January 2017 - Page 5 of 76 - Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 30, 2017

Sen. Jeff Brandes has filed a bill aimed at providing standardized visitation plans for unmarried parents. The St. Petersburg Republican filed legislation (SB 590) Monday, which would create a standard visitation schedule for unmarried parents. If adopted, the proposal would encourage contact between non-custodial parents and their children. “Spending time with our children is the […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2017

With about a week before the start of the 30-day period in which it’s supposed to have its first meeting, the membership of the state’s Constitution Revision Commission is still unknown. Representatives for Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran Monday said they still have not officially closed their application periods. “The President is […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2017

House Bill 583, filed by Rep. Jay Fant on Monday in the Florida House, would cap recoverable medical and health care damages at the money spent on services. The bill holds that the actual amount remitted to the provider is what can be recouped in a damage claim. In cases where commercial or governmental insurance paid […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2017

Tony DeSisto, the Tampa-based civic activist, is rising to accept a new challenge — restaurateur. The co-founder of Citizinvestor, an online crowdfunding platform for public and community infrastructure projects, will open the first Florida franchise of The Simple Greek, an innovative fast-casual concept that seeks to transform the idea of a traditional Greek restaurant. Starting in […]

Joe HendersonJanuary 30, 2017

It might be easy to dismiss the harsh comments by U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor of Tampa regarding President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order that called for “extreme vetting” of potential refugees from seven Muslim nations. As Mitch Perry reported Sunday on SaintPetersBlog, Castor said, “President Trump’s executive order targeting and banning legal permanent residents and […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2017

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is applauding President Donald Trump‘s executive order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States. The Land O’Lakes Republican also wants to work with the administration to improve the transparency of the process, particularly on resettling refugees in Florida. In a letter sent Monday, Corcoran praised the president’s “bold action” on the issue, while complaining that the current relationship between […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2017

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Mike Hightower, now in his eighth decade on the planet and nearing the end of his fourth decade as a major player in Florida politics, has several distinguishing traits. One: his yellow necktie. The signature raiment is referred to by his son as part of his “costume.” Another, more compelling, characteristic: a sense of optimism […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2017

Back in 2015, in the wake of a terror attack in Paris, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry stunned some when he came out in favor of restrictions on allowing Syrian refugees to enter the state of Florida. Curry noted, in letters to Jacksonville’s U.S. Congress delegation, that “at least one of the eight terrorists who conducted the […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2017

Senate President Joe Negron has resigned from the Gunster law firm, four days after Gov. Rick Scott suggested ethics reforms affecting lawyer-legislators. Negron’s resignation was announced Monday by H. William ‘Bill’ Perry, Gunster’s managing shareholder. Negron, a Stuart Republican, had been “of counsel” with the firm, usually referring to an attorney who works on a case-to-case […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2017

The state’s highest court set oral argument in what could be a landmark case regarding who pays whom to play old rock ‘n’ roll. The Florida Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear argument April 6 in a case pitting Flo & Eddie, two original members of the 1960s band “The Turtles,” against satellite radio operator […]

Month: January 2017

Jeff Brandes files bill to standardize visitation plans

Still no word on makeup of constitution revision panel

House bill caps recoverable medical damages

Citizinvestor’s Tony DeSisto takes on new challenge, launches Simple Greek franchise

Kathy Castor is right calling ‘extreme vetting’ order immoral, un-American

Richard Corcoran wants to meet with Trump administration on refugee resettlement in Florida

Mike Hightower speaks out on lobbying reform: ‘Bring it on’

Lenny Curry backs Donald Trump’s travel ban from terror-linked Muslim countries

Joe Negron resigns from Gunster law firm

Supreme Court orders oral argument in old rock ‘n’ roll lawsuit