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‘Right to Try’ bill advances in House committee

Published on March 25, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

With virtually no debate, the Florida House Insurance and Banking Committee passed the so-called Right to Try Act today. The legislation would let terminally ill patients access experimental drugs. Similiar legislation has spread like wildfire across the country, as 10 states in the nation have recently approved such laws, and another 29 (including Florida) are discussing it in their respective state legislatures this year. Sarasota Republican Ray Pilon explained to committee members that a patient must have a series of…

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Fracking bills pass House panel after testy exchanges

Published on March 17, 2015 in Top Headlines by Bruce Ritchie

House bills that involve oil and gas “fracking” passed their first committee stop with support from some environmental groups and opposition from others and tense questioning by state Rep. Ray Pilon. HB 1205 would establish a permitting program for hydraulic fracturing and acid fracturing, which are processes used to extract oil and gas from rock. HB 1209 would provide a public records law exemption for companies that submit information on their fracking operations. Last week, Tallahassee and Leon County joined…

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Florida Competitive Workforce Act ‘right thing to do,’ legislators say

Published on March 16, 2015 in Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

A proposal to boost anti-discrimination laws in Florida is beginning see unprecedented bipartisan backing in the Legislature, as a growing number of state lawmakers are voicing support for the measure. The Florida Competitive Workforce Act is making its way through the Capitol in the form of House Bill 33 by Republican state Rep. Holly Raschein of Key Largo and Senate Bill 156 by Democratic state Sen. Joe Abruzzo of Boynton Beach. The Act would add gay, lesbian and transgender Floridians to…

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