April 3, 2017 - 8:00pm
A Florida Senate committee unanimously passed a plan to regulate Florida’s newly expanded medical marijuana industry on Monday.
FDP Calls Scott's 21 Capital-Case Reassignment 'Political Retribution'
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 3, 2017 - 10:33pm
Late in the day the Florida Democratic Party responded Monday to what it calls Gov. Rick Scott's "posturing," his announcement that he has reassigned 21 capital murder cases in Florida's 9th Judicial Circuit -- effectively removing State Attorney Aramis Ayala from applying her decision not to seek the death penalty at least while Scott remains governor.
The FDP's statement is as follows:
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April 4, 2017 - 2:00am
Senate Plan Would Lead to Fewer Student Tests
April 3, 2017 - 7:15pm
An effort to scale back standardized testing in Florida schools gained approval from a key Senate committee Monday after a last-minute flurry of amendments aimed at gaining bipartisan support.
Megabrew Legislation Threatens Craft Brewers
April 3, 2017 - 6:15pm
A bill permitting big brewers to give away branded glassware to bars and restaurants is sailing through the Legislature. Currently, retailers must buy such glassware at cost. The proposed legislation, HB 853 (Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Rockledge) and SB 1040 (Sen. Frank Artiles, R-Miami) could shut Florida’s craft brewers out of your favorite pub.
Ted Yoho Urges Trump Administration Make a Trade Deal With Japan
April 3, 2017 - 5:15pm
With the Trump administration pulling the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership when it took office in January, a Florida Republican is looking for closer trade relations with one of the Asian nations that had been part of it.
Scott Reassigns All 21 of Ayala's Pending First-Degree Murder Cases
April 3, 2017 - 3:30pm
It doesn't look like Gov. Rick Scott is going to let Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala anywhere near a capital murder case on his watch.
Andrew Gillum Ditches FDP Meeting in Midst of New Discovery in Email Scandal
April 3, 2017 - 2:15pm
Conspicuous by his absence, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won’t say why he was a no-show at the Florida Democratic Party’s County Chair Association meeting this weekend, but some are raising their eyebrows, saying the mayor skipped out due to an ongoing scandal surrounding his government use of an email server for campaign purposes.
Stephen Bittel Appoints Aramis Ayala to the FDP Judicial Committee
April 3, 2017 - 1:15pm
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Florida Democratic Party's DCCA retreat in St. Petersburg.
Time to Hold the CFPB Accountable
April 3, 2017 - 1:00pm
Since I was first elected to Congress, I have fought to hold government agencies and Washington bureaucrats more accountable to Floridians and all Americans. Unfortunately, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to operate in a manner unaccountable to Congress, the president and American taxpayers.
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