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The News-Press
April 5, 2018
The Florida Legislature has passed a measure which beefs up the quality, measurability and accountability of School Readiness programs. The changes will start at the top — at the Florida Office of Early Learning, and will trickle down to the local Coalitions who monitor and assess preschool programs.
WFSU
April 4, 2018
Governor Rick Scott's $89 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year has received its yearly report card from the nonprofit research institute TaxWatch. And, the group has recommendations. Listen. Listening... /. 0:51. According to the TaxWatch report, the budget contains 517 member projects, which areÃâà...
Casino.Org News
April 3, 2018
Influential Florida anti-gambling group NoCasinos has claimed the state legislature's call for a special session to address gambling issues is “a fictional crisis manufactured by gambling lobbyists.” John Sowinski of NoCasinos says the legislature's special session is a “fictional crisis manufactured by gamingÃâà...
The Northwest Florida Daily News
April 3, 2018
A state pharmacy board on Monday criticized the Florida Legislature for not passing a bill that would have allowed Florida pharmacists to test and treat people for the flu and strep throat. Members of the Board of Pharmacy Legislative Committee exchanged stories about the costly bills their family membersÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 30, 2018
Florida Legislature may reconvene on gambling, with $300 million at stake. It's an election year and a constitutional amendment on the November ballot looms as a threat to the pari-mutuel industry, so Florida legislators are considering coming back for a special session on gambling — if only the SeminoleÃâà...
The News-Press
March 27, 2018
Early learning programs are vital to the development of our children, especially in the preschool years as they learn to read and develop other skills. But how these programs that receive funds from the state, especially for low income and at-risk children, from birth to 5 years old, are monitored and howÃâà...
Naples Daily News
March 17, 2018
The 2018 legislative session concluded a week ago. Here are some Kudos & Kicks for Florida lawmakers: Kudos. Ãâû Lawmakers extended the session by two days as they focused on the well-reasoned approach of Gov. Rick Scott to address school violence through revised gun laws, campus safety andÃâà...
Poker News Daily
March 17, 2018
With a referendum regarding gambling in the state being held during the 2018 midterm elections, the Florida Legislature had a final shot to make any moves regarding the state's gambling laws. Instead, the politicians in Tallahassee punted the subject down the road, ensuring that there would be no furtherÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 16, 2018
They named roads, replaced a state statue in the U.S. Capitol and demanded every school display "In God We Trust.'' They embraced daylight saving time year-round and considered creating license plates for schools in Georgia and Alabama. They crafted and passed a $400 million school safety packageÃâà...
Naples Daily News
March 16, 2018
Florida lawmakers again wrapped up a legislative session without writing regulations for fracking and stimulated oil-drilling techniques. A bill to ban such practices, filed by state Sen. Dana Young, R-Tampa, died in a Senate subcommittee after progressing through another. It did not get a hearing in theÃâà...
L.A. Watts Times
March 15, 2018
“Last night, the Florida Legislature voted to allow teachers to carry weapons in schools. The NAACP finds the very idea of arming teachers as a solution to gun violence utterly absurd and misguided. We know that children of color are portrayed and seen as more dangerous, more culpable and less humanÃâà...
Tampabay.com
March 15, 2018
Rick Scott to call the Florida Legislature into special session and demand more money for public schools can sum up their powerful argument in two numbers. The governor asked lawmakers to increase per student spending by $152. The Legislature increased general per student spending by 47 cents.
Orlando Sentinel
March 14, 2018
The Orlando Sentinel has been filled with news about what the Florida Legislature did this session — including a response to school shootings, another expansion of the state's school-voucher program and a push to allow Florida to have its very own time zone. Now let's talk a bit about what didn't happen.
Tampabay.com
March 14, 2018
State legislators filed about 1,747 bills in the 2018 legislative session that ended Sunday. Only 11.2 percent, or 196 bills, were passed by both the House and Senate chambers. As of Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott has signed seven and vetoed zero bills. Related Coverage: Florida's 2018 Legislature was theÃâà...
Marco News
March 11, 2018
The “spring forward, fall back cycle” that we have grown up with all our lives could be coming to an end in Florida. A bill to put Florida on daylight saving time year-round passed the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly (103-11) in February was likewise passed in less than a minute Tuesday byÃâà...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 11, 2018
TALLAHASSEE — The Valentine's Day slaying of 17 people at a Broward County high school became a sharp dividing line for the 2018 Florida Legislature. Lawmakers acknowledged that every major issue or policy fight going on before that day was eclipsed by the tragedy at Parkland's Marjory StonemanÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 11, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida legislators are poised to approve a nearly $89 billion budget and end their annual session. The Florida Legislature is scheduled to meet Sunday where lawmakers are expected to approve a new budget as well as a tax cut package. Legislators extended their sessionÃâà...
Orlando Sentinel
March 11, 2018
Andrew Pollack and Ryan Petty, fathers of victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, urge lawmakers to vote yes on a gun bill as the House debates the bill. Gray RohrerContact Reporter Ãâ÷ Privacy Policy. TALLAHASSEE — When the Legislature convened in January, the Capitol was abuzz withÃâà...
Palm Beach Post
March 10, 2018
Appropriations chairs Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R- Miami, left, and Sen. Rob Bradley, R- Fleming Island, were all smiles, Thursday, March 8, 2018, after reaching a budget agreement in Tallahassee. (Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP). TALLAHASSEE. Florida lawmakers are poised to end their annualÃâà...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 10, 2018
Bill limiting pain pill prescriptions clears Florida Legislature .... Hide caption. Under legislation passed by the Florida Legislature Friday, patients with acute pain would be limited to a three-day supply of prescription opioids, or a seven-day supply if a doctor deems it “medically necessary.” [H-T ARCHIVE].
TCPalm
March 9, 2018
The vocal students who survived the shooting in Parkland can take full credit for pushing the Legislature to take even these small steps. Loading… Post to Facebook. Florida Legislature takes baby steps on gun control | Another view The vocal students who survived the shooting in Parkland can take fullÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 9, 2018
The Florida Senate on Thursday voted 34-3 to move the date of that year's annual session from March to January. The House has already approved the bill and it now goes to Gov. Rick Scott. Florida's Constitution requires that legislators hold a session in March during odd-numbered years but legislatorsÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 8, 2018
Florida Legislature Votes to Ease Payday Loan Restrictions. Florida may ease some ... The Florida Legislature on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would double the current limit on the loans from $500 to $1,000 and would allow lenders to give 60-to-90 day loans. The legislation now goesÃâà...
Florida Today
December 31, 1999
The Florida Legislature has approved changes proposed by Rep. Randy Fine to provide more flexibility in how tourist development taxes can be spent. It's a measure opposed by some in the local tourism industry, including members of the Brevard County Tourist Development Council. They say the billÃâà...
