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Legislature demands clarification of Charlotte’s Web draft rule

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The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Thursday sent a 14-page letter to the Office of Compassionate Use asking for an explanation of a proposed rule for the Charlotte’s Web law. The letter is here. JAPC’s chief attorney Marjorie C. Holladay asked OCU director Patricia Nelson to explain how the Department of Health reached the conclusion that a statement of estimated regulatory costs would not trigger a review of the rule by the Legislature. Nelson had guided a negotiated rule making committee…

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Five minutes with United Way of Florida President Ted Granger

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The United Way of Florida released a report in November indicating that about a third of Florida households are above the federal poverty line but struggled to meet basic necessities. The Assets Limited Income Constrained Employed – ALICE —  study found that 15 percent of families live on less than the poverty line of $23,000 for a family of four and another 30 percent on less than $47,000 – enough to pay for six basic needs and have a little…

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The day that was in Florida politics — Feb. 26

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Friday we got another chapter in an on-going series about the ouster of Gerald Bailey. The Tampa Bay Times secured a draft of an opinion piece Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam had prepared last month about the abrupt dismissal of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement director. A spokesperson explained the commentary wasn’t submitted to state newspapers because Putnam was talking to Capitol reporters and suggested publishing it would have been redundant. Former state senator Paula Dockery joined the League of…

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Sadowski Coalition says “spend housing funds on housing”

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Affordable housing advocates are building their case to protect funding during the 2015 Legislative Session. Thirty statewide organizations, including the Chamber, Florida Home Builders Association and The United Way, released a study Thursday calling for the full appropriation of housing trust funds. They want the money used to build homes working people can afford and provide a boost to the economy. “Housing equals jobs,” said Jerry Linder, of the homebuilders association. Linder and about 30 others representing groups in the Sadowski…

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Growers react to Charlotte’s Web “killer” app

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Florida nursery owners and investors are gaining a better understanding of a regulatory structure for a medicinal marijuana industry. The Office of Compassionate Use posted several documents Tuesday created by a proposed rule for the state’s Charlotte Web law. “Have you seen the application? My it’s a killer,” grower Kerry Herndon said with a laugh over the phone. “I spent a long time on the old rules applications and this is like ten times more.” Growers, investors and patient advocates will get to discuss applications for…

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Five minutes with Florida Education Association chief Andy Ford

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Five minutes with Andy Ford, where the FEA Chief suggests respect could go a long way to getting teachers and lawmakers on the same page: Q: The FEA has been challenging in court for at least the past 15 years education policy decisions made by the Legislature. What would a truce to the legal wrangling look like – where the teacher’s association and lawmakers are no longer bickering? Ford: “I think by having better government that would lend us not…

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On eve of testing season, teachers call for a time out

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Time will tell whether Joanne McCall is right about angry parents setting lawmakers’ “hair on fire” is accurate. The Florida Education Association vice president lit up a news conference Tuesday when she elaborated on an answer given by FEA President Andy Ford. The teacher’s union annual pre-session listing of flaws in the Florida school accountability system this year included results of a survey of 20,000 members who overwhelming gave the system a failing grade. The packet of information the FEA…

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