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Christine Jordan SextonMay 14, 2015

Rick Scott sent a memo to his agencies on Thursday asking them to compile a list of services people cannot lose and identifying what would be funded in a pared back budget he’s developing for the upcoming year. Scott has refused to directly answer, though, whether he’ll be submitting the information he compiles with the […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

If you happen to own your own drone to take photos of other Floridians on their property, you better stop soon unless you want to get sued. That’s because today Governor Rick Scott signed SB 766.The bill states that drones cannot be used to photograph or record images of people or their property from the air. The […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 14, 2015

Traffic ticket quotas will be illegal in the Sunshine State under a bill Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Thursday. The so-called “Waldo” bill — nicknamed after the city of Waldo on heavily traveled U.S. 301 and once considered one of the nation’s worst speed traps — has an effective date of July 1. In 2014, […]

Phil AmmannMay 14, 2015

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill allowing the Lakeland hospice closed by the state over a paperwork error a chance to reopen. The governor signed HB 441, which allows Compassionate Care Hospice (CCH) on Drane Field Road access to an expedited process to reapply for its license with the Florida Agency for Health […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

After years of advocacy, the ban on the 64-ounce growler in Florida will soon be a thing of the past. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed SB 186, repealing the ban on that size container for craft beer. “I am proud to stand with Governor Scott today as he signs SB 186 making the growler legal in […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott told state agencies Thursday to compile a list by Monday of critical services that people “cannot lose” and submit them to his office to help prepare a budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Scott’s memo to agency heads includes a list of critical services the Office of Planning and Budgeting has identified […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 14, 2015

To prepare for the first meeting of the Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding next week in Tallahassee Gov. Rick Scott has asked Florida hospitals and HMOs for detailed financial information. Scott asked in a letter that they detail their finances between 2006 and 2013 on a government form. He also wants data on the […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Marco Rubio is being lauded in some quarters Thursday morning for the way he handled the inevitable question on Iraq that was posed by Charlie Rose at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday afternoon. “Not only would I not have been in favor of it, President Bush would not have been in favor of […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 13, 2015

After an acrimonious and abrupt ending to this year’s session, Florida legislative leaders have started piecing together a framework for a new state budget and to avoid a possible state government shutdown. Some of that framework was discussed in an all-day meeting Wednesday between Sen. Tom Lee and Rep. Richard Corcoran. Gov. Rick Scott for […]

Gary FineoutMay 13, 2015

Although no deal was reached, Sen. Tom Lee, a Brandon Republican, said that a “fair amount of progress” was made during discussions Wednesday between the House and Senate budget chiefs at the Capitol. “It was super productive,” said Rep. Richard Corcoran, a Land O’Lakes Republican. “I think today we moved the ball down the field […]

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A state investigator, right, works with a Florida resident to look out for fraud after Hurricane Helene. Photo via Florida Chief Financial Officer,.

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New law clips wings on drones in Florida

“Waldo” bill signed, makes traffic ticket quotas illegal starting July 1

Governor’s signature to allow shuttered Lakeland hospice to reopen

Rick Scott signs legislation legalizing 64-ounce growlers

Rick Scott tells agencies to list “critical needs” in case of shutdown

Rick Scott demands financial details from hospitals, HMOs

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Budget details emerge after top lawmakers meet informally in Tallahassee

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