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James CallMarch 30, 2015

Growers and patient advocates used court challenges to force the Legislature to revisit a medicinal marijuana law approved last session. Tuesday they get another chance to persuade lawmakers to increase the allowable level of THC in medicinal oil authorized for use in Florida by the Compassionate Medicinal Cannabis Act of 2014. A Charlotte’s Web fix […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 30, 2015

A Senate commerce panel on Monday passed a ban that bans the sale of powdered alcohol in Florida. Palcohol is a powdered form of alcohol manufactured by Lipsmark, a privately held company, made from distilled vodka or distilled Puerto Rican rum. Palcohol is often sold in pouches equal to one shot, which can be mixed […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2015

Ron Christaldi, chairman of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, said Monday that in 2013, a half-dozen members of the chamber visited Vice President Joe Biden and other White House officials to discuss the potential for business with Cuba. “They asked me about what the business community wanted and were we ready to take advantage […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2015

As we reported during the weekend, Pinellas County U.S. Rep. David Jolly was one of just 17 House Republicans to vote against his own party’s budget last week. Now the campaign organization dedicated to helping him lose next year is going after a part of that vote that referenced college accessibility. This week the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2015

Lois Frankel has become the latest South Florida Democratic member of Congress to endorse Patrick Murphy‘s candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2016. “It has been an honor to serve in Congress with Patrick Murphy, who shares my commitment to improving Florida by protecting hardworking American families, preserving Social Security and Medicare, […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 30, 2015

Lavish expenses of the Florida Municipal Power Agency — including providing health care for life for its chief executive officer, nearly $13,000 in holiday parties and a pair of season tickets to Orlando Magic games — will be center stage when the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee meets Monday afternoon. The Auditor General’s final report on […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2015

As one of the major counties along the I-4 corridor, Pinellas County will be a contested piece of real estate in choosing the next U.S. president. Ensuring it goes for the GOP nominee is in 2016 is the No. 1 goal for Pinellas Republicans for the next 18 months, recently elected party Chairman Nick DiCeglie said […]

Mitch PerryMarch 28, 2015

Members of the GLBT community and their allies flocked to Ybor City under idyllic conditions on Saturday, as Tampa held its first gay pride event in more than a decade. In his public remarks, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner referred to what he called one of the “darkest moments in this country’s history” — the June 15, […]

James CallMarch 28, 2015

Job creation in Florida has slowed but continues. The unemployment rate for February fell one-tenth of one percent to 5.6, a drop of 0.6 percent compared to a year ago and down 2.3 percent– down from Feb. 2013, the Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday. The U.S. unemployment rate is 5.5 percent. Employers added 19,700 […]

James CallMarch 27, 2015

This week at the state Capitol ended with House Republicans taking Democrats to school. There were four education bills advocated by the GOP on the agenda for a Friday session. All easily passed since Republicans outnumber Democrats 2-1 in the Florida House. Thursday, Democrats argued against mandating that school districts share construction and renovation money […]

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Charlotte’s Web glitch bill scheduled for hearing

Senate panel says no to Palcohol sales in Florida

Tampa officials host conference on Cuba

David Jolly one of 15 Republicans targeted by DCCC on college affordability

Lois Frankel endorses Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Power agency’s high salaries, lavish spending to be examined by joint legislative panel

Jeff Atwater, David Jolly star at Pinellas GOP Lincoln Day Dinner

Activists at Tampa Pride urge celebrants to fight adoption bill

State unemployment rate drops slightly in February

The week that was in Florida politics — March 27