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It’s that time of year when everyone in the process emails around CATECOMM’s annual legislative aide study — even the clients he’s working against. It’s a must-read perennial reminder for advocacy groups and coalitions to not send spam form emails or do other dumb things that don’t work. Here is the Medium post everyone will be sharing. But this year, something special happened and Kevin Cate gave me the heads up last night — FloridaPolitics.com is about to overtake SayfieReview.com as the most-read political news website by lawmakers.…

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House Speaker Richard Corcoran is expected to announce that Sen. Darryl Rouson, Rep. Chris Sprowls, and Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco will be among his nine picks for the Constitution Revision Commission. The Land O’Lakes Republican’s selections will round out the 37-member review panel, which meets every 20 years to look over and suggest changes to the Florida Constitution. The panel must be established within 30 days before the regular 2017 Legislative Session convenes. The annual 60-day session kicks off Tuesday. Rouson, a St. Petersburg Democrat,…

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Some men, after filing for divorce, immediately attempt to catch up for all of the time they think lost while being married. They buy a sports car, maybe one with a convertible top. Other men return to a hobby they placed on a shelf after they slipped on their wedding ring. They cast fishing rods and climbs rocks and sail boats and shoot rifles. Some men, not soon after the divorce papers are filed — or in some cases long before that —…

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Frank Artiles wants pot to be pure. The GOP state senator from Miami this week filed a 33-page bill (SB 1388) to “require independent third party testing for medicinal cannabis treatment centers,” he said in a statement. “Medicinal cannabis should be tested just like any other medicine,” Artiles said. “This bill will protect those that have a debilitating medical condition and will be ingesting these products. Safety is our primary concern.” The bill would “authorize the establishment of medical marijuana…

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Florida is known for its characters, and now it appears a few are heading from one swamp to another. It’s no secret Floridians played a significant role in getting President Donald Trump elected. The state’s 29 electoral votes gave him an early nudge to victory, and early primary support from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Gov. Rick Scott helped solidify his GOP credentials. So now that Trump, a part-time Florida resident himself, has taken up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it’s only natural some of Florida’s…

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The Florida newspapers that are part of the USA TODAY network are trumpeting their plan to offer expanded coverage of the 2017 Legislative Session. “While some news organizations have pulled back resources from capital coverage,” a story in the Tallahassee Democrat reads, “the USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida is investing in focused, in-depth reporting on the Legislature as it fashions laws and policies that will impact the lives of Floridians.” The plan is for seven veteran reporters from the Democrat, Naples Daily News and the Treasure…

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