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Jim RosicaOctober 25, 2017

The Florida Commission on Ethics is moving against lobbyist Justin Sayfie and another firm for problems arising from random audits of their compensation reports, according to a Wednesday press release. But Sayfie called the problem “a simple math error.” The commission also dropped cases against three other executive-branch lobbying concerns. The ethics board, which said it […]

Drew WilsonOctober 23, 2017

South Florida Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer is resurrecting the debate over whether police should be required to let people know their rights when it comes to searches without a warrant. SB 262 would prohibit police officers from searching a person or their property without telling them they have a right to decline the search. State […]

Jim RosicaOctober 11, 2017

Lawmakers asked lots of questions but didn’t get the answers they wanted Wednesday as a Senate panel tried to get a handle on the state’s new $85 million jobs fund. The Senate Transportation, Tourism and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee heard from Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) head Cissy Proctor on the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2017

Florida’s prison industry has endured scrutiny in recent years, and a new bill from Sen. Rob Bradley may offer some relief for the sector. SB 484 would authorize a court to sentence prisoners to county jail for up to 24 months, if said county has a DOC contract. The bill would also require prisoners to serve […]

Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2017

A Senate panel on Monday cleared a ‘water bill’ aimed at cleaning up some of the state’s waterways. The Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee OK’d the measure (SB 204) with a unanimous vote. Legislative committees are meeting in the Capitol this week, in advance of the 2018 Legislative Session that starts in January. The bill, by […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 2, 2017

If Sen. Rob Bradley‘s latest bill succeeds, there will be significantly more money in the coffers of the ‘Florida Forever’ program. Bradley’s SB 370 would mandate a $100 million minimum spend from Amendment One funds on the Florida Forever program. “As a conservative, I believe in absolute fidelity to the Constitution,” said Bradley. “I am filing […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 11, 2017

In its perilous path north across the Florida peninsula, Hurricane Irma certainly wreaked havoc in major cities. However, Sen. Rob Bradley knows better than most how hard hit rural counties were by the storm. Many of those counties are in his district, which includes swaths of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Suwannee, and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 17, 2017

If you’ve ever dreamed of slurping spaghetti with state senators, top Florida Republicans have an offer you can’t refuse, so long as you can snag a flight to the Big Apple pronto. Senate President Joe Negron will make a fundraising trip to New York Thursday with the two senators set to succeed him in his […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 12, 2017

As those in the political game are acutely aware, fundraising is the oxygen that sustains campaigns. June for Northeast Florida legislators and committees was no exception — virtually everyone in the region did some fundraising, and all of that was in a certain context — one that makes it possible to ascertain the success or […]

Staff ReportsJune 23, 2017

As expected, Gov. Rick Scott‘s office on Friday announced he had signed into law two closely-watched medical marijuana bills. Scott approved both the bill (SB 8-A) that implements the state’s medical marijuana constitutional amendment, passed by voters last year, and a companion measure (SB 6-A) that exempts caregivers’ personal information from public disclosure. With Scott’s signature, the […]

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Ethics board cites Justin Sayfie, Capitol Group for reporting violations

Bill requiring police to read rights before a search stalls

Senators sound skeptical of new state jobs fund

Sentencing bill a ‘win-win’, says Rob Bradley

‘Water bills’ already on the move in the Senate

Rob Bradley wants $100 million more for ‘Florida Forever’

Rob Bradley: People will be ‘stunned’ by rural impacts of Irma

Top Senate Republicans holding Big Apple fundraiser Thursday

June fundraising in Northeast Florida told many stories

Medical marijuana implementation bill signed into law