http://allfloridablog.com Maimi,Tampa,Palm Beach,Orlando,Ft. Lauerdale Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://allfloridablog.com/house-knight-takes-senate-bishop-no-need-for-budget-delay/ http://allfloridablog.com/house-knight-takes-senate-bishop-no-need-for-budget-delay/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:07:37 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/house-knight-takes-senate-bishop-no-need-for-budget-delay/ TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Dean Cannon just released budget allocations for committees to begin piecing together a spending plan that would boost per-pupil spending by about 2.3 percent — in line with the increase Gov. Rick Scott requested last month. The Winter Park Republican has Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/house-knight-takes-senate-bishop-no-need-for-budget-delay/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/ http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:22:32 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/ TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee stepped into a food fight Thursday between doctors, pharmacistsand the influential business lobby that underwrites campaigns by advancing a bill prohibiting doctors from charging higher rates for re-packaged prescription drugs for injured workers. Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/docs-v-florida-business-lobby-all-stars-tips-off-in-senate-committee/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/no-casinos-group-launches-latest-tv-spot/ http://allfloridablog.com/no-casinos-group-launches-latest-tv-spot/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:48:46 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/no-casinos-group-launches-latest-tv-spot/ TALLAHASSEE — Anti gambling group No Casinos launched its latest ad slamming the destination casino proposal. The ad points out Nevada’s high rates of crime, divorce and economic woes. “We do not intend to stand by and allow these out of town gambling interests to have their Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/no-casinos-group-launches-latest-tv-spot/feed/ 0 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/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/ http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:24:16 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/ TALLAHASSEE — House Redistricting Chairman Will Weatherford asked minority-party Democrats for their votes Wednesday, and said it was “not part of the plan” to roll over their objections when the re-drawn political maps hit the House floor. Weatherford’s committee will Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/weatherford-asks-for-democratic-redistricting-votes-pledges-not-to-mow-over-them/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/ http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:48:43 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/ TALLAHASSEE – A Senate panel opened the door Wednesday to give the Senate a second shot at privatizing 29 prisons in South Florida and eliminate some of the obstacles that led a Tallahassee judge to reject a similar plan this summer. The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Sen. John Thrasher, Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/senate-unveils-privatization-re-do-plan/feed/ 0 http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/ http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:46:07 +0000 http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/ TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has named Ken Detzner as the new Secretary of State, replacing Kurt Browning, who earlier this month offered his resignation. “Kurt’s dedicated service and hard work with Florida’s 67 independently elected Supervisors of Elections have prepared our state Read More

]]> http://allfloridablog.com/scott-taps-former-jeb-appointee-as-new-secretary-of-state/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

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