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Weekly Roundup: Pomp, Circumstance and Priorities
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.
ICE Conducts 'Slurpee Raids' on South Florida 7-Elevens
As part of a nationwide investigation into the employment legality of workers, the Trump administration this week instigated a concentrated effort targeting 7-Eleven convenience stores. Five locations in South Florida have been visited, as well as two others in the Vero Beach area, part of a larger nationwide effort.
Tom Rooney, Ted Deutch Get Bill Cracking Down on Fraud Targeting Veterans to House Floor
Two Florida congressmen have gotten their proposal to protect veterans against fraud back to the House floor.
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Gwen Graham: Rick Scott's 'Complete Incompetence and Neglect' Led to Hollywood Nursing Home Deaths
Former U.S. Rep. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham says Gov. Rick Scott failed hundreds, perhaps thousands of elderly people by failing to respond to cries for help as Hurricane Irma battered the state in September.
USDA Still Predicts 78-Year Low for 2017-2018 Orange Season
Florida’s citrus industry continues to struggle nearly four months after Hurricane Irma swept through the state and caused billions of dollars worth of damage -- and state officials are begging the federal government for money to help farmers recover.
Florida House Passes Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities
The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill to ban sanctuary cities in Florida, a top priority for House leadership during the 2018 legislative session.
Republican, Democratic Lawmakers Trash Trump Comments on Haiti and African Countries
Florida politicians slammed slurs President Donald Trump allegedly made to a group of lawmakers in Washington Wednesday about Haiti and other African nations, reportedly calling them “shithole countries” while talking about immigration.
Controversial CRC Environmental Proposal Is Dead
After drawing widespread opposition from business and agriculture groups, a proposal to redefine legal standing for Floridians on environmental issues won’t go before voters in November.
The Judicial Committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission on Friday unanimously rejected the proposal (P 23), filed by commission member Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, with opponents saying it was too broad.










