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Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 18, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed four new members to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. The council covers four counties including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Manatee. The group is one of 11 regional planning councils across the state that aims to serve residents and member governments by providing a forum to foster communication, coordination, and collaboration in […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 18, 2015

A controversial gun bill filed by St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes has advanced in the Senate. Senate Bill 290 would allow people who don’t have concealed carry permits in Florida to carry firearms on their person during a mandatory evacuation. A similar bill died in the Senate this past year. Brandes made some changes to his […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 18, 2015

A controversial gun bill filed by St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes has advanced in the Senate. Senate Bill 290 would allow people who don’t have concealed carry permits in Florida to carry firearms on their person during a mandatory evacuation. A similar bill died in the Senate this past year. Brandes made some changes to his […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 18, 2015

A House bill prompted by a U. S. Supreme Court case involving a Florida landowner is pitting property rights supporters against local governments. 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 in Orange County. The […]

Mitch PerryMarch 18, 2015

The Florida Senate today unanimously approved a bill that will move the state’s presidential primary moves from January to March 15, 2016. This is significant because that date is the first day the state can conduct, if it chooses as expected, a primary with a winner-take-all prize for the victor. New rules announced by the Republican National Committee […]

Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

The Obama administration set a new record again for more often than ever censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. The government took longer to turn over files when it provided any, […]

Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Barbara Bush is asserting the right to change her mind. Fox News reports on a new fundraising email where the former first lady is pitching for her son, former Gov. Jeb Bush, as he moves closer to a 2016 White House run. With the subject line “I changed my mind!” the Bush matriarch officially launches the “Run […]

Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Barbara Bush is asserting the right to change her mind. Fox News reports on a new fundraising email where the former first lady is pitching for her son, former Gov. Jeb Bush, as he moves closer to a 2016 White House run. With the subject line “I changed my mind!” the Bush matriarch officially launches the “Run […]

James CallMarch 18, 2015

Florida for Care declared Wednesday a Day of Compassion at the state capitol. More than 20 supporters of two medicinal marijuana bills fanned out across the Capitol Complex early Wednesday to lobby lawmakers on behalf of HB 683 and SB 528. “They came from all over the state,” said Kari Hicks of Florida For Care. “There are people […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 18, 2015

It was the insurance industry versus the provider community when a House subcommittee took up a bill that prohibits balance billing for emergency services on Wednesday, with the insurance and HMO industry emerging the victor. Over the objections of the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Hospital Association, the Florida Radiological Association, and the Florida Chapter […]

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Rick Scott appoints 4 to Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

Jeff Brandes’ concealed carry gun bill moves through Senate

Jeff Brandes' concealed carry gun bill moves through Senate

House bill pits cities and counties vs. property rights supporters

Senate votes to move Florida presidential primary to March 15, 2016

U.S. sets new record for denying, censoring government files

New email has Barbara Bush changing mind on son's White House ambition

New email has Barbara Bush changing mind on son’s White House ambition

Florida for Care walking Capitol halls today for medicinal marijuana

Round one of emergency care and billing tussle goes to insurers over docs