http://allfloridablog.com Maimi,Tampa,Palm Beach,Orlando,Ft. Lauerdale Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:42:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/ http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:53:44 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/ TALLAHASSEE — To recap yesterday, capitol watchers saw the Senate introduce new prison privatization bills, the governor nominate a new Secretary of State and Rep. Erik Fresen , R-Miami, file amendments to his casino bill. To catch up on that and more, here are the top five stories you Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/thursday-morning-reads-prisons-casinos-and-hospitals-2/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/ http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:53:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/ TALLAHASSEE — House Democrats on a committee advancing term-limits for some county officials complained Wednesday that term-limits had drained “institutional knowledge” from the Legislature and would do the same at the local level. The proposed constitutional amendment, HJR Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/house-democrats-wary-of-their-own-experiences-oppose-county-term-limits/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/ http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:01:56 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/ TALLAHASSEE — The Senate concluded its work on the redistricting maps a day earlier than expected, while House committees continued to meet and work on other legislative issues such as Internet cafes. So, here’s a recap of what you may have missed yesterday with five stories you Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/wednesday-morning-reads-redistricting-maps-everglades-and-budget/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/ http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:58:56 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/ TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Senate passed its legislative and congressional redistricting plans , the chamber is taking it easy today. Senate President Mike Haridopolos scrapped Wednesday’s slated floor time (in case Democrats wanted to debate the maps longer) and the chamber has Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-prisons-guns-and-growth-management/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/ http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:52:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/ 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

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/florida-senate-passes-new-senate-maps-over-packing-complaints/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/ http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:30:55 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/ 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

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/miami-federal-case-lurks-over-florida-redistricting-work/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/ http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:09:25 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/ 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

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/tuesday-morning-reads-guns-in-hospitals-evelynn-lynn-and-redistricting/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/take-a-look-at-the-redistricting-maps-set-for-senate-debate-and-the-ones-they-wont-be-talking-about/ http://allfloridablog.com/take-a-look-at-the-redistricting-maps-set-for-senate-debate-and-the-ones-they-wont-be-talking-about/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:20:05 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/take-a-look-at-the-redistricting-maps-set-for-senate-debate-and-the-ones-they-wont-be-talking-about/ TALLAHASSEE — The new maps for congressional and Senate districts are slated to hit the Senate floor today and pass out this week, after protestations from some Democrats that they don’t create a level playing field envisioned by the supporters of the Fair Districts reforms. Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/take-a-look-at-the-redistricting-maps-set-for-senate-debate-and-the-ones-they-wont-be-talking-about/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-redistricting-citizens-prisons-gaming/ http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-redistricting-citizens-prisons-gaming/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:09:31 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-redistricting-citizens-prisons-gaming/ TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers begin their second week of session today with redistricting action on the Senate floor and House committees vetting everything from sewage bills and homestead exemptions to murder penalties and the federal health-care reform. The spotlight will be on the Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/today-in-tallahassee-redistricting-citizens-prisons-gaming/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/florida-redistricting-work-product-headed-for-judicial-showdown/ http://allfloridablog.com/florida-redistricting-work-product-headed-for-judicial-showdown/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:34:54 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/florida-redistricting-work-product-headed-for-judicial-showdown/ TALLAHASSEE – After more than two years of bickering over reforms meant to curb political abuses, the Florida Senate Tuesday plans to debate maps for congressional and legislative districts that preserve Republican majorities and, its authors say, meet legal muster with Fair Districts. But it Read More

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