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James CallMarch 27, 2015

Friday marked the seventh day of existence for the Medical Cannabis Trade Association. The association of nurseries is challenging a proposed rule for a medicinal marijuana law approved in 2014. When the group filed a lawsuit Tuesday no one around the Capitol seemed to know anything about the MCTA. The association formed as a Delaware […]

Associated PressMarch 26, 2015

The push to bring Las Vegas-resort-style casinos to South Florida is stalling again this year as the Legislature remains divided over what type of gambling to allow in the state. A major gambling bill sponsored by a top House Republican that includes the casino proposal has yet to be voted on — and it may […]

James CallMarch 25, 2015

A stack of court documents makes it difficult to see when epileptic children will have access to medicinal cannabis oil to calm the dangerous seizures that wrack their small bodies. Sen. Rob Bradley’s effort to provide growers more opportunities to participate in a nascent medicinal marijuana industry failed to stop more lawsuits from being filed against […]

James CallMarch 25, 2015

A stack of court documents makes it difficult to see when epileptic children will have access to medicinal cannabis oil to calm the dangerous seizures that wrack their small bodies. Sen. Rob Bradley’s effort to provide growers more opportunities to participate in a nascent medicinal marijuana industry failed to stop more lawsuits from being filed against […]

James CallMarch 24, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz proclaimed in February that “no tax is safe” and Tuesday he released a $690 million tax-cutting plan that moves the House budget plan further away from the Senate’s version. Gaetz wants to enact two tax cuts, create four tax credits, implement 10 sales tax exemptions and schedule a back-to-school tax holiday. The Senate will […]

James CallMarch 24, 2015

The Senate Regulated Industries took about 90 minutes to do what the Department of Health, growers and investors haven’t been able to do since last August — agree on a regulatory structure allowing Florida’s first legal marijuana crop to be planted. “This is about fulfilling a promise,” Sen. Rob Bradley said of his glitch bill for the […]

James CallMarch 24, 2015

The Senate Regulated Industries took about 90 minutes to do what the Department of Health, growers and investors haven’t been able to do since last August — agree on a regulatory structure allowing Florida’s first legal marijuana crop to be planted. “This is about fulfilling a promise,” Sen. Rob Bradley said of his glitch bill for the […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 24, 2015

With time running short the Senate Committee on Regulated Industries on Tuesday deferred action on a controversial bill that real estate professionals believe will help expedite the sale of home. SB 736, sponsored by Sen. Kelli Stargel, addresses estoppel letters, how long they are effective and how much home owner associations and community management companies can […]

James CallMarch 23, 2015

One Monday in Florida politics the Senate had the Capitol to itself while the House traveled back to Tallahassee. As Senate committees considered three separate tax-cut proposals, Gov. Rick Scott started a “Cut My Taxes Week” by setting up a booth in the state Capitol where an average Florida family can calculate its savings from different […]

Ryan RayMarch 23, 2015

Sen. Jeff Brandes‘ SB 934, which preempts local governments from creating labor agreements with contractors containing certain wage, residency or diversity requirements, found an unlikely “No” vote in Senate Community Affairs this afternoon: Brandes himself. The vote was part of a legislative maneuver undertaken by Brandes to bring his bill back from the dead. After […]

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