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Dana Young and Chris Sprowls to go on ‘Growler Freedom Tour’ on Wednesday

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Beginning on Wednesday, craft beer enthusiasts will finally be able to purchase 64-ounce growlers at the establishment of their choice in Florida. It’s a big moment for the burgeoning craft beer industry in Florida and its allies in Tallahassee, who had seen their efforts to repeal the unique ban in recent years thwarted by the “Big Beer” establishment in Tallahassee. To celebrate the occasion, two Tampa Bay area state House Republicans who worked on overturning the ban, Tampa state Rep.…

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Gov. Scott signs legislation legalizing the 64-ounce growler in Florida

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After years of advocacy, the ban on the 64-ounce growler in Florida will soon be a thing of the past, as Rick Scott on Thursday signed SB 186, repealing the ban on that sized container of craft beer. “I am proud to stand with Governor Scott today as he signs SB 186 making the growler legal in Florida,” said Clearwater-based GOP state Sen. Jack Latvala, who has been trying for the past three years to get the repeal lifted. “Florida brewers should have…

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Where fundraising races stand in Tampa Bay area 2016 legislative contests

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Voting in Florida state races is now just under 18 months away, with a June special session and the 2016 Regular Session thrown in for good measure. Nevertheless, political campaigns statewide are starting to gear up, as the campaign cash begins to flow in earnest. Here’s where things stand through April 30 in fundraising races across the Tampa Bay region, according to the Florida Division of Elections’ website: Senate District 17 State Sen. John Legg, who has been raising money for…

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Reforms for utilities a “baby step”

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Bills that supporters say would tighten the rules governing the panel that sets Florida’s electric rates are moving toward passage in the state Legislature, but some say they’re not enough to end what they call the panel’s too-cozy relationship with big power companies. Several bills filed early in the legislative session regarding the Public Service Commission have been combined into a grab-bag of proposals that stem from controversies over utilities service, several involving Duke Energy. The proposal would set a…

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64-ounce growlers one step closer to becoming reality in Florida

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There was little debate on the Florida Senate floor this afternoon as Clearwater Republican Jack Latvala’s bill (SB 186) that would legalize 64-ounce growlers passed the entire body without opposition. The issue has become a cause celebre amongst millenials and other causual observers of the political process in Florida the past few years, flummoxed about why the state is the only one in the nation that bans that size container to be poured at a craft brewery. In addition to repealing…

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Could Eric Eisnaugle’s speakership become a casualty of House gay adoption fight?

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As debate over a bill to protect “religious conscience” — the upshot of which is to prevent gay couples from adopting children — raged for hours Wednesday afternoon on the floor of the House, another battle in the Capitol was just beginning: one that might cost staunch social conservative state Rep. Eric Eisnaugle the 2021-22 House speakership. Simply put, a coup is afoot in the House. The immediate cause of the falling-out seems to be a failure on Eisnaugle’s part…

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Jack Latvala bill protecting condo owners clears Senate committee

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A bill aimed at ensuring condo owners aren’t forced to sell their homes for pennies on the dollar unanimously passed the Senate Regulated Industries Committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 1172 sponsored by Clearwater state Sen. Jack Latvala is a direct answer to an oversight in 2007 legislation that allowed investors buying condo units in bulk to scoop up control of condos and convert them into apartments. Remaining tenants were then forced to sell their units for pennies on the dollar. That bill allowed…

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