016

Americans will soon get a look at the presidential picks of some of the nation’s richest donors and a progress report on the money flow inside the presidential campaigns. Late Sunday, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses that mark the start of voting for the 2016 election, super political action committees will reveal their […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

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The Republican-led state House rejected more than a dozen amendments — all of which were sponsored by House Democrats — to a proposal aimed at regulating hydraulic fracturing. House Democrats put forth at least 20 amendments to the bill (HB 191). The changes included requiring drillers to submit water to the Department of Environmental every […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

With less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, Marco Rubio is taking to the airwaves to explain why he thinks Washington, D.C., is broken. The 30-second spot, called “Listening,” features several shots of people listening to a Rubio advertisement while going about their day-to-day business. In the background, Rubio is heard saying it’s “time […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

State lawmakers are taking steps to update Florida’s 2-year-old THC cannabis law during the 2016 Legislative Session. The state passed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act in 2014. It allows patients to take a low-THC cannabis with the permission of their doctor. Supporters of the 2014 effort said it could help children with epilepsy and patients […]

Ryan RayJanuary 26, 2016

Voter-approved term limits, perhaps even more than the advent of minority-access districts or the lobbyist gift ban, have radically transformed legislative business in Tallahassee. Their enactment during the Gov. Jeb Bush administration turned future election cycles into rigid leadership game theory boards and, some say, placed a limit on the institutional knowledge of lawmakers, who often become lame […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 20, 2016

“Me. Me. Pick me.” “No, pick me. Please.” “Me. Not him. I’m the real one.” Oh, dear Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey. We’ve got a splendid island kerfuffle over who gets to be the official “Key West Ambassador to Cuba.” The schoolboy romp is playing itself out on Facebook, across the front pages of […]

Associated PressJanuary 20, 2016

Leaders of Florida’s Republican-controlled state Senate have decided they won’t fight a judge’s ruling that could signal the end of GOP domination in the Legislature. Senate leaders announced Wednesday that they will accept a new map for Florida’s 40 state senate districts approved last month by a circuit judge. Judge George Reynolds, in a widely […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 19, 2016

The prescription drug abuse problem has spread to nearly every corner of society in Florida. In 2014, 2,062 Floridians died from prescription drug overdose—a 7.6 percent increase from 2013. People who are victims of drug abuse cannot be categorized into a particular socio-economic class or region, but are found in every segment of the population. […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2016

Florida lawmakers are being asked to consider what appears to be a small change in an existing law, but one that carries a big, negative, and costly impact on consumers — reason enough to oppose this bad idea. For almost 30 years, Florida consumers have been well-protected by a law requiring certain used cars to […]

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Bill that cuts ties with anti-Israeli boycotters flies through Florida legislative committee

Who’s paying for the presidential race? Some answers coming

House Republicans reject amendments to fracking bill sponsored by Democrats

In new ad, Marco Rubio tells Iowans next president must “stand up to runaway government”

Proposal to “clean up” Florida’s medical marijuana law clears House panel

Senate panel approves term limits extension resolution

Linda Cunningham: Key West politicos battle over “Ambassador to Cuba”

Legal battle over state Senate districts coming to an end

Austin Curry: More Florida seniors dying from drug overdoses

Jennifer West: Legislature should keep consumer protection from auto fraud