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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 29, 2018

Monday morning sees U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis launching his campaign for Florida governor in Boca Raton. DeSantis’ entry into the race was teased practically from the time he left the 2016 race for U.S. Senate when Marco Rubio opted to run for re-election in June. DeSantis did settle for another two years in Congress, representing […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 26, 2018

The House on Friday dropped its 83-page omnibus gambling bill for 2018, which reads like a love letter to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and a poison pen missive to nearly all the other gambling interests in the state. Industry representatives privately admitted the legislation—overseen by Speaker-designate Jose Oliva—was a placeholder for the House to pass, […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 26, 2018

There’s something shady going on with CareerSource Pinellas and CareerSource Tampa Bay, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist wants to know whether the U.S. Department of Labor has any oversight in place and if changes are needed to prevent fraud in the future. The first-term congressman, who represents Pinellas County, sent a letter Thursday to Labor […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 25, 2018

In a move praised by Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida House on Thursday passed a measure that would make it harder for legislators to raise taxes and fees in the future. The proposal was pushed through on an 80-29 vote. Under the bill, any future tax or fee hike would have to be approved by […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 25, 2018

The Florida House on Thursday unanimously passed a bill banning the state from doing business with companies that benefit President Nicolas Maduro‘s “ruthless gang” in Venezuela. “We continue to stand strongly with the Venezuelan people and their battle to restore democracy in the face of this brutal dictator,” said Rep. Jeanette Nunez, a sponsor of […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 23, 2018

House Speaker Richard Corcoran won’t give an over-under for chances of success for comprehensive gambling legislation this Session. When asked at a Tuesday press conference, the Land O’ Lakes Republican said: “It’s somewhere between 1 percent and 99 percent certainty.” The House has long been averse to proposals that could be seen as expanding gambling. […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2018

A contentious bill that would expand the state’s school voucher system to allow children who are bullied to use tax dollars to pay private school tuition was approved by a Senate committee Monday. Senate President-designate Bill Galvano’s bill (SB 1172) would establish the Hope Scholarship Program to provide the parent of a public school student subjected […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 19, 2018

Miami made the cut when Amazon announced its top-20 shortlist for its second headquarters Thursday, but Americans for Prosperity Florida says the retail giant shouldn’t get any state incentives if it chooses to set up shop in South Florida. “Miami would be a fantastic choice for Amazon’s HQ2, but not if it means having taxpayers […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott was in Ponte Vedra Friday as the PGA Tour unveiled plans for a new global headquarters — and 300 jobs to go with that build out. Yet one of the topics we broached with the Governor in the gaggle had to do with a potentially bigger future job announcement … if Amazon locates […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 19, 2018

An immigration measure heading toward the full Constitutional Revision Commission would require all employers in the state to use a federal electronic system to verify the legal work eligibility of every new hire drew criticism on Friday from agriculture and business groups concerned with filling a worker shortage in their industries. Representatives with the Florida […]

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House gambling bill to pari-mutuels: Drop dead

Charlie Crist wants answers on CareerSource oversight

House approves measure to make it harder to raise taxes in future

Florida House unanimously passes Venezuela divestment bill

Richard Corcoran: No predictions on gambling legislation this year

Legislation: Bullied kids could transfer to private school

AFP-FL says ‘no way’ to Amazon HQ2 incentives

Incentives for Amazon? Richard Corcoran, Rick Scott see it differently

E-Verify proposal opposed by ag and construction groups heads to full CRC