Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 13-24 of 177
» View wsbtradio.com items only
    May 3, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. WATCH HERE: Florida legislature ends session

    Florida House and Senate leaders banged their gavels at 7:16 Friday evening, bringing the 2013 legislative session to a close. Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, joined each other on the...

    Tags: Rick Scott, Politics, Political Fundraising

    2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Lawmakers end session without passing stadium subsidies

    TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature ended its 2013 session Friday by passing an elections do-over and the largest budget in state history, but without delivering tax subsidies to the Miami Dolphins, Orlando soccer boosters and a cadre of other sports teams.
    TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature ended its 2013 session Friday by passing an elections do-over and the largest budget in state history, but without delivering tax subsidies to the Miami Dolphins, Orlando soccer boosters and a cadre of other...

    Tags: Values, Amusement and Theme Parks, Buddy Dyer, National Government, Voting

    3. May 3, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Tax-cut vote shows might trumps right

    TALLAHASSEE – The Florida House of Representatives embarrassed itself this week by ramming through a tax-cut that turns one of Gov. Rick Scott's top legislative priorities into potential litigation fodder. The last thing the governor and...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Rick Scott, Politics, U.S. Senate, Justice System

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Scott signs campaign finance, ethics reforms but vetoes alimony bill

    TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill late Wednesday that would inject more cash into elections as part of a broader reform that eliminates some political slush funds politicians have used to support their "filet mignon" lifestyles.
    TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill late Wednesday that would inject more cash into elections as part of a broader reform that eliminates some political slush funds politicians have used to support their "filet mignon" lifestyles. The...

    Tags: Values, Executive Branch, Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising, Charlie Crist

    5. May 1, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. House volleys texting ban back to Senate with bleak future

    The House passed a ban on texting while driving Wednesday, but only after attaching an amendment that is opposed by the bill’s Senate sponsor that could jeopardize passage in the final days of the legislative session.  This the first time the...

    Tags: Laws, Politics, Interior Policy, Justice System, Judges

    6. Apr 11, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Records show overlap between campaign cash and legislation

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    International Speedway Corp. is trying to win millions of dollars in tax breaks from the Florida Legislature this spring for an expansion of Daytona International Speedway. And the company found a perfect way to show off the racetrack: Free tickets to the...
    7. Apr 9, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. Ethics and campaign-finance marriage gets a bit complicated

    Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
    TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature's much-ballyhooed marriage between campaign-finance and ethics reforms may be heading for a rocky patch. On Tuesday, the Senate moved away from the House on its campaign-finance bill (SB 1382) when the chamber's...
    8. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Scott should sign ethics, veto campaign packages

    Florida lawmakers crowed last week, with some justification, about passing a "historic" package of ethics reforms. But they squandered a historic chance to deliver true campaign finance reform in another package they sent to Gov. Rick Scott's desk....

    Tags: Values, Rick Scott, Politics, Ethics, Religion and Belief

    9. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Email exemption would erode public-records law

    Amid all the chaos in this year's legislative session, a seemingly innocuous sentence could do more harm to government transparency than any measure in recent memory.
    Amid all the chaos in this year's legislative session, a seemingly innocuous sentence could do more harm to government transparency than any measure in recent memory. Lawmakers seem not to care. But you should. This one sentence would make it far more...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Rick Scott, Politics, Voting, Elections

    10. Apr 28, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Veterans group complicates things for loan bill

    It's funny how the vibe around a piece of legislation can change.
    It's funny how the vibe around a piece of legislation can change. Several weeks ago, a bill that would let consumer lenders increase the cost of borrowing was, politically speaking, not especially dicey. The groups that opposed it — Progress...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), NAACP, Consumers, Loans

    11. Apr 27, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  11. Scott, lawmakers at odds going into session's last week

    TALLAHASSEE &#8212; Gov. <b>Rick Scott</b> should be at the high tide of his influence, dropping the hammer on fellow Republican legislators thwarting his agenda.
    TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott should be at the high tide of his influence, dropping the hammer on fellow Republican legislators thwarting his agenda. The governor has made it clear he wants $2,500 pay raises for teachers and a $141 million...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Orlando, Cultural Development, Joe Negron, National Government

    12. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Time running short for health care compromise

    TALLAHASSEE – As the Legislature heads to the final days of the 2013 session, hope is fading fast for a deal to expand health care to about 1 million of the state's poorest citizens. If no compromise is reached, roughly two-thirds of those people...

    Tags: Medicaid, Executive Branch, Tea Party Movement, Government Health Care, Mike Fasano

< Previous • 1  2  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-15 • Next >
Original site for Don Gaetz topic gallery.