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With House adjourning, United for Care says its going to 2016 ballot

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The Florida House has adjourned sine die, meaning it is abandoning the legislative session three days early and leaving a host of unresolved issues on the table. Among those issues is medical marijuana, which has been left dead for 2015. “Today the people we elected to represent us in Tallahassee literally abdicated their responsibility to Floridians. The House of Representatives decided to simply quit work, three days before the end of session, and with that, medical marijuana legislation is dead in Tallahassee,”…

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#CateSineDie: Placing bets on session’s end

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It may not compare to the estimated $4 billion wagered in office betting pools during the NCAA basketball tournament, but Capitol observers have some side bets going on about the 2015 legislative session. One is when will the hanky drop. Entries for #CateSineDie are due by 10 a.m. Tuesday. Predict when lawmakers adjourn the 2015 legislative session, and win the grand prize: a pair of Gucci loafers or a donation to your favorite charity (if you are not into leather shoes).…

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Growler bill gets sent to the House with add-ons

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The Florida Senate has sent a growler bill to the House for consideration. The Senate approved 38-0 a revised growler bill that would allow Florida craft breweries to sell 64-ounce growlers. Current law allows the larger one-gallon size and the smaller quart size, but not the most popular half-gallon containers. The version of the bill approved by the Senate would also prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards to purchase alcoholic beverages, decrease the number of vendor licenses from…

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Legislature wants to tax your blunt wrappers

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More news on Florida’s war on potheads. The Senate Finance and Tax Committee unanimously approved a “blunt wrap” tax Tuesday. The type of rolling paper used to wrap cigars (or giant joints) would be subject to tobacco taxes under the proposed law. Here’s the deal: Lawmakers really, really wants to tax your blunt wrappers. But they’ve hit some bumps. A court found earlier this year that the flavored wrappers could not be taxed the same as tobacco because they aren’t actually a tobacco product. The…

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Most important bill ever bans ejected youth coaches from returning

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South Florida state Sen. Jeremy Ring is fed up with obnoxious coaches. So, he’s doing what any reasonable person in a position of authority would do; he’s using his influence in the Florida Legislature to get overly competitive coaches off their respective soccer and softball fields. According to PoliticalFix Florida, Ring decided to sponsor the “Athletic Coaches” bill after noticing a flurry of ill-tempered girls’ softball coaches in his home district. The bill would apply to all youth sports ages…

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Toilets, lingerie, shacking up: Some of Florida’s odd bills

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Florida legislators filed more than 1,700 bills for consideration during their two-month session that ends in May. Some are routine, some deal with high-profile issues such as abortion and guns, and some are just odd. Here’s a look at a few that fall into the last category: — UNDERWEAR, OVERWEAR It would be illegal for stores to let customers try on intimate apparel unless they do so over their clothes or with a protective shield. The bill describes intimate apparel…

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Dane Eagle praises work of Energy & Utility Subcommittee in 2015

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House Energy & Utility Subcommittee Chair Dane Eagle is thanking fellow committee members for their efforts during the 2015 Legislative Session. This week, the committee held its final meeting of the 60-day session. Among the issues addressed this session include House Bill 7109, the Public Service Commission reform bill designed and passed by Eagle’s committee. Another was House Joint Resolution 865, which proposes two amendments to the Florida Constitution. “I am so proud of the work product of this committee,”…

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