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Senate bogs down over racial makeup of redistricting map
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — An attempt to adopt newly fashioned Senate district lines in response to a court order bogged down Tuesday as lawmakers clamored for political information on how the new lines would look and whether they provided enough protection... -
Siplin asks for special prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — State Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, flanked by other lawmakers, asked Gov. Rick Scott to appoint a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation of Trayvon Martin's death. The unarmed 17-year-old was shot Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman,... -
Senate committee advances map, method for picking numbers gets Biblical
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Senate Reapportionment Committee voted 21-6 to advance its new Senate districts map to the floor, and will hold a mini-lottery later today to assign numbers to the districts — thus settling the thorny debate over how to divvy... -
Lawmakers pitch legislation in response to ‘60 Minutes’ special on poverty
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Two Florida lawmakers, in response to a 60 Minutes special on poverty that highlighted Seminole County, have filed legislation to combat homelessness. House Bill 531, by state Rep. Betty Reed, D-Tampa, and Senate Bill 1130, by state... -
Tuesday Morning Reads: Hello Florida Primary
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE– Happy Election Day! While candidates are making last minute pitches to Florida voters, mostly via TV, lawmakers in Tallahassee continue to meet with a busy schedule today that includes a full Senate discussion on private prisons. So... -
Food stamp bills seek to restrict junk food
Los Angeles TimesRonda Storms is a Republican state senator from Florida. She is also a mom who buys the groceries for her family of four. A few months ago, Storms, 46, started noticing that some fellow shoppers were using federal food stamp money to purchase a lot of...Tags: Politics, Consumer Goods Industries, Body Mass Index, Finance, Services and Shopping
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Food Stamp Bills Seek to Restrict Junk Food
Los Angeles TimesRonda Storms is a Republican state senator from Florida. She is also a mom who buys the groceries for her family of four. A few months ago, Storms, 46, started noticing that some fellow shoppers were using federal food stamp money to purchase a lot of...Tags: Politics, Consumer Goods Industries, Body Mass Index, Bullfighting, Services and Shopping
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Senate probes 'interference' into nursing home watchdog program
A Florida Senate committee is investigating allegations that the state's Department of Elder Affairs illegally interfered with a watchdog program that is supposed to protect the rights of residents in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.
The...Tags: Politics, Nursing Homes, Florida Legislature, Medical Specialization, The Miami Herald
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Senate committee spanks Elder Affairs over ombudsman firing
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A Senate committee gave a lashing Tuesday to Gov Rick Scott's elder affairs secretary over the firing of the state's top nursing home watchdog and a subsequent federal report that determined Florida had violated the law by “... -
Gambling, prayer and the 'celebrate plate'
From casino gambling to mutant animals, we're covering a lot of ground in today's Friday Files — including an offer from the Maxwell family to share one of our more coveted possessions: our "Celebrate plate."
•We start with Florida's troubling...Tags: Republican Party, Paula Bono Dockery, U.S. Senate, Religion and Belief, Gary Siplin
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