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Peter SchorschFebruary 2, 2018

You’d think Joe Negron would have learned by now that when it comes to gambling and the Legislature, you can’t always get what you want. Actually, you can’t even get what you need. But when it comes to what’s fair for voters, shouldn’t you fight like hell? In a media availability after Thursday’s floor session, […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 2, 2018

The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and it should be the last great reminder that Florida needs to clean up the fantasy sports scene. Yes, there’s been much ado about the Seminole Tribe’s contention that passing fantasy sports legislation would violate their exclusivity deal with the state. We direct your attention to a legal opinion by former Florida Supreme […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Thursday evening. Maybe some minors should be able to marry, a House panel decided, and guns could come to church under legislation heading to both floors. Sixty Days never goes off half-cocked. Here’s your evening rundown. ‘Minor’ debate: A House […]

Michael MolineFebruary 1, 2018

Repeal of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system would drive the cost of coverage up by 5.3 percent, or $67 per year, according to an analysis conducted for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The findings assume that more drivers will buy underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage to protect themselves against motorists who skip purchasing […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 31, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Wednesday evening. The Senate decided to fund environmental preservation and passed a measure outlawing teen weddings. Sixty Days hopes it helps cut the chance for any future seasons of “Teen Mom.” Here’s your evening rundown. Environmental win: The Florida Senate […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 30, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. The House’s big gambling bill has taken off, and help may be on the way for traumatized first responders. Sixty Days stands and salutes them. Here’s your evening rundown. Chips falling: A key committee moved along this year’s […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Monday evening. A controversy about possibly phony job figures is brewing, and yet another specialty tag could be created to benefit Orlando City Soccer. Sixty Days wants to know: Do you say “soccer” or “futbol”? Here’s your evening rundown. Fake […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 26, 2018

The House on Friday dropped its 83-page omnibus gambling bill for 2018, which reads like a love letter to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and a poison pen missive to nearly all the other gambling interests in the state. Industry representatives privately admitted the legislation—overseen by Speaker-designate Jose Oliva—was a placeholder for the House to pass, […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 26, 2018

A Senate bill to exempt fantasy sports play from state gambling regulation cleared its last committee this week, making it available for the floor. But there are still big ‘if’s that could blow up the gambling exclusivity deal, known as the Seminole Compact, between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Here’s the staff analysis: […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Thursday evening. A judge will decide whether to let a lawsuit over smoking medical marijuana proceed, and a measure to allow parishioners to pack heat is getting a rewrite. As said in “The Sopranos,” Sixty Days comes heavy or it […]

Tag: 2018 Legislative Session

Joe Negron and a reckoning (or not) on gambling

As Super Bowl approaches, remember fantasy sports legislation

Sixty Days for 2.1.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

New report: PIP repeal could cost motorists

Sixty Days for 1.31.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Sixty Days for 1.30.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Sixty Days for 1.29.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

House gambling bill to pari-mutuels: Drop dead

Despite Seminole concerns, fantasy sports bill ready in Senate

Sixty Days for 1.25.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session