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Lloyd DunkelbergerNovember 16, 2017

Another battle about using increases in local property taxes to bolster public schools will complicate upcoming state budget negotiations. In his $87.4 billion budget proposal for 2018-2019, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday called for a $770 million increase in funding for Florida’s kindergarten through 12th-grade education system. But nearly $7 out of every $10 of […]

Mitch PerryNovember 15, 2017

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A likeness of educator and civil-rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune is one step closer to replacing a statue of a Confederate general as one of Florida’s two representatives in the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee cleared a bill (SB 472) to replace the statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith with Bethune, who lived 1875-1955. Only Sen. Dennis Baxley, an Ocala […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2017

October brought big scores to some Northeast Florida campaigns and committees. Here’s the seat-by-seat rundown. State Senate Senate District 4’s Republican incumbent Aaron Bean brought home the bucks. October saw $36,000 come into Bean’s coffers: $24,000 to his campaign account, and another $12,000 to his committee, “Florida Conservative Alliance.” All told, Bean has roughly $78,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2017

“Working for Florida’s Families,” the political committee of Senate Appropriations Chair Rob Bradley, reached a milestone in October, clearing $500,000 cash on hand. The committee raised an even $40,000 last month, and as one might expect, that money came in big chunks. The “Keeping Florida Affordable” political committee, helmed by Jacksonville’s John Rood, with its biggest donation […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

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Monday may have been one of the biggest days for Northeast Florida in Tallahassee in some time. State Sen. Audrey Gibson won a contested election Monday evening to become the Leader Designate for Senate Democrats, replacing Jeff Clemens, who resigned after news of an affair with a lobbyist broke. And before that, Sen. Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island […]

Jim RosicaNovember 6, 2017

Sen. Jack Latvala on Monday asked to be relieved of his chairmanship of the chamber’s Appropriations Committee, a request that Senate President Joe Negron quickly obliged. Until further notice, Fleming Island Republican Rob Bradley is Senate budget chief. Bradley did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “I understand that you are in the […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

A bill committing Florida to spending $100 million a year on land acquisition and preservation through the Florida Forever Trust Fund got support at its first Legislative step Monday morning, with approval by the Florida Senate Environment Preservation and Conservation Committee. Senate Bill 370, introduced by Committee Chairman Rob Bradley, an Orange Park Republican, flew […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott returned to Jacksonville Monday afternoon to highlight his new budget’s environmental proposals at the Jacksonville Zoo. Scott’s final budget sees a boost in environmental funding, up to $1.7 billion: $220 million over the current year’s levels. The budget proposal has something for most constituencies: $50 million for “the best state parks system in […]

Jim RosicaOctober 30, 2017

A Florida nursery is suing the state over its preference in granting medical marijuana licenses to companies with underused or shuttered citrus factories. Tropiflora LLC of Sarasota filed suit against the Department of Health‘s Office of Compassionate Use—now the Office of Medical Marijuana Use—in Leon County Circuit Civil court on Friday, court records show. The […]

Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2017

Two Republican Senators from Northeast Florida, Fleming Island’s Rob Bradley and Fernandina Beach’s Aaron Bean, brought home some hardware this week in the form of awards. On the strength of his SB 10, Bradley won Audubon’s Champion of the Everglades Award. “I am extremely honored to be recognized by Audubon Florida,” said Sen. Bradley in a press release. “The […]

Tag: Rob Bradley

Property taxes likely to spur school funding fight

Mary McLeod Bethune statue may replace Confederate general in Capitol

NE Florida fundraising round-up: Paul Renner shines; HD 15 is competitive

Rob Bradley committee clears $500K cash-on-hand

Rob Bradley will ‘hit the ground running’ as Senate budget chief

Jack Latvala out as Senate Appropriations chair, Rob Bradley in

Bill requiring $100M a year in Florida Forever passes Senate panel

Rick Scott trumpets ‘historic funding’ for environment in next budget

Orange you mad? Citrus language leads to marijuana lawsuit

Rob Bradley, Aaron Bean win awards