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Senate gives OK to congressional maps
By at 17 January, 2012, 11:02 pm
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate passed its version of a new congressional map late Tuesday afternoon by a 34-6 vote. Senate President Mike Haridopolos called it one of the Senate’s “finest hours” and hailed it as a bipartisan product given that seven Democrats voted for Read More
Read More >>Florida Senate passes new Senate maps over ‘packing’ complaints
By at 17 January, 2012, 7:52 pm
TALLAHASSEE – Over complaints that its work continued decades-old gerrymandering, Senate Republicans rammed through a proposed map for their own 40 seats that more evenly divides population gains over the last decade and maintains an electoral advantage for the majority-party. The Senate map, Read More
Read More >>House committee moves to ban Internet cafes
By at 17 January, 2012, 6:49 pm
TALLAHASSEE — A House committee, by a 10-5 vote, moved to ban Internet cafes across the state, as both the House and Senate debate whether to completely rid the state of the sweepstakes cafes or to regulate them. Rep. Scott Plakon , R-Longwood, proposed banning the electronic gaming cafes Read More
Read More >>Rooney slams python ban as half-measure
By at 17 January, 2012, 4:56 pm
While others heaped praise on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s ban on Burmese pythons and other invasive snakes, South Florida Congressman Tom Rooney called it a half-measure that “will not do nearly enough to protect the Everglades and the surrounding ecosystems.” Salazar’s rules, Read More
Read More >>Miami federal case lurks over Florida redistricting work
By at 17 January, 2012, 4:30 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Lawyers in Miami representing the Florida House, U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown and Mario Diaz-Balart , state House and Senate Democrats, and voting-rights groups squared off in an ongoing legal fight last week over the Fair Districts standards the Legislature is using now to draw Read More
Read More >>Will Romney’s hard line on immigration help in Florida?
By at 17 January, 2012, 4:10 pm
Mitt Romney’s hard line on immigration is a high-stakes gamble that he can secure the Republican nomination and win states like Florida and Nevada in the general election while at risk of offending the large and growing Hispanic electorate. Romney-backer Kris Kobach Polls and interviews with Read More
Read More >>Greyhounds, their owners take to capitol in dog racing debate
By at 17 January, 2012, 3:41 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Flanked by greyhounds Johnny and Twiggy, Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, and Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, made the case as to why their fellow lawmakers should sign off on legislation that would decouple a requirement to conduct live dog racing with other forms of gambling Read More
Read More >>Tuesday Morning Reads: Guns in hospitals, Evelynn Lynn and redistricting
By at 17 January, 2012, 1:09 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and welcome to this edition of the morning reads. It’s a full day today in Tallahassee with the Senate looking at redistricting on the floor today. So to get you read, here are five stories you should be reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel writes Read More
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