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Child time-sharing bill clears the full Senate

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The Florida Senate OK’d a proposal that creates the legal presumption that parents should get equal time with their children after a divorce. Senators voted 23-15 to approve legislation (SB 250) sponsored by Sen. Tom Lee, a Brandon Republican. The vote came about an hour after the Senate briefly temporarily postponed a vote on the proposal. “I made a promise to a couple of people that are very very close to me that if I ever had a chance to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 2.23.16 – Still waiting for that Go Hillsborough Sheriffs report

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The Chairman of the Tampa Bay Sierra Club, Kent Bailey, issued out a letter to Hillsborough County Commissioners on Monday, where he once again stated that the Board should begin implementing policies right now to deal with transportation issues, before awaiting the results of referendum later this year (that may never even get on the ballot). That includes calling on raising the county to raise the gas tax to five cents, creating a trust fund account from a percentage of…

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No more ’70s paneling: Florida Senate readies for a refresh

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Say goodbye to all those yards of fake-wood laminate: The Florida Senate will be shedding the 1970s look of its chamber with a nearly $5 million renovation this year. Senate President Andy Gardiner, in a Jan. 6 memo to fellow senators, said the remodeling will begin this summer. A copy of the memo was provided to FloridaPolitics.com on Monday. “In my view, we are guests in this building and we have an important responsibility to adequately preserve and maintain areas of the…

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Tom Lee is now backing Marco Rubio for president

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Brandon state Senator Tom Lee, who was conspicuously missing on a list of Florida state senators who were backing Jeb Bush’s presidential aspirations released last fall, announced on Monday he is foursquare behind Marco Rubio in his battle for the GOP nomination for president.“Beyond being a good friend, Marco Rubio is a committed conservative leader with a unrivaled record of accomplishment in Florida and Washington,” said Lee in a statement. “I know Marco’s record first-hand; as House Speaker, he led the fight…

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Amid jeers, Senate alimony proposal clears first committee

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A contentious bill meant to remake what critics call Florida’s antiquated alimony law and end “forever alimony” was cleared Tuesday by a Senate panel. The Judiciary Committee, the first of its three review panels, OK’d the measure (SB 668) by a 6-4 vote after impassioned comment for and against the proposal, even after speakers were limited to 30 seconds. That also was after state Sen. Wilton Simpson, a Trilby Republican, moved to vote on the bill by 5:50 p.m., only 10 minutes…

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Bill on equal time in child custody heads to full Senate

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Equal time for both parents after a divorce would the starting line in child custody cases under a bill heading to the Senate floor. The Rules Committee cleared the measure (SB 250) on a 7-4 party-line vote on Wednesday. The legislation, sponsored by Brandon Republican Tom Lee, creates a legal assumption that 50-50 time-sharing is in the best interest of a child. But, as Lee pointed out, it includes a list of 22 factors that judges can consider to tip the scales, so to speak, including…

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Republican committees post 6-figure hauls in first days of 2016

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Lawmakers could only raise money for the first 11 days of the year, but that didn’t stop some of the top Republicans in Legislature the posting six-figure hauls to start the year. Campaign and committee finance reports aren’t due until Wednesday, though Sen. Bill Galvano’s political committee, Innovate Florida, leads early filers after posting $216,000 raised in January. That haul came across in just 31 contributions, including three checks for $25,000 from the Florida Medical Association PAC, optometry group OD-EYEPAC,…

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