Courts
State Supreme Court grants League's speed-up request
by James Call - 1 day ago - +
Governor signs 60 new laws
by Bill Cotterell - 4 days ago - +
Week in Review for June 14, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 4 days ago - +
JQC toughens charges against Leon judge
by Bill Cotterell - 7 days ago - +
Arrivals and Departures for June 7, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 1 week ago - +
Scott signs foreclosure settlement spending plan
by Gray Rohrer - 2 weeks ago - +
Scott vetoes driving licenses for immigrants
by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +
The Week Ahead for June 3 to June 7, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 2 weeks ago - +
Exonerated death row inmates call on Scott
by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +
Federal panel rejects state worker drug tests
by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +
The Week Ahead for May 28 to May 31
by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +
The Week in Review for May 17, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +
State settles contract dispute with tech company over website
by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +
Home and condo sales surge in April, boosted by cash deals
by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +
Attorneys pledge lawsuit if Gov. Scott signs foreclosure bill
by Gray Rohrer - 4 weeks ago - +
High court knocks down Palm Bay lien ordinance, but foreclosure bill could aid local governments
by Gray Rohrer - 4 weeks ago - +
Consumer group, decrying bad year, calls for batch of vetoes
by Gray Rohrer - 4 weeks ago - +
Arrivals and Departures for May 3, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 6 weeks ago - +
Anti-'Shariah' bill is dead for this session
by Travis Pillow - 6 weeks ago - +
LobbyTools is seeking talent
by LobbyTools - 2 months ago - +
2013 Session Summaries
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This week we learned that Gov. Scott used an incentive deal made prior to a trade mission to justify such trips, that the state and Amazon are talking again about the online retailer setting up Florida facilities and that Scott signed a bill to speed up death penalty cases.
Florida has a new solicitor general, the Florida Democratic Party beefs up its communications office, and the DEP has a new director of its Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems.
The $200 million spending plan will mostly be used in affordable housing programs and funding to address the foreclosure case backlog in the court system. ... Related Research: Press releases from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Senate President Don Gaetz.
The Florida Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week, a public hearing will be held on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council draft comprehensive plan, a Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Workshop will be held and the Cabinet meets and will issue a resolution recognizing the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
Witness to Innocence project urges Gov. Rick Scott to veto the "Timely Justice Act," HB 7083. It would require governors to sign death warrants within 30 days of an appeal being denied by the Florida Supreme Court, and then executions within six months.
The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, however, says Gov. Rick Scott can try to justify such tests for "any specific special-needs showings that apply to individual job categories," rather than applying the rules "across the board." ... Related Research: Access the U.S. Court of Appeals Case No. 12-12908 and read Executive Order 2011-58, requiring Pre-employment and Random Drug Testing for State Employees.