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Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

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With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – the legislative merry-go-round. Off and on: Nancy Bernier is no longer a legislative assistant for Rockledge Republican Sen. Thad Altman. She will become the new district secretary for Melbourne Republican Rep. Ritch Workman. Off: Aaron McKinney is no longer the legislative assistant for Cutler Bay Democratic Sen. Dwight Bullard. On: Shannon Cooper is Bullard’s new legislative assistant. Off: Courtney Vandenberg is no longer a legislative assistant for Clearwater Republican Sen.…

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Jesse Panuccio’s road to resignation paved with Senate’s hard feelings

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One of three Senate committee leaders set to review now-outgoing Department of Economic Opportunity chief Jesse Panuccio for confirmation next year didn’t say she was sorry to see him go. “I’ve already said too much about Mr. Panuccio,” state Sen. Nancy Detert, the Venice Republican in charge of the Commerce and Tourism Committee, said Friday. “I wish him well in his next job.” Panuccio is the 34-year-old magna cum laude Harvard Law grad picked by Gov. Rick Scott to run DEO…

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Mike Abrams: Two state Senate combatants shake hands

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Every time I feel like I am on the verge of giving up on our current political environment, something happens that reminds me that the system will survive and work the way it is meant to. On Wednesday, Florida Sen. Joe Negron was elected by his colleagues to be their leader, Senate president. But here’s what really warmed by heart and brought a smile to my face: A few weeks before, Negron and state Sen. Jack Latvala announced they were…

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Richard Corcoran promises blue skies with Joe Negron

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Richard Corcoran, who will be speaker of the Florida House of Representatives at the same time Joe Negron is Senate president, called him a “good friend” and “an intelligent and principled leader.” Corcoran sat in the front row at Negron’s designation ceremony Wednesday. The Land O’ Lakes Republican had his own designation ceremony in September. “I know that, together, we can bring a new spirit of partnership to the Florida Legislature,” Corcoran said in a prepared statement. Relations between the two chambers,…

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Now it’s official: Joe Negron designated next Senate President

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The next president of the Florida Senate is calling for an extra billion dollars in spending on the state’s universities, calling them “special, exceptional places.” State Sen. Joe Negron, a Stuart Republican, was formally elected president for 2016-18 in a Wednesday designation ceremony of the chamber’s GOP caucus. Republicans outnumber Democrats 26-14. He will succeed current President Andy Gardiner after the 2016 Legislative Session. His selection capped off a nearly 2-year-long neck-and-neck and often contentious race between him and Sen. Jack Latvala. The Clearwater Republican…

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Senate committee postpones anticorruption bill

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A Florida Senate committee Tuesday postponed a bill that seeks to lower the burden of proof in public corruption cases and expand the law’s reach to more state-related groups such as contractors. As reported by Lobby Tools, bill SB 582 came under harsh criticism from lawmakers on the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee, who felt the measure was too broad The foundation of proposed legislation came from several recommendations of a 2010 grand jury report requested by former Gov. Charlie Crist,…

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Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

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With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off and On: Nancy Bernier is no longer a legislative assistant for Rockledge Republican state Sen. Thad Altman. She is now the district secretary for Melbourne Republican state Rep. Ritch Workman. Off: Aaron McKinney is no longer the legislative assistant for Cutler Bay state Sen. Dwight Bullard. On: Shannon Cooper is now Bullard’s new legislative assistant. Off: Courtney Vandenberg is no…

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