Politics makes strange bedfellows, as demonstrated by an accord reached by The Florida Bar and alimony reform advocates.
But even though the one-time adversaries reached reconciliation over a controversial alimony overhaul, the proposal is dead for this year's legislative session.
Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Chairman Rene Garcia said he won't schedule the bill for a hearing.
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, ,held a hearing on “Testing the Limits: Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program, Sanctions, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday. Her opening remarks were as follows:
This week, from his perch as vice chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., focused on veterans issues this week.
On Thursday, GOPAC announced its latest “Class of Emerging Leaders" and included a member of the Florida House in it.
The Florida House on Wednesday narrowly approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit Supreme Court justices and appeals-court judges to two consecutive terms in office, sending a major priority of Speaker Richard Corcoran to an uncertain fate in the Senate.
Optometrists are now among the largest donors to political causes in Florida, according to state tax filings.
Aramis Ayala, who probably 90 percent of Florida had never heard of before March, may wind up as one of the 2017 legislative session's most prominent figures. Indirectly, anyway.
From ring to ring, you have entertained. From generation to generation, you have brought families together. You have invited us in to witness and be a part of the Greatest Show on Earth.
The Florida Senate and the House of Representatives have two very different ideas on how much money the state should give to Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida, setting up a showdown over the public-private agencies which has quickly morphed into one of the hottest issues during the 2017 legislative session.
