TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 12, 2012) – The Florida Ports Council released the following statement today on Florida ports issues that were addressed during the 2012 Legislative Session. “By increasing minimum funding levels and providing new sources of fu... »
HB 291 by Representative Renuart to require coaches to remove players from a game after head injury Tallahassee, Fla. – Today the Florida Senate unanimously passed CS/HB 291 Youth Athletes by State Representative Ronald Renuart (R-Ponte Vedra Beach). T... »
A tax cut to help small businesses immediately – and larger ones down the road – will go before Florida voters this fall. The Florida Senate voted 40-0 on Thursday afternoon to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot that would cut proper... »
Looking to increase pressure on the Florida Senate, Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday that the chamber’s proposal to reform the state’s auto-insurance market “is not going to reduce fraud at all.” Scott instead urged support of the House bill (HB 119) to r... »
This past week, one of Florida’s outstanding public servants, former State Senator George Firestone passed on at the age of 80. He was suffering from debilitating Alzheimer’s Disease. George’s interest ... »
TALLAHASSEE — Some of the same rebellious Republicans and Democrats who brought the Florida Senate to a grinding halt last year are starting to flex their muscle again as the pace of the legislative assembly line increases in the final days of session.... »
Tallahassee, FL – Today the Florida House of Representatives approved Representative Ingram’s HM 499 Federal Balanced Budget Amendment, with bipartisan support, urging the United States Congress to submit to the States a proposed amendment to the U.S. ... »
A tax cut to help small businesses immediately – and larger ones down the road – will go before Florida voters this fall. The Florida Senate voted 40-0 on Thursday afternoon to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot that would cut proper... »
