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State lawmakers honored as epilepsy ā€˜Champions of the Heartā€™

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The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF) recognized six Florida lawmakers this week for their efforts in helping individuals and families touched by epilepsy. The EFOF ā€œChampions of the Heartā€ are state Sens. Jeff BrandesĀ of St. Petersburg, Rene GarciaĀ of Hialeah and Denise Grimsley fromĀ Sebring, and state Reps. Katie Edwards of Plantation, Matt GaetzĀ of Shalimar and Matt Hudson from Naples. They were all honored at a reception in Tallahassee Tuesday evening. A devastating neurological disease, epilepsy affects as many as 400,000 Floridians,…

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The week ahead at the Florida Capitol

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This week at the Florida Capitol battle lines will be formally drawn for the 2015 state budget debate. Both the House and Senate will hold floor sessions to discuss their respective budgets. Each chamber could approve a state spending plan for next year by weekā€™s end, and given that they are presently separated by $4.2 billion the two are poised to deliver to the other a bureaucratic slap-across- the-face challenge to a duel. The differences in the spending plans can…

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The day that was in Florida politics — March 18

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Wow, talk about a gaggle. If you want a good understanding of what separates the House and Senate as the session approaches the mid-point check out this exchange between state Sen. Tom Lee and a gaggle of reporters including The AP, Palm Beach Post, Tribune and the Times/Herald Capitol Bureau. Itā€™s the best gaggle of the session so far. Leeā€™s bottom line is that the Senate will fill the billion-dollar hole created by the end of the Low Income Pool…

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Senate scales back ‘whiskey & wheaties’ bill

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State Sen. Denise Grimsley’s effort to tear down the wall has morphed into moving the door. More than 100 people crowded into a Senate meeting room Wednesday when the Regulated Industries Committee considered a proposal ending a prohibition on grocery stores stocking liquor and spirits alongside beer and wine. Grimsley fought back against an unfriendly amendment offered by state Sen. Jack LatvalaĀ that addressed a quirk in the 1930s law requiring grocers to have a separate outside entrance ā€“- actually a…

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Jimmy Patronis, Julie Brown slide through committee stop toward PSC confirmation

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FormerĀ state Rep. Jimmy PatronisĀ wants senators to know he can serve on the Florida Public Service Commission and still help run his restaurant in Panama City Beach. AndĀ PSC Commissioner Julie BrownĀ wants you to know that she didnā€™t vote last fall for gutting utility energy conservation goals. Both commissioners are going through Senate confirmation for their commission seats, which pay $130,036 per year. During confirmation before the Senate energy committee, a representative of the Southern Alliance for Clean energy criticized the PSC…

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Budget cuts jeopardize state’s share of future federal money

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House lawmakers saved millions of dollars worth of mental health programs; the Senate fought off a pay reduction for state workers. But both chambers agreed to budget cuts that jeopardize the state’s share of future federal money. Those were among the results of a final conferencing between House andĀ Senate budget chiefs as the time remaining for negotiations quickly wound down. After days of rebuffing counteroffers, the House won the battle over funding for mental health and substance abuse programs. Rep.…

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Budget cuts jeopardize state’s share of future federal money

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House lawmakers saved millions of dollars worth of mental health programs; the Senate fought off a pay reduction for state workers. But both chambers agreed to budget cuts that jeopardize the state’s share of future federal money. Those were among the results of a final conferencing between House andĀ Senate budget chiefs as the time remaining for negotiations quickly wound down. After days of rebuffing counteroffers, the House won the battle over funding for mental health and substance abuse programs. Rep.…

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