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Chris Latvala kicks off HD 67 re-election with May 2 Clearwater event

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House District 67 Republican Rep. Chris Latvala will kick off his re-election run with a May 2 event at the Island Way Grill in Clearwater, his campaign announced Monday. Among the attendees listed on the invite are incoming House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Republican Reps. Chris Sprowls, Kathleen Peters, Larry Ahern and Jamie Grant, as well as Sen. Jeff Brandes and Latvala’s father, Sen. Jack Latvala. For more information or to RSVP for the event, email [email protected] or call 727-545-9566. Through…

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Mitch Perry Report for 12.10.15 – Recreational pot measure supporters back off 2016 ballot bid

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Wednesday night, organizers with the group Regulate Florida told supporters in a conference call that they’re ending their attempt to put a pro-legalization of marijuana on the ballot next year in Florida. FloridaPolitics.com was on that call, and posted the story soon after. In a statement sent shortly after that call was completed, Regulate Florida Chairman Michael Minardi wrote, “Due to time constraints, it has become obvious we will not be able to collect the needed number of verifiable petitions…

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Tampa house Democrats blast Rick Scott administration’s investigation into public hospitals

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Florida Governor Rick Scott has targeted the Florida public hospital industry for much of this year, after the Florida Hospital Association made a strong pitch for the Legislature to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a push that failed for the third straight year in Tallahassee, and after the federal government announced deep cuts in hospital funding earlier this year. At a forum highlighting the upcoming Florida legislative session focusing on health care in Tampa on Wednesday, Tampa House Democrats Ed Narain and Janet…

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Jamie Grant doubles down on referring to Donald Trump proposal on Muslims as “fascist”

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Tampa area state Rep. Jamie Grant said Wednesday he’s not backing away from his Monday tweet calling Donald Trump‘s proposed ban on Muslims from entering the country a “a fascist proposal.”  “The answer to immigration problems in this country is not fascism. It’s not registries of people who look a certain way or believe a certain thing,” Grant said at a meeting of the Tampa Bay Healthcare Collaborative at the Children’s Board in Ybor City on Wednesday. The GOP lawmaker sat on…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation passes measure to regulate Uber & Lyft, but future remains unclear

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The Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation spent hours (and hours) on Tuesday discussing proposed legislation that would bring ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft into compliance with the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, but whether they actually moved the issue forward at the end of the day is dubious. The setting for the local group of state lawmakers to convene was the Firestick Grill, described as an “upscale buffet” that happens to be located inside the cavernous Amalie Arena. Dozens of people, including lobbyists,…

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Tensions build regarding Hillsborough PTC as legislative delegation meeting approaches

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Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission (PTC) Chairman Victor Crist says that Jeff Brandes‘ recent inquiry on whether the PTC should be allowed to hire lobbyists was simply a ploy “to try to stir the pot” in advance of next week’s Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation meeting. “This is a publicity stunt by Sen. Brandes to stir the pot before the delegation meets so he can waive his hands in the air and go, ‘Oh look, here we go again, there’s another…

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Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission aims to improve its image

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Victor Crist, chairman of the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, and Kyle Cockream, its executive director, both pushed back Monday against St. Petersburg GOP state Sen. Jeff Brandes‘ call for an opinion from Attorney General Pam Bondi on the legality of the agency hiring a lobbying firm. Brandes request came days after a Fox-13 report questioned the agency’s using the lobbying firm of Corcoran and Johnston in Tallahassee. The story made it appear that the agency has only begun using such a firm now that state lawmakers are discussing dismantling it,…

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