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2 health care bills pass final committee, next stop House floor

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Two health care-related bills had final hearings Wednesday, with each passing the House Health & Human Services Committee before heading to the full chamber floor. As reported by LobbyTools, HB 37 seeks to define agreements for services between patients and health providers, cutting out insurers. That bill unanimously passed after two amendments added by Rep. Fred Costello, the Ormond Beach Republican sponsoring the bill. One change will shorten advance written notice to terminate an agreement from 60 to 30 days. The other…

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Maggie’s List hosting Vero Beach fundraiser Tuesday for Rebecca Negron, Sandy Adams

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Maggie’s List is hosting a significant fundraising event in Vero Beach Tuesday to support Rebecca Negron and Sandy Adams, the group’s first endorsed congressional candidates of 2016. Negron is running for Florida’s 18th Congressional District; Adams is seeking the 6th District seat. Maggie’s List is the national committee focusing on electing conservative women to federal office. Negron, the wife of state Sen. Joe Negron, is seeking the seat currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, which covers Martin, St.…

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As Special Session winds down, lawmakers take off

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As the Special Session for Senate redistricting drew to a close, lawmakers were taking time off. On Wednesday, two senators had excused absences and weren’t on the floor as their colleagues OK’d a conference process to finish redrawing the district map. Sen. Maria Sachs, a Delray Beach Democrat, “had a personal commitment” and Sen. Denise Grimsley, a Sebring Republican, “had a prior commitment in her district,” according to an email from Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta. No senator planned to be out either Thursday or Friday, the…

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Fundraising reports show Senate rivals Jack Latvala, Joe Negron close as ever

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Early committee finance numbers for Republican Sens. Jack Latvala and Joe Negron show the two rivals for Senate President are as close as ever in fundraising. Latvala’s outfit, Florida Leadership Committee, entered October with a little more than $1.6 million on-hand, and the committee should get a little boost above that mark once final reports for October are posted. FLC had taken in about $110,000 in contributions through Oct. 26 and had posted $48,452 in expenditures as of Oct. 29,…

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Denise Grimsley files bill to allow 911 call tracking

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A new bill filed Thursday morning would allow law enforcement and public safety agencies to track the location of emergency calls. The bill – SB 674 by Sen. Denise Grimsley – would provide that under certain circumstances, mobile telephone service providers turn over a user’s location. Specifically, service providers “must furnish call location information for the user of a telecommunications device on the covered service’s network to the law enforcement agency or the public safety answering point, as appropriate,” according to the new measure. The…

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Don Gaetz strikes back against ‘bully’ Jack Latvala

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For the first time in recent memory, a sitting Florida senator invoked the Senate Rules during a floor session to call out a colleague specifically for impugning his integrity. State Sen. Don Gaetz, a Niceville Republican and previous Senate President, raised a “question of personal privilege” to defend his honor against attacks made in the press by Clearwater Republican Jack Latvala. Latvala is vying for the next Senate presidency against Stuart Republican Joe Negron; Gaetz previously committed his support in that…

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Rob Bradley and Denise Grimsley each broke $20K in September fundraising

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Incumbent Republican state Sens. Rob Bradley and Denise Grimsley each broke $20,000 in contributions last month and neither faces any opposition in their districts, though that could change depending on how the upcoming redistricting session shakes out. Bradley’s $20,500 month included a dozen $1,000 checks, including checks from state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto’s committee, Protect Florida Families, and Senate President Andy Gardiner’s committee, Protect Our Liberty. Expenditures totaled $1,785 for the month, with most of that money going to BHB Consulting.…

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