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Blaise Ingoglia doubles down, won’t resign and calls for GOP unity

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RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia has had enough of the baseless rumors and intense pressure from outside interests. And no, he will not be stepping down. Tired of accusations he masterminded an attempted coup over the future House Speakership of Eric Eisnaugle, the freshmen lawmaker responded today with an extensive, passionate email where he steadfastly denies any attempted coup against Eisnaugle. The Orlando Republican is set to assume the Speakership in 2021-2022. In the letter obtained by FloridaPolitics.com, Ingoglia responds to…

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Orange Co. GOP leader: Blaise Ingoglia should resign as Florida GOP chairman

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Another shot has been fired in the contentious behind-the-scenes battle in the Florida GOP over the future House Speakership of Eric Eisnaugle. Orange County GOP chairman Lew Oliver, in an email obtained Friday by FloridaPolitics.com, confirms that four House members districts vulnerable to Democrats in 2016 (three in Orange County), were given a “motive” to pair up with freshman Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, chair of the RPOF, in becoming Speaker in 2021-2022. In the email, Oliver calls the Republican Party in Tallahassee…

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House committee passes bill to allow private adoption agencies to deny gay adoption

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The Florida House Judiciary Committee today passed a controversial “conscience protection” bill (HB 7111) that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse child placements with gay couples. Conscience protection legislation grants a person or an entity the ability to refuse to perform an otherwise required duty, because the individual or entity violates their religious or moral conviction, explained the bill’s sponsor, Sanford Republican Jason Brodeur. Brodeur maintained that the bill was not proposed (in the middle of the legislative session)…

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House committee passes bill to make palcohol illegal

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Alcohol in the Sunshine State will have to come in the liquid form as a House committee on Tuesday voted in favor of a bill that makes powdered alcohol illegal in Florida. The House Business & Professions Committee advanced the bill  after rejecting an amendment that would have regulated the sale of powdered alcohol instead of banning it. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury approved labels for the sale of the powdered…

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Across legislative landscape, Democrats still face long odds

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Out of power for more than a decade in Tallahassee, Florida Democrats failed to field challengers for 33 of the 76 GOP-held House seats this year, even though voter-registration trends have made many of them more favorable for the minority party. Reps. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood; Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island; Seth McKeel, R-Lakeland; and John Legg, R-New Port Richey, have already won re-election without a fight. Democratic Rep. Geraldine Thompson of Orlando has also won another two-year term without opposition. In other seats, a Democratic…

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‘Yes on 9’ campaign launches new website, grassroots education efforts

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The YES ON 9 Campaign announced that it is launching a statewide campaign to educate voters on and promote passage of Amendment 9, the Healthcare Freedom Act. The amendment, sponsored by state Sen. Carey Baker (R-Eustis) and state Rep. Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) will appear on the November ballot and seeks to protect Floridians’ right to choose their own healthcare instead of being forced into a government mandate. “Amendment 9 will protect Floridians from a Massachusetts-style design that forces them to participate in a…

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‘Yes on 9’ campaign launches new website, grassroots education efforts

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The YES ON 9 Campaign announced that it is launching a statewide campaign to educate voters on and promote passage of Amendment 9, the Healthcare Freedom Act. The amendment, sponsored by state Sen. Carey Baker (R-Eustis) and state Rep. Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) will appear on the November ballot and seeks to protect Floridians’ right to choose their own healthcare instead of being forced into a government mandate. “Amendment 9 will protect Floridians from a Massachusetts-style design that forces them to participate in a…

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