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Jac VerSteegFebruary 23, 2015

The Florida Legislature, always interested in preserving families, is working on a reform that is guaranteed to prevent some breakups. In the short run, that is. What’s the reform? The 2015 session that starts March 3 is almost certain to produce a package of alimony reforms. Alimony was a hot topic two years ago, and […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 3, 2015

A bill that would limit a hospital’s ability to challenge its Medicaid reimbursement in state administrative courts was temporarily deferred by the Senate Health Policy Committee on Tuesday after several committee members expressed concerns with the proposal. The measure, SB 322, by Senate Finance and Taxation Committee Chairman Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, was filed the […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 12, 2015

Walt Disney World hotels will no longer offer prizes at video game arcades, where children redeem points for toys, candy, and other rewards. The company says it is also dropping joystick-controlled claw games inspired by the one in “Toy Story.” Although Disney representatives will not clarify why it is shutting down redemption centers, the reason […]

Mitch PerryDecember 15, 2014

In 2013, Clearwater state Senator Jack Latvala introduced a succinctly written bill that would have brought Florida into compliance with nearly every other state in the country in allowing for the sale of 64-ounce growlers to be sold in Florida craft breweries. The straight forward legislation amounted to only two-lines on a piece of paper. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 12, 2014

Earlier this week Mitch Rubin, the executive director of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association (FBWA), announced that while “for several years,” his organization has supported lifting the restriction on 64-ounce growlers, the FBWA’s support in next year’s legislative session won’t be tied into his greater concerns of direct brewer to consumer sales. Tampa House Republican […]

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Jac VerSteeg: Alimony reform could prevent divorce – for a few months

Senate panel defers on bill that would end $30 million in hospital legal challenges

Disney closing resort game arcades, Internet cafe ban may be to blame

Jack Latvala to introduce new growler legislation

Dana Young takes Mitch Rubin at his word on 64-ounce growlers