Sen. Jim Norman could still face fines for failing to disclose a $500,000 Arkansas home his wife purchased with the help of the late Tampa businessman Ralph Hughes, the Tampa Bay Times reported this weekend. According to the paper, the Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday found probable cause to investigate his failure to disclose the home, but cleared [...]
Jim Saunders of the News Service of Florida reports: The Senate’s chief health-budget writer likely will propose $390 million in general-revenue cuts to health and human-services programs, though nursing homes and developmental-disability programs could be spared. Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, said Thursday the Senate’s soon-to-be-released budget allocations — big-picture numbers showing how money will be [...]
Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Tuesday that his chamber’s proposed budget will likely take shape this week with the release, likely late in the week, of “allocations,” the breakdown of how much each part of the budget will be allocated, reports the News Service of Florida. And, he said, it is likely to resemble, roughly, [...]
Florida Sen. Jim “Smooth Sailin’ ” Norman just got a real live Republican opponent, which is either cause for optimism or more of the same old cynicism. John Korsak, a Republican Party activist who works as a homeland security consultant and lives in Lutz, is running to “restore the public’s trust in government.” He says [...]
A divided Senate panel on Thursday narrowly approved a bill to let greyhound tracks keep their licenses without having to offer live racing, opening the door for them to become card rooms or other types of gambling venues, reports David Royse of the News Service of Florida. Dog tracks back the bill – they say [...]
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AG Pam Bondi campaigning for Jim Frishe
