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Former Senate attorney to investigate Sansom
Stephan Kahn, the former Senate attorney, was hired today to investigate an ethics complaint against Speaker Ray Sansom, R-Destin, according to announcement from House Speaker Pro Tempore Larry Cretul....
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‘Recovery czar’ ignoring lawmakers?
Don WinsteadSenate Democratic Leader Al Lawson pushed Senate budget chief J.D. Alexander to expedite the release of Florida’s share of the federal economic stimulus package to get the state’s jobless...
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Tax hater Haridopolos blesses tax loophole closure
LawsonHaridopolosA Democratic-backed bill to end a real estate tax loophole, which has been costing the state as much as $200 million a year, got the support of one of the Senate’s most tax-hating...
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Bill helping foster kids get their records moving along
Legislation that would make it easier for foster kids to get access to their records passed unanimously out of a Senate committee today. The bill (SB 126) lays out a process for current and foster kids...
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“Up-skirting” and “down-blousing”
Folks who use mirrors to look up women’s dresses or down their shirts better beware. A Senate panel approved a measure that would broaden the video voyeurism laws to make the practice illegal. Current...
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Budget talks should be more open, Senate prez says
Budget negotiations should be more open, Senate President Jeff Atwater said this morning. Atwater said that the Senate rules governing which talks should be public and when that should happen might...
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Crist has “enormous respect” for Sansom grand jury
Gov. Charlie Crist had few words to say about a new perjury charge against disgraced former House Speaker Ray Sansom handed down by a grand jury today. The grand jury indicted the Destin Republican for...
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Dems shut down McCollum anti-corruption hotline
Attorney General Bill McCollum continues to defer to GOP party leaders instead of ordering an investigation into possible criminal conduct regarding credit card abuses at the Republican Party of...
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House investigative committee closes shop after Sansom resignation
The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct wrapped up its business this morning in the wake of former House Speaker Ray Sansom’s resignation last night. Committee Chairman Bill Galvano: “As a...
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Rand Paul to speak at Palm Beach County Tea Party event in Jupiter
Rand Paul in Sarasota in February. Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul is coming to Jupiter next week to speak to a Palm Beach County Tea Party gathering in Jupiter. The tea party group is...
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