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Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 House Speaker Richard Corcoran sued the city of Tampa for imposing what he called an extra “illegal tax” on staying in hotels. The speaker also debuted legislation that would bar companies seeking to do business with […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott is opening a front in the 2018 ad war against likely Senate opponent Bill Nelson by making a nearly $2 million ad buy. House Speaker Richard Corcoran beefed up his social media presence and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Former lawmaker and current candidate David Rivera showed up at Bill Galvano’s designation ceremony—despite being sought by U.S. marshals so they can serve him with a Federal Election Commission lawsuit tied to a campaign finance conspiracy. Texting […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott, expected to challenge Bill Nelson next year for his U.S. Senate seat, announced he was proposing $1.7 billion in environmental funding for 2018-19. Advocates supporting civil citations instead of juvenile arrests hailed a report […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 A Senate panel asked lots of questions but didn’t get the answers they wanted as members tried to get a handle on the state’s new $85 million jobs fund. An ethics committee cleared a bill that would […]

Peter SchorschOctober 10, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Annette Taddeo was sworn into office following her victory last month in District 40. Her fellow Senate Democrats sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott urging him to waive KidCare health insurance premium fees in the aftermath of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 9, 2017

Sixty Days – A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott toured the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee. A 90-year-old woman named Cecilia Franco became the 13th victim of the Hollywood nursing home tragedy. 95-year-old Francesca Andrade became the home’s 14th fatality. Sen. Aaron Bean filed a bill […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 9, 2017

Because the Florida political universe does not have enough email programs already, we here at FP just launched “Sixty Days” — a primetime look at the 2017 Legislative Session. Designed to hit inboxes in the evening on days when the Florida House or Senate has legislative committee meetings scheduled and, of course, throughout the sixty days (get […]

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