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Jim RosicaJune 21, 2018

Gambling regulators this week said they plan to keep using an emergency rule that allows them to continue testing racing greyhounds for drugs. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which regulates gambling through its Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, posted a “notice of renewal” in Thursday’s Florida Administrative Register. In Florida, live dog racing is still conducted at 12 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 29, 2017

Cosmetic manufacturers are hopeful state lawmakers will take action this year to eliminate a policy requiring them to get approval before taking a product to market, a lengthy process that industry officials say goes above and beyond federal requirements. The industry has been pushing for the change for several years now, but think a recent […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 19, 2016

As former Florida Supreme Court Justices, we once took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the State of Florida. Today, we urge all Floridians to protect and defend our constitution by once again voting “No” on Amendment 2. The amendment’s sponsors say they fixed the problems that caused Floridians to reject a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2016

As we head into the semi-home stretch of the presidential campaign, I keep waiting for someone to put forth these questions: Are people who want to occupy the White House mentally stable? Why would anyone in his or her right mind wish to spend four years in a war zone? Don’t these candidates read the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 4, 2015

Critics of the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline” could be on their way to a huge victory in Hillsborough County. According to The Tampa Tribune, State Attorney Mark Ober has shifted his position on addressing first-time juvenile marijuana offenders with civil citations instead of criminal charges. Ober’s opposition last year helped kill efforts to include misdemeanor marijuana possession on […]

Guest AuthorApril 2, 2015

The prescription drug program Florida legislators created in 2009 to monitor controlled substances has helped reduce the number of Floridians who suffer from prescription drug addiction. Medications provide great benefit to patients when used correctly and under the guidance of their treating physician. Some opiod drugs are now being crushed into powder or injected and […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2015

Innovation is all around us. We see it in electronics, automobiles and many other sectors of our economy. American consumers regularly use products with new features they think will make their lives a little more interesting, more convenient, more efficient or otherwise better. While a thinner phone or a faster computer certainly might seem significant […]

Guest AuthorMarch 12, 2015

“I’m not old enough to have kids in high school.” My twin sons were graduating from the 8th grade, and this became my mantra, despite all evidence to the contrary. My reading glasses had become a permanent fixture on the end of my nose while Jacob and Zachary were concerned about their “online presence.” There […]

Tag: drugs

Regulators plan to keep using emergency rule on race-dog drug testing

Cosmetics industry hopeful third time is the charm for reform bill

Why 5 former Florida Supreme Court justices oppose Amendment 2

Bob Driver: The madness of presidential candidates

Hillsborough State Attorney Mark Ober shifts position on juvenile pot charges

Sandi Frear: Why abuse-deterring opioids should be legislative priority

Gus Bilirakis: Reward companies that improve medicines

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Choosing the right high school