Fresen: Would be ‘delusionally optimistic’ to be counting floor votes
By at 9 January, 2012, 4:12 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, the House sponsor of the controversial destination casino resort legislation said the House will likely be taking up the gambling bill in committee as early as next week. Its first stop is the House Business and Consumer Affairs Committee. Read More
Read More >>House PIP reform would limit coverage to emergency treatment
By at 6 January, 2012, 8:03 pm
TALLAHASSEE — A draft of the House’s PIP reform bill would make major changes to the no-fault auto insurance law by requiring policies to cover only emergency care and services rendered within three days of an auto accident. The 101-page House draft is designed to cut out fraud over Read More
Read More >>Small biz lobby: Gambling bill isn’t so bad
By at 6 January, 2012, 4:50 pm
TALLAHASSEE — The National Federation of Independent Business released a poll of its membership at a news conference Friday showing that 49 percent either strongly or somewhat favor a destination casino resort in Miami-Dade County. The poll of 400 small business owners across the state Read More
Read More >>Speaker Designate Weatherford on Governing Mags ‘Legislators to Watch’ list
By at 4 January, 2012, 7:16 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Governing Magazine named state Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, one of 12 legislators to watch in 2012. Here’s what it said about Weatherford, who will succeed Rep. Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, as speaker of the House. *********** Rep. Will Weatherford is the Read More
Read More >>Congress sputters to end 2011
By at 23 December, 2011, 8:58 pm
Congress ended a dismal year on Friday with more of a whimper than a bang, and nobody from South Florida in sight. In a matter of seconds, without debate or a roll call vote, the House approved a Senate bill to extend the payroll tax cut and extra unemployment benefits for another two months as Read More
Read More >>Monday Morning Reads: Texting, reforming and the culture of hazing
By at 12 December, 2011, 1:35 pm
TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Monday to you. Florida lawmakers returned to their home districts after a hectic final committee week before the full legislative session begins that will be fraught with political fights over redistricting, gambling expansion and personal injury Read More
Read More >>Is former Dem leader Sands looking at commissioner’s race?
By at 9 December, 2011, 9:26 pm
My Sun-Sentinel colleague Brittany Wallman has a tidbit on Rep. Franklin Sands , D-Weston, looking at a run for the county commission. Sands, who served as the House Democratic leader from 2008 to 2010, is term limited out of the Legislature after this year. ********** Is state Rep. Franklin Read More
Read More >>Gingrich campaign names Abrams its Palm Beach chairman
By at 9 December, 2011, 8:58 pm
The Newt Gingrich campaign has named an old acquaintance, Steven Abrams of Boca Raton, its Palm Beach County chairman. Steven Abrams Abrams, former mayor of Boca Raton and now a county commissioner, has known Gingrich since 1981, when Abrams worked for the National Republican Congressional Read More
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