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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott met with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry Wednesday in Tallahassee. Scott and Curry align politically, and as the only Republican Mayor of a major city in Florida, Curry’s visits to Tallahassee are always worth noting. Conversation with the Governor Wednesday, Curry said, was about jobs, economic development, investment in downtown — and removing regulatory hurdles. Curry […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 31, 2018

Acknowledging they’ve been behind the curve in criminal justice reform, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will soon join some of Florida’s biggest counties in offering court diversion for adults. The HCSO announced Wednesday it would begin offering an Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion (ADAP) program for adults 18 years and older beginning Feb. 1. The move comes […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

The Republican U.S. Senate leadership is launching a new digital ad on Tuesday attacking Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for not working with President Donald Trump. The 15-second ad “Senator Nelson Doesn’t Care” from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, being pushed out on Facebook Tuesday ahead of Trump’s State of the Union Address, accuses […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2018

Legislation that would provide transparency and accountability provisions for publicly-funded economic development agencies and tourism promotion agencies advanced in a Florida Senate committee Monday afternoon, thanks to an amendment added to the bill (SB 1714) by the sponsor, Gainesville Republican Keith Perry. The transparency bill would would require local tourism agencies that receive more than $30 million […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 29, 2018

A Senate panel on Monday pushed forward a bill that would make it harder for future lawmakers to raise taxes, but also put the upper chamber at odds with the House and Gov. Rick Scott. The proposal by Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel is less stringent than the version passed by the House last week. Under […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2018

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is seeing Tuesday’s State of the Union speech as an opportunity to push his climate change and off-shore drilling messages. The former Miami Beach mayor’s gubernatorial campaign announced it will be spending $70,000 to air his “Denial” TV commercial during President Donald Trump‘s speech Tuesday night. That’s in addition […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2018

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More than 150 mental health advocates visited the Capitol Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass a slate of bills and approve funding requests covering a wide range of mental health issues, including the opioid epidemic. “Behavioral Health Day at the Capitol allows, peers, caregivers, friends and family to unite to talk about mental health issues […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 24, 2018

As Florida voters prepare to decide whether to automatically restore the voting rights of about 1.5 million felons, the state is grappling with how to handle its lengthy backlog of clemency cases. More than 10,000 felons are currently waiting for their applications to be reviewed by the Florida Commission on Offender Review, which has to […]

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Rick Scott, Lenny Curry discuss removing regulatory hurdles for Downtown Jacksonville development

Hillsborough County rolls out adult court diversion program

Senate Republicans’ ad portrays Bill Nelson as against Donald Trump

Accountability measure advances in Senate

Senate at odds with House, governor on proposal that limits tax hikes

Philip Levine pushing ‘Denial’ ad during State of the Union

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

Florida House unanimously passes Venezuela divestment bill

Mental health advocates urge lawmakers to pass slate of bills during Behavioral Health Day

Senate proposes $500K to tackle backlog of clemency cases