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Scott PowersNovember 29, 2017

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto plans to help introduce a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would seek to provide comprehensive rebuilding money and resources for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands beyond what is needed to address just the devastation from Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Soto, an Orlando Democrat, announced he would be […]

Scott PowersAugust 23, 2017

Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast of Palm Coast is introducing legislation requiring the federal government to do a scientific assessment of the causes, consequences, and potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region. The bill would amend a 1998 law that had created an “Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal […]

Scott PowersMay 24, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy wants to make sure that if a president or any other high official in the administration casually passes along classified intelligence to a country the United States is not happy with, he’ll have to tell Congress about it. Murphy, from Winter Park, announced Wednesday afternoon she has introduced the Prevention […]

Scott PowersApril 4, 2017

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is seeking to extend Medicare low-income prescription drug subsidies to resident of Puerto Rico, with a bill he filed today. Nelson’s office estimated that the bill could help an estimated 400,000 low-income seniors in Puerto Rico afford the cost of prescription drugs. While low-income seniors living in the continental […]

Scott PowersMarch 9, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy introduced a bill Thursday to repeal the federal ban on scientific research into gun violence and then blasted any fellow members of Congress who “seek to suppress research” as un-American. Murphy, from Winter Park, specifically referred to the June 12 massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub as one reason for her […]

Scott PowersMarch 2, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto is introducing a bill that would extend funding to fight the Zika virus through the year 2023 and expand a local mosquito-control grant program to address other infectious mosquito-bourne diseases. Soto, an Orlando Democrat, is expecting to file his bill today, dubbing it the “Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2017

State Rep. Tom Goodson filed a bill Thursday to expand the Central Florida Expressway Authority into Brevard County, yet it seems no one on the expressway authority knows why. Goodson filed House Bill 299, which would expand the authority’s realm from its current Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties base, eastward into the Space Coast county. […]

Gary FineoutJanuary 19, 2017

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The powerful state senator trying to push through a dramatic expansion of gambling in Florida recently was working for the company that owns an iconic Miami Beach hotel interested in adding slot machines. State Sen. Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican and attorney, has acknowledged to The Associated Press that he did legal work for Turnberry Associates […]

Larry GriffinDecember 7, 2016

Representative Scott Plakon is spearheading a new bill to remove a prohibition on guns on college campuses. The bill, HB 6005, amends an earlier ruling on where guns are and are not allowed, deleting the portion stating that a license to concealed carry a firearm does not allow guns into “Any college or university facility […]

Ryan RayJune 16, 2016

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may straddle the fence on some issues dear to progressives, but she came out on Thursday with a full-throated endorsement of Senate Democrats’ plan to notify the FBI when a suspected terrorist buys a firearm. The bill’s main Senate sponsor is Florida’s senior Sen. Bill Nelson, who introduced the bill Wednesday in response to […]

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Darren Soto, Bernie Sanders pushing Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands rebuild bill

Brian Mast’s bill would require algae assessment in Florida

Shhhh! Stephanie Murphy seeks to stop presidential leaks to enemies

Bill Nelson seeks to extend prescription drug subsidies to Puerto Rico seniors

Stephanie Murphy bill to repeal ban on gun violence research

Darren Soto to file Zika bill

Surprise to Central Florida Expressway Authority: Tom Goodson wants it in Brevard

Bill Galvano, behind gambling expansion, worked for resort seeking slots

Scott Plakon files bill that would allow guns on college campuses

Gwen Graham co-sponsoring Bill Nelson’s gun purchase oversight bill