Senate bill could curb stadium projects
Professional sports franchises would be prohibited from building or renovating stadiums on publicly owned land under a measure introduced Tuesday in the Florida Senate.
Professional sports franchises would be prohibited from building or renovating stadiums on publicly owned land under a measure introduced Tuesday in the Florida Senate.
A House Republican on Friday proposed a measure that seeks to ensure power restoration for nursing homes and hospitals is a priority
State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement
State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement
A Miami-Dade County Republican will again try to pass legislation that would prohibit sports franchises from being able to build or renovate stadiums on publicly owned land.
Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the members of the President’s Advisory Panel on University Namings and Recognitions, according to a news
Property-insurance claims from Hurricane Irma have approached $4.2 billion in estimated losses, according to the latest numbers from the Florida
Enterprise Florida CEO Pete Antonacci said Thursday that pursuit of a new east coast headquarters planned by Amazon is his organization’s
Fifty legislators received top marks from Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the largest number of A+ legislators since the organization began issuing its annual legislative scorecard. The organization released its 2017 Economic Freedom Scorecard, which graded 5,500 votes on 96 issues, on Tuesday. The scorecard showed 50 legislators — 11 senators and 39 representatives — received an A+. That means legislators scoring an A+ voted with AFP-FL received a score of 100 percent or higher.
Republican consultant Anthony Pedicini is the latest target of a negative mailer in the vitriolic House District 58 primary.
State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement
State Sen. Tom Lee‘s office announced he had again filed legislation to add financial protections for residents of continuing care retirement
The reaction to the Florida Legislature’s repeal of the state’s “booze wall” law continued long after Wednesday’s vote. The House, on a close vote of 58-57, passed the Senate’s bill (SB 106) to allow retailers to remove the ‘wall of separation’ between hard liquor and other goods. (Full story here.) The legislation now heads to Gov. Rick Scott. If signed into law, the state will end 82 years of mandating that retailers sell distilled spirits in a separate store from other items. Floridians for Fair Business…
Florida’s western Panhandle, the one area of the state spared the impact of Hurricane Irma nearly a month ago, is
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 29 Florida counties as Tropical Storm Nate seems headed for
Legislation filed in the Florida House would add violence against an individual based on “gender or gender identity” to the
The Florida Legislature has voted to tear down the booze ‘wall.’ The House, on a by-a-nose vote of 58-57, Wednesday passed the Senate’s bill (SB 106) to allow retailers, at least those who choose to do so, to remove the ‘wall of separation’ between hard liquor and other goods. The legislation now heads to Gov. Rick Scott. If signed into law, the state will end 82 years of mandating that retailers sell distilled spirits in a separate store from other items. Beer and wine…
Following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history earlier this week in Las Vegas, two Florida lawmakers announced legislation designed
Legislation filed in the Florida House would add violence against an individual based on “gender or gender identity” to the
Sen. Dana Young has again filed a bill to exempt fantasy sports play from regulation under the state’s gambling laws. Young, a Tampa
A bill to allow retailers to sell hard liquor in the same store as other goods is one step closer to passing the Legislature. On Tuesday, the House decided to take up the Senate’s version of the “whiskey & Wheaties” legislation (SB 106) out of a “spirit of compromise,” bill sponsor Bryan Avila, a Hialeah Republican said. After two and a half hours of questions and a string of amendments that were defeated or withdrawn, the House could take a final vote on the bill as…
Legislation filed in the Florida House would add violence against an individual based on “gender or gender identity” to the
Sen. Dana Young has again filed a bill to exempt fantasy sports play from regulation under the state’s gambling laws. Young, a Tampa
A House member has filed proposed legislation to add violence based on “political affiliation or beliefs” to the state’s list
A troubled measure to undo the requirement that retailers sell distilled spirits separately from other goods is back on the House calendar for this week. But a number of amendments were filed Friday night that could continue to muddle the legislation’s path to passage. The House on Tuesday will again consider the “whiskey & Wheaties” bill (SB 106/HB 81), after postponing it twice in recent weeks. The Senate’s version passed last month. The most recent snag came after lawyers for Publix, the Florida supermarket…
Ed Hooper, in his bid to return to Tallahassee, picked up a major endorsement Wednesday from Pasco County Tax Collector
Republican Nick DiCeglie is holding a fundraiser next week to get his House District 66 campaign off the ground, and
Professional sports franchises would be prohibited from building or renovating stadiums on publicly owned land under a measure introduced Tuesday