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Michael MolineNovember 22, 2016

House Speaker Richard Corcoran doesn’t believe the Legislature will have $7.5 million above existing spending when the time comes to write the next state budget. “The budget, I think, is going to be difficult,” Corcoran told reporters following the House Organization Session Tuesday. “Once we see the Zika effect in our state’s tax revenues, my […]

Jim RosicaNovember 22, 2016

Answering a $3 billion question, Senate President Joe Negron Tuesday said he backed passage next session of a renewed gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. But Negron also said he was comfortable with related initiatives gambling opponents have said constitute an expansion of gambling in the Sunshine State. For instance, regarding counties that […]

Peter SchorschNovember 22, 2016

The first in a series. It’s official. Richard Corcoran is now the Speaker of the Florida House. And with his installation comes sweeping changes to the chamber’s rules. There are new restrictions on lobbyists, including a ban on lobbyists using emails or text messages to reach out to legislators when they are about to vote. Also […]

Mitch PerryNovember 22, 2016

Following the new rules adopted by the Florida House of Representatives to make state government more transparent and accountable, introduced by newly elected House Speaker Richard Corcoran, the libertarian-oriented Americans for Prosperity-Florida expressed its support on Tuesday. “We are especially eager to see Speaker Corcoran’s new House rules in action,” said state director Chris Hudson. “These […]

Michael MolineNovember 22, 2016

Richard Corcoran assumed the speakership of the Florida House during its organizational session Tuesday, promising a new era of good government enforced by unprecedentedly stringent ethics rules and controls on lobbyists. “Good government isn’t a process; it’s a struggle for its leaders to do the right thing,” Corcoran said. “We have to put aside the rhetorical devices […]

Phil AmmannNovember 22, 2016

New House Speaker Richard Corcoran expects funding requests for Florida’s top jobs agency to move through his chamber’s committees, despite his strong personal objections to taxpayer-financed economic incentives. Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida reports Gov. Rick Scott is requesting $85 million in incentives for a broad range of business deals to attract businesses to Florida. […]

Jim RosicaNovember 21, 2016

Florida House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran Monday said lawmakers again will consider a gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. A federal judge earlier this month ruled the tribe can continue to offer blackjack and other “banked card games” to its Hard Rock Casino customers across the state, including the Tampa location. The tribe sued the […]

Jim RosicaNovember 21, 2016

As expected, Florida House Republicans Monday formally nominated state Rep. Richard Corcoran as the House Speaker for the next two years. The chamber’s GOP majority met the day before the Legislature’s biennial Organization Session, where he will be officially selected. Republican Leader Ray Rodrigues nominated Corcoran, with a second from Pasco County’s Chris Sprowls, the likely Speaker for 2020-22. The […]

Associated PressNovember 21, 2016

Despite two hurricanes hitting the state, federal officials warning away pregnant women from Miami due to the Zika virus, and international coverage of the Pulse massacre this summer, Florida is doing better than ever when it comes to tourism. And in the context of an upcoming showdown with House Speaker Richard Corcoran over the necessity of Visit […]

Jim RosicaNovember 15, 2016

House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran grins widely when you suggest he’s stealing a page from the “progressive” politics playbook. The Land O’ Lakes Republican held an impromptu press conference Tuesday after he welcomed new members at their two-day orientation session, another Corcoran innovation. He was asked: Prohibiting state representatives from flying in lobbyists’ airplanes? Increasing the […]

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Richard Corcoran dour on Florida’s state budget outlook

Joe Negron will support new Seminole Compact next session

How to get around Richard Corcoran’s new rules — Volume 1

Americans for Prosperity gives thumbs up to new House rules

Richard Corcoran installed as House speaker promising ‘struggle’ to do right

Despite philosophical differences, Richard Corcoran expects House committees to consider incentive requests

Seminole Compact still in play, Richard Corcoran says

Fla. House GOP nominates Richard Corcoran as speaker

Gov. Scott: record numbers of tourists vindicate Visit Florida’s mission

Richard Corcoran blazing his own leadership trail