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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 31, 2015

The controversy surrounding estoppel letters, how long they are effective, and how much they cost, has not stopped in the week since this Legislature considered the bill. The Senate Regulated Industries on Tuesday again considered SB 736, sponsored by state Sen. Kelli Stargel. The bill is supported by the Florida Association of Realtors and is […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 31, 2015

Smokers beware: There may be one less place you can light up in the Sunshine State. The Senate Health Policy Committee on Tuesday gave the nod to Sen. Jeff Clemens‘ bill that makes it illegal to smoke cigarettes in a car if there’s a child under 13 traveling in the vehicle. The bill — SB […]

Florence SnyderMarch 31, 2015

Skip Foster, the new Publisher at the Tallahassee Democrat, was greeted as a liberator in his maiden speech to the Capital Tiger Bay Club. The gray-haired eminences who make up the club’s membership know the difference between a good newspaper and a Chamber of Commerce rag. They’re embarrassed that the Times — New York and […]

James CallMarch 31, 2015

Sen. Rob Bradley was the man in the arena at Tuesday’s Health Policy Committee meeting. He had to beat back challenges from two factions wanting changes in his SB 7066, a Charlotte’s Web fix (he prefers not to call it a glitch bill) and address complaints from stakeholders wanting an end to the bickering between regulators and growers over rules getting […]

Gary SheltonMarch 31, 2015

The other woman isn’t pretty enough. Not yet, anyway. Still, there is time. If you are a fan of baseball in Tampa Bay, you could not help but notice when Commissioner Rob Manfred flirted a bit this week with Montreal, which is expected to be the other option if things don’t work in Tampa Bay. […]

Gary SheltonMarch 31, 2015

The other woman isn’t pretty enough. Not yet, anyway. Still, there is time. If you are a fan of baseball in Tampa Bay, you could not help but notice when Commissioner Rob Manfred flirted a bit this week with Montreal, which is expected to be the other option if things don’t work in Tampa Bay. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2015

Former Tampa City Councilman and Hillsborough County Commission Thomas Scott has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Florida Elections Commission. The 61-year-old Scott is senior pastor at the 34th Street Church of God in East Tampa. He’s been out of politics for four years after his first city council term ended in 2011. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

The removal or remediation of “blight” has been a recurrent discussion in Jacksonville in recent years. The term has come to mean many things, ranging from the removal of distressed structures to the removal of what outgoing Councilwoman E. Denise Lee calls “human blight.” “At the end of the day, what businesses are going to move […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 31, 2015

The removal or remediation of “blight” has been a recurrent discussion in Jacksonville in recent years. The term has come to mean many things, ranging from the removal of distressed structures to the removal of what outgoing Councilwoman E. Denise Lee calls “human blight.” “At the end of the day, what businesses are going to move […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 31, 2015

A House bill dealing with the utility regulation process is continuing to move in the House despite criticism from environmentalists that the bill doesn’t far enough to deal with energy issues. HB 7109 would set term limits for PSC members, require those who lobby the PSC to register with the state, require parties in a […]

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Senate panel OKs estoppel bill but controversy looms large

Ban on smoking in car with youngsters moves through Senate

Takeaways from Tally: A postcard from Tiger Bay

Charlotte’s Web fix advances; Rob Bradley says never say never to changes

For MLB, the other woman isn't prettier than the Rays

For MLB, the other woman isn’t prettier than the Rays

Rick Scott taps Tom Scott for Florida Elections Commission

In Jacksonville, "love locks" considered a blight

In Jacksonville, “love locks” considered a blight

PSC bill moving in House despite complaint it doesn’t do enough