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Weekly Roundup: Reeling Again

February 16, 2018 - 4:30pm
Jared Moskowitz and Bill Galvano

Those were the words of a grieving parent Thursday, the day after his 14-year-old daughter, Jamie, was gunned down by Nikolas Cruz at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in the nation’s second-deadliest school shooting.

Senate Continues Looking for a Gambling Deal

February 12, 2018 - 5:45pm

A key player in negotiations between the Legislature and the Seminole Tribe said he expects “significant progress” on a potential gambling deal in the next few days, as lawmakers rush to reach consensus on --- and pass --- a sweeping proposal before the session ends on March 9.

“We will have what I call a more formal proposal (from the tribe) this week, to take into consideration in terms of the direction they want to go,” Sen. Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican who for years has played a major role in gambling talks with the tribe, told The News Service of Florida on Monday.

Weekly Roundup: Aiming Toward November

January 26, 2018 - 6:45pm

Looser gun laws and low taxes? Those were just two of the items the Republican-dominated Legislature advanced this week, offering more proof (as if any were needed) that it’s an election year in Florida.

Weekly Roundup: Capitol Grapples with Porn, Gambling, Storms

Weekly Roundup: Pomp, Circumstance and Priorities

January 14, 2018 - 5:45pm

Lubricated by cocktails at an annual pre-session Associated Industries of Florida fete Monday, the first week of the 2018 legislative session bore many of the usual hallmarks of the 60-day pageant.

Latvala's Legal Woes Could Worsen Because of National Harassment Focus

December 21, 2017 - 4:00pm
Jack Latvala
Maintaining his innocence after a special master concluded he had engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment for years, Sen. Jack Latvala announced Wednesday he will quit his legislative post.
 
But the Clearwater Republican's legal troubles may not be over, as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement explores whether Latvala broke public corruption laws by promising legislative favors in exchange for sex, as alleged in two reports released this week.
 

Special Master: Latvala 'May Have Violated Laws Prohibiting Public Corruption'

Weekly Roundup: Scott Gets Win in a Chilly Week

December 15, 2017 - 12:30pm
Rick Scott

The temperatures plummeted outside the Capitol this week, but the frigid conditions aren't limited to the out-of-doors.

Allegations of sexual harassment lodged against Sen. Jack Latvala, subsequent twin investigations and threats of civil and criminal legal action have thrown a chill over interactions between lawmakers, lobbyists and aides as they try to conduct business amid a national culture shift about how men treat women.

Weekly Roundup: Workman Out, Brown Down

December 8, 2017 - 6:15pm
Ritch Workman and Corrine Brown

Christmas trees have been hoisted inside the House and Senate chambers, but lawmakers won't be around to spread the holiday cheer.

Weekly Roundup: Big Issues amid a Capitol Storm

December 1, 2017 - 6:30pm

With Thanksgiving already a speck in the rearview mirror, Capitol insiders are slowly plodding toward the advent of the 2018 legislative session next month.

The legislative agenda was bare this week, but the Florida Supreme Court and the Constitution Revision Commission made up for the quiet in the halls of the House and Senate.

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