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Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2018

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A bill that would create a special taxing district for the Water Street Tampa development in Hillsborough County was recently signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. That’s after it made it through the Legislature this Session with near-unanimous votes in the House and Senate. The proposal was backed by Strategic Property Partners, a partnership […]

Mitch PerryMarch 7, 2018

Rep. Jamie Grant’s Republican challenger in the House District 64 primary has filed a lawsuit demanding Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner remove Grant as a candidate, saying he has violated the state’s term limits. “I believe that Rep. Grant, who was first elected to the Florida House in November 2010, is ineligible to run for reelection in the […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 7, 2018

The Senate unanimously supported a bill on Wednesday that would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before collecting information stored on devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home. The bill (SB 1256) explicitly prohibits the collection of location and communications data stored on electronic communication devices, including cellphones. Bill sponsor Jeff Brandes, a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2018

On Monday, a House committee advanced Hillsborough County’s proposal to create a special district for funding some features of the $3 billion Water Street Tampa development in the city’s Channelside neighborhood. The House Government Accountability Committee unanimously approved HB 1393 that creates the Water Street Tampa Improvement District. Advancing the proposal are Strategic Property Partners and […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2018

When Democrat Heather Kenyon Stahl entered the House District 47 race last month, seeking the seat currently held by Republican Jamie Grant, her emphasis was on education, transportation and health care. While those issues remain at the forefront of her campaign, another subject emerged — gun control — which few Democrats hoping to make it to the Legislature […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 13, 2018

A House proposal that would change the way law enforcement officers get their hands on data from a person’s cellphone was pushed on Tuesday to its last committee assignment. Republican state Rep. Jamie Grant said his bill (HB 1249) would require police to “reflect constitutional due process” when they search a person’s phone-location records as […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 13, 2018

A measure to change the state’s payday-lending system before new federal government regulations kick in easily cleared a House panel Tuesday. The bill (HB 857) was approved by the Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee. The only ‘no’ votes were from Tracie Davis, a Jacksonville Democrat, and Rene Plasencia, an Orlando Republican. Davis earlier had said […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018

A Senate committee Tuesday advanced legislation to repurpose $60 million annually for alternative transportation projects in both Miami-Dade County and the Tampa Bay area. Sponsored by Tampa Republican Dana Young, SB 1200 would use money from an existing $240 million rail fund. Speaking to members of the Senate Transportation Committee, Young explained that the money comes from Florida Rail […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 6, 2018

Law enforcement officers in Florida could soon need probable cause and warrants to access a suspect’s mobile location tracking device. Those potential new restrictions are provided in a Senate bill (SB 1256) that cleared its first committee stop on Tuesday. The proposal, sponsored by St. Petersburg Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes, would also make it a crime to […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 1, 2018

Westchase-based Democrat Heather Stahl says she entered the House District 64 race earlier this month because she’s grown weary of the dysfunction present every day in Tallahassee and Washington D.C. “I think a lot of people are feeling that the country and the state is not going in the direction that it needs to be,” […]

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Jeff Vinik scores win with signing of Water Street Tampa bill

Lawsuit seeks to remove Jamie Grant from 2018 ballot

Senate backs privacy protections for Amazon Echo, Google Home

House advances proposed Water Street Tampa special district

For Democrat Heather Stahl, gun control is now top issue in HD 64 race

House panel advances bill adding protections to cellphone searches

Payday loans bill clears latest House committee

Senate advances funding for alternative transit in Tampa, Miami

Bill criminalizing unpermitted access to electronic devices moves forward

Democrat Heather Stahl wants to replace Jamie Grant in Florida’s HD 64 seat