The Florida Supreme Court will decide whether a Gadsden County racetrack should be allowed to have slot machines without the express permission of the Legislature, in a case with widespread implications for gambling throughout the state.
The court on Tuesday accepted jurisdiction in the Gretna Racing case after a split appellate court reversed itself on the issue in October.
The Florida State Board of Education will meet Friday via conference call, according to an email from the Florida Department of Education.
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A week after Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a 2016 budget that many claim severely shortchanges Florida Everglades restoration by limiting land acquisition, the Florida House of Representatives announced the creation of the “Legacy Florida” bill.
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, announced on Tuesday that he will be the House sponsor of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s, R-Texas, bill to crack down on terrorists entering the U.S. posing as Middle East refugees.
Trying to get back in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is bringing out the big guns as he attempts to right the ship.
On Monday, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., took to the Senate floor to make the following speech on national security and data collection:
Two members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republican Bill Posey and Democrat Alcee Hastings--joined as original co-sponsors to a resolution reaffirming the ties between the U.S. and Israel and condemning Palestinian terrorism.
To mark “Cyber Monday” as part of the holiday shopping season, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida teamed up with other senators urging congressional leaders to stand against new online sales tax requirement proposals.
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On Monday, former U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., endorsed Dr. Neal Dunn to take on U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., next year and his Republican primary opponent isn’t happy about it despite past words of support for the former congressman.
The latest issue of “Influence,” part of Peter Schorsch’s expanding and increasingly influential publishing empire, hits the stands on Dec. 10 but the digital issue was released on Tuesday.
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