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Michael Moline has 306 articles published.

Michael Moline is a former assistant managing editor of The National Law Journal and managing editor of the San Francisco Daily Journal. Previously, he reported on politics and the courts in Tallahassee for United Press International. He is a graduate of Florida State University, where he served as editor of the Florida Flambeau. His familyā€™s roots in Jackson County date back many generations.

Big budget questions headed to House and Senate presiding officers

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House and Senate negotiators agreed on $40 million in water projects and a $23 million higher education budget Sunday, but major decisions on charter schools, Lake Okeechobee restoration, and more remained unsettled. Carlos Trujillo and Jack Latvala, respectively the House and Senate budget chairmen, made progress during what Latvala said would be their last meeting ā€” although Trujillo said theyā€™d meet once more, possibly on Monday morning. ā€œWe are going to have another conference committee only for the conforming bills,ā€…

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Conferees bump university foundation-control question to budget chairmen

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House and Senate higher education conferees agreed Saturday to trim cuts to developmental education programs at state colleges, but sent a disagreement about control of state university support foundations up the chain of command. Lead Senate negotiator Bill Galvano indicated at one point during an afternoon meeting that the developmental spending might have to be referred to the House and Senate appropriations committee chairmen ā€” Carlos Trujillo and Jack Latvala, respectively. But House negotiator Larry Ahern agreed to a Senate…

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House, Senate moving closer on civil and criminal justice spending

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The main things separating the House and Senate on civil and criminal justice spending is whittling down Senate member projects and construction costs in the juvenile justice and prison systems. Thatā€™s according to Rep. Bill Hager, the lead House negotiator, speaking following a conference subcommittee hearing Saturday morning. ā€œThese are really not sticking points. Itā€™s really the philosophical difference,ā€ Hager said. The talks opened with a $200 million gap between the House and Senate positions ā€” the former intending to…

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Environment and natural resources conferees go light on details

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If you can read a spreadsheet, you might be able to figure out the offer the HouseĀ madeĀ Friday morning on the agriculture, environment, and natural resources budget. If you canā€™t ā€” well, lead House conferee Ben Albritton wasnā€™t willing to explain it to you. Albritton distributed a spreadsheet listing the House position, but declined to discuss it. Even when asked by Rep. Loranne Ausley. Sen. Rob Bradley, chairing the hearing, conferred with Albritton ā€” inaudibly, to the audience ā€” then announced:…

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Senate offers to cull $21 million in projects as higher ed conference opens

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Sen. Bill Galvano delivered the bad news first as the House and Senate opened conference negotiations on higher education spending Thursday evening. The Senate would have to cut at least $21 million in projects from its version of the budget to reach the level agreed upon with the House, he said. ā€œMany of you on this conference committee, as well as advocates for your positions in the audience, have what we traditionally call placeholders, in the hopes that somehow these…

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Rick Scottā€™s demand for budget priorities leaves Carlos Trujillo unfazed

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House Appropriations Chairman Carlos Trujillo did not appear especially intimidated by Gov. Rick Scottā€™s tough talk on the state budget Thursday evening. That $200 million Scott seeks to repair the Herbert Hoover Dike, for example? Not likely. ā€œThat showed up about a week ago, and weā€™d already gone a far way down the road as far as crafting our budget,ā€ Trujillo told reporters. ā€œItā€™s something I wish had been included in the original budget, and its something I wish we…

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Kevin Rader carries campaign against lobbyist into the Capitolā€™s lifts

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If you entered an elevator in the Capitol Thursday, you might have spotted a piece of paper resembling a wanted poster bearing the pixelated photo of a smiling woman. ā€œSenator Kevin Rader would like to knowā€¦ Where is ā€˜Concerned Citizenā€™ Mary Beth Wilson,ā€ the letter-sized document announced. Surrounding the photo were six red question marks ā€” three per side. In the top left corner, the Senate seal. The woman pictured looked an awful lot like Lisa Miller, a lobbyist with…

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