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Florida Retail Federation endorses Lizbeth Benacquisto

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The endorsements keep coming. The Florida Retail Federation announced it was backing state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto in her re-election bid. The endorsement was one of several the stateā€™s trade association announced Wednesday. The association also endorsed Reps. Brad Drake, Tom Goodson and Rene Plasencia. ā€œRetail is such an important industry in the success of our state, and the four legislative leaders have all shown their incredible support for our industry during their time in office,ā€ said Randy Miller, the president…

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Legislature could start early again in 2018

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The 2018 Legislative Session couldĀ be starting early under a new proposal OK’d by lawmakers and heading to Gov. Rick Scott. The bill (SB 7076) passed the House Tuesday on a 89-28Ā vote. ItĀ moves the start of the 2018 session up to January. In odd-number years, the state constitution requires the Legislature to begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. The constitution also allows the Legislature to set the dates in even-numbered years. Lawmakers did that in 2014,…

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Thad Altman files for House seat in 2018, shifts Space Coast politics

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State Sen. Thad AltmanĀ became just the second person to file for the state House in 2018 this month, when he filed for the HD 51 seat currently held by term-limited SpeakerĀ Steve Crisafulli. An innocuous move at first blush,Ā it could throw off the intricate math behind state Rep. Eric Eislanugle‘s bid for the 2021-22 speakership. Altman, a Rockledge Republican, terms out in 2018. State Rep. Tom Goodson, who terms out in 2016,Ā recently filed for the HD 51 seat, opting to serve…

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Rick Scott signs new 24-hour barrier to abortions into law

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Gov. Rick ScottĀ on Wednesday signed into law HB 633, which creates a new 24-hour waiting period after a woman requests an abortion from a medical providerĀ before the procedure can be administered. There was some controversy over whether or not Scott would approve the law, as well as an organized effort to defeat it in the legislative process. The bill drew 41 “No” votes when it came before the House floor in April, mostly from Democrats, though Republican state Reps. Heather…

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Joe Saunders mulling possible comeback in House District 49

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Former Democratic state Rep.Ā Joe SaundersĀ is “talking to family and friends about what the future may hold”Ā now thatĀ state Rep.Ā Rene PlasenciaĀ — who narrowly defeated Saunders in a razor-thin contest in District 49 last November — has opted to run in a moreĀ Republican-leaning adjacent district in 2016. Saunders took to social media on Sunday and later caught up with SaintPetersBlog to address the shifting electoral landscape in Orlando. “The news that Rene Plasencia wonā€™t seek re-election in House District 49 has given me…

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Rene Plasencia, Tom Goodson to shuffle House seats near Space Coast

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Titusville state Rep.Ā Tom GoodsonĀ from District 50Ā will not seek re-election there, and will instead opt to run for an adjacent House seat, freeing up state Rep.Ā Rene PlasenciaĀ to make a run at the Republican-oriented seat. The latest move in Central Florida legislative musical chairs was first reported byĀ Frank TorresĀ of the Orlando Political Observer andĀ Jacob Engels of the East Orlando Post. Plasencia narrowly defeated state Rep.Ā Joe SaundersĀ in a tightly-contested race that saw the Democratic incumbent go down by a margin of fewer than…

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Fracking bills pass House panel after testy exchanges

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House bills that involve oil and gas ā€œfrackingā€ 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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