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Sen. Oscar Braynon Files Docs vs. Glocks Repealer

January 15, 2013 - 6:00pm

A 2011 law restricting how doctors can talk to patients about guns would be repealed under a bill filed Tuesday in the state Senate.

Sen. Oscar Braynon, D-Miami Gardens, filed the measure (SB 314) to repeal the 2011 "Firearm Owners' Privacy Act," which isn't currently being enforced because a federal judge threw it out in July. The state, however, is appealing that ruling.

The law prevents doctors from asking patients questions about whether they have guns in their house.

Fiscal Times: Marco Rubio One of 'Five Republicans to Watch' to Lead GOP in 2013

Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 15, 2013 - 7:28pm

The Fiscal Times has named U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio as one of "five Republicans to watch for their potential to lead" the Republican Party in 2013, as the nation's conservatives and libertarians try to score more political victories in the 2014 midterm and 2016 presidential races, and recover from the defeats suffered last November.

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Julius Davis Named to Enterprise Florida Board of Directors

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2013 - 6:50pm

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Julius D. Davis, owner of VoltAir Consulting Engineers in Tampa, to the Enterprise Florida Inc. board of directors.

Davis, 43, currently serves on the Hillsborough County Community College board of directors, the University of Tampa Fellows Council and the City of Tampa Planning Arts Committee.

He succeeds Frederick W. Leonhardt for a term that ends July 1, 2016.

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Rick Scott Brings on Two More Job Creators

Jim Turner

January 14, 2013 - 6:00pm

Gov. Rick Scott appears to have upped his crisscrossing of the state since the start of the new year to announce the Sunshine State was getting new private sector jobs, something he described Tuesday morning as both the greatest success of his first two years and the greatest failure.

On Tuesday, the announcements were for 110 jobs and $6.6 million in capital investments by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in Temple Terrace and 16 jobs in Manatee County with the expansion of the aviation and marine products manufacturer Radiant Power Corp.

Digital Medical Hubris

Mona Charen

January 15, 2013 - 6:00pm

Now the other shoes begin to drop. Voters knew in November that many of the promises Obama made in 2008 had been broken.

Ego Te Absolvo, Lance?

January 15, 2013 - 6:00pm

Sen. Joe Negron Scores Early Victory for 'Top Priority' Anti-Drone Bill

Eric Giunta

January 14, 2013 - 6:00pm

Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, scored his first 2013 legislative victory Tuesday morning when his proposed legislation restricting the use of drones by state and local law enforcement agencies was approved by a unanimous vote of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee.

Jimmy Patronis Designated Chair of Defense Support Task Force

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2013 - 5:25pm

State Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City, was named chairman of the Florida Defense Support Task Force for the remainder of the current fiscal year by House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel.

Given the importance of the military to both our state economy and our citizens, it is essential that we continue to support our military installations, missions, families and veterans, Patronis stated in a release.

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Florida Congressmen Introduce Two Bills Seeking 'Beach House Bailout'

Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 15, 2013 - 4:07pm

The R Street Institute, a free-market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., today expressed strong opposition to the recent introduction of HR 240, the Homeowners Insurance Protection Act, and the pending reintroduction of the Homeowners Defense Act, both bills that it says would create a federal bailout fund for state catastrophe reinsurance programs.

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Trayvon Martin’s Mother to Back Bill to Repeal 'Stand Your Ground'

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2013 - 3:31pm

The mother of Trayvon Martin will be in Floridas Capitol on Wednesday as part of a Democrat-run media conference announcing legislation to repeal the states Stand Your Ground law.

Sybrina Fulton is to be joined in the Capitol rotunda by Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, and Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, who are seeking to repeal theUse of Deadly Force in Defense of a Person statute.

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