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Senate panel OKs gambling overhaul bill, including Seminole provisions

Published on January 25, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

The Florida Senate has seemingly fast-tracked the chamber’s gambling overhaul for this year, as its first panel gave unanimous thumbs up to the measure one hour into a meeting that had been scheduled to last four. The bill (SB 8) was cleared Wednesday by the Regulated Industries committee, which oversees gambling policy. It has only one more stop, Appropriations, before it can be heard on the floor. The 2017 Legislative Session begins March 7. The measure ensures “substantial positive impacts for many…

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Bill Galvano’s higher-ed reform bills sail through Senate committee

Published on January 23, 2017 in Statewide by Scott Powers

Two bills that would increase Bright Future scholarship benefits and rework how colleges and universities measure progress and deal with top professors sailed through the Florida Senate Education Committee Monday. Senate Bills 2 and 4, both introduced by Sen. Bill Galvano, drew some concerns about how they might affect nontraditional and working students but little opposition, as Galvano assured committee members, he shared and would be addressing those concerns. “The thrust of this bill is not to somehow put additional pressure…

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Bill Galvano, behind gambling expansion, worked for resort seeking slots

Published on January 19, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Gary Fineout

The powerful state senator trying to push through a dramatic expansion of gambling in Florida recently was working for the company that owns an iconic Miami Beach hotel interested in adding slot machines. State Sen. Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican and attorney, has acknowledged to The Associated Press that he did legal work for Turnberry Associates on a “commercial transaction” as recently as three years ago. Turnberry Associates is a real-estate development company that owns the famed Fontainebleau Hotel. In the…

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Bill Galvano files 112-page gambling bill for 2017

Published on January 12, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

This year’s first big gambling bill has something for everyone: Lottery ticket sales at gas pumps, fantasy sports, more slot machines, and a provision to finally OK the long-delayed gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As he promised, state Sen. Bill Galvano filed this year’s bill (SB 8) on Thursday afternoon, coming in at 112 pages – with a 16-page summary separately provided. One notable highlight: It would expand blackjack from just the state’s Seminole casinos to South Florida’s pari-mutuels,…

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Bill Galvano files two key elements of Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act

Published on January 11, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

State Sen. Bill Galvano filed two essential bills in the Senate’s Excellence in Higher Education Agenda, which seeks to improve Florida colleges and universities while keeping schools accountable to taxpayers. The Bradenton Republican, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, filed Senate Bills 2 and 4 Wednesday for the 2017 Legislative Session, which begins March 7. Known collectively as the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act,” SB 2 promotes on-time graduation by expanding financial assistance and support for…

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Senate to set marathon 4-hour hearing on gambling bill

Published on January 11, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

The Senate’s gambling legislation for 2017 will be filed Thursday, according to state Sen. Bill Galvano. Bet on a lot of talk about it: The Regulated Industries Committee has set aside four hours to discuss it at its next meeting. A tentative schedule posted Wednesday on the Senate’s website shows its Jan. 25 meeting beginning at 2 p.m. and ending at 6 p.m. The committee oversees gambling policy. Committee chair Travis Hutson, said his members will begin going over the bill being handled by Galvano, one of…

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Blaise Ingoglia touts support from state senators in Florida GOP chair re-election bid

Published on December 28, 2016 in Statewide by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Nearly a dozen state senators are throwing their support behind Blaise Ingoglia’s bid to keep his job as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. The Spring Hill Republican announced Wednesday the support of 10 state senators, including former Majority Leader Bill Galvano and former House Majority Leader and newly elected Sen. Dana Young. “Over this past election cycle, there has been a lot of rhetoric from the Florida Democrat Party, the media and those who wanted the grassroots to…

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Bill Galvano - page 8

Senate panel OKs gambling overhaul bill, including Seminole provisions

Bill Galvano’s higher-ed reform bills sail through Senate committee

Bill Galvano, behind gambling expansion, worked for resort seeking slots

Bill Galvano files 112-page gambling bill for 2017

Bill Galvano files two key elements of Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act

Senate to set marathon 4-hour hearing on gambling bill

Blaise Ingoglia touts support from state senators in Florida GOP chair re-election bid

Bill Galvano - page 8

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