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The Day That Was In Florida Politics – March 2

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Marijuana, gambling and a big party were on the state Capitol agenda Monday, indicating that prohibitionists may find it difficult to be heard during the 2015 Florida legislative session. Session begins Tuesday morning at 9:30 when the Florida House of Representatives convenes but the week began with a hearing on a proposed rule for the marijuana bill lawmakers approved last year. The Office of Compassionate Use Director Patricia Nelson fielded questions and listened to comments for about eight hours on…

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Marco Rubio floats trial balloon on tax reform at donor meeting

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In a conservative donors preview last weekend, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unveiled a tax reform plan he intends to introduce soon with Utah Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee. The Florida senator, who has indicated he will likely run for president rather than  for re-election to the U.S. Senate, told attendees at the Club for Growth meeting his agenda: to pass an alternative to Obamacare, close the Export-Import Bank and eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. According to POLITICO’s James Hohmann,…

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Senate bill seeks to prevent release of DMV email addresses

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A Senate bill filed Monday seeks to protect the privacy of Florida motorists by blocking the release of email addresses accumulated by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Filed by the Senate Transportation Committee, SPB 7040 would create public-record law exemptions for email addresses received by the department while collecting vehicle records and driver license data. The bill is in response to the sharp rise in the number of email addresses collected since 1994, which has raised concerns…

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Delayed medical marijuana draft rule gets new public hearing

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Don Clifford’s vision is getting closer to becoming a reality. Clifford is leading a group of investors who have put up $7 million to build the world’s largest indoor marijuana cultivation facility.  Monday he was in Tallahassee for a hearing on a proposed rule for Florida’s Charlotte Web law. Regulators and stakeholders have been meeting since August trying to agree to a regulatory structure for the legal cultivation of marijuana and the processing of oil for a medicinal product. “I…

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No Casinos comes out decisively against Dana Young’s gambling bill

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Just minutes after House Majority Leader Dana Young released her much-awaited casino gambling legislation, Orlando-based group No Casinos, Inc. released a set of statements blasting the proposal. “This bill would cause the biggest expansion of gambling in Florida history,” said No Casinos President John Sowinski. “It invites wall-to-wall casino gambling in Florida, and the social costs and crime that go with it.” “It creates so much new gambling that it also launches a vast new government bureaucracy to try to regulate it,” inveighed Sowinski,…

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Dana Young makes opening move on expanded gambling

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House Majority Leader Dana Young made the opening bid Monday on expanding gambling operations in Florida. The Gaming Control Act of 2015 provides for up too two destination resorts in Florida, a constitutional amendment to lift a moratorium on further expansion, decoupling of greyhound racing from other gaming opportunities and the reversion to the state of 12 dormant wagering permits. “This is going to be a very active discussion this session, said Young.  “And I believe there are no right…

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4th Floor Files talks to Darrick McGhee about marriage, less government and fiscal conservatism

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The newest chapter of the “4th Floor Files” features lobbyist Darrick McGhee of Johnson & Blanton. McGhee, with more than 13 years of experience in government, was the former director of legislative affairs in the Executive Office of Gov. Rick Scott. Significant other? Children? Grand kids? Happily married to Tikia McGhee (12 years); Two children: Darrick II (9) and Tania Lauren (4) In 25 words or less, explain what you do. I provide hands-on representation to wonderful people and organizations…

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