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Jim RosicaNovember 19, 2015

The selling of Gov. Rick Scott‘s $250 million Florida Enterprise Fund, aimed at revamping the state’s business incentives, continued in earnest Thursday, with promises it would allow for “cleaner deals.” The No. 2 official of Enterprise Florida, the state public-private economic development organization, presented the proposed overhaul to the House Economic Affairs Committee, saying it was […]

Drew WilsonNovember 12, 2015

Some of the top Florida Republicans will gather in Miami Beach Dec. 10 for pair of fundraising events benefiting House Majority and Senate Majority. The guest list will include House Speaker designate Richard Corcoran, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Bill Galvano and Chairman Jose Oliva, who is also the favorite to become House Speaker after the […]

Jim RosicaNovember 5, 2015

The Florida Legislature became the little engine that couldn’t on Thursday, failing to agree on a new map redrawing the state Senate districts after three weeks of trying in a Special Session. This makes three out of four legislative sessions this year that ended in discord, this time in a redistricting session that itself likely […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2015

Not exactly an October surprise, but Build Something That Lasts, a committee established by supporters of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry “to advance conservative principles and … support political causes and potentially candidates who reflect the same vision for the future of Jacksonville and Northeast Florida,” had a big fundraising month. It raised $94,500, with the […]

Jim RosicaNovember 5, 2015

The Legislature’s two redistricting chairs hastily agreed Thursday on a map the House passed earlier this week as the one lawmakers should adopt to redraw the state’s Senate districts. It’s the same map that senators already had rejected to force this week’s conference process between House chair Jose Oliva and his Senate counterpart, Bill Galvano. In a one-and-a-half-minute long […]

Jim RosicaNovember 5, 2015

With a little more than a day left in the Special Session, lawmakers scrambled to come up with a redrawn Florida Senate district map that will pass court muster, but also get enough votes to pass out of the Legislature. Senators from both parties, however, didn’t like what they saw at a Thursday morning meeting, […]

Jim RosicaNovember 3, 2015

The Florida House of Representatives Tuesday passed its version of a redrawn state Senate district map, sending it back to the Senate for a likely conference process. The map was passed 73-47, with all Democrats in opposition and some Republicans joining them, including state Reps. Matt Gaetz, Chris Latvala and Ray Pilon. A long line […]

Jim RosicaNovember 3, 2015

Following their Senate colleagues, the House Democratic Caucus plans to vote against the proposed Senate district map. At a Democratic caucus meeting before Tuesday’s session, House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford informally asked the crowd whether any member intended to vote for the map. No one signaled they would. The version of the map the Senate […]

Matthew IsbellNovember 3, 2015

A good deal has happened with the ongoing redistricting saga during the past several days. The state Senate passed its proposed districts with a controversial amendment attached. The House redistricting committee passed their own amended version of the map, and the coalition plaintiffs now have put forward three proposals. We’ll now look over each development. […]

Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2015

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With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Chris Cantens is no longer the legislative assistant for Miami Lakes Republican state Rep. Jose Oliva. On: Sheree Vann is now the district secretary for Lake City Republican state Rep. Elizabeth Porter. […]

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Image via Rosie Cordero-Stutz campaign.

Enterprise Florida official touts incentives overhaul

House, Senate campaign arms host pair of Miami Beach fundraisers Dec. 10

Senate votes down redistricting map, ending Special Session

Build Something That Lasts has blockbuster October; Shad Khan is in

Redistricting chairs agree to go back to House-approved map

Lawmakers consider more maps as redistricting clock counts down

House passes redistricting map

House Democrats will vote against redistricting map

Matthew Isbell: New coalition maps, DLP’S amendment, Oliva’s plan, and where things now stand in redistricting

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