FORMER YOUNG AIDE JOLLY WINS GOP PRIMARY IN CD 13 David Jolly secured the GOP nomination Tuesday to succeed longtime Pinellas County Congressman C.W. Bill Young, setting up what is likely to…
Category: State & National News
Crackdown on sex predators starts moving in capitol
By Margie Menzel The News Service of Florida A Florida Senate panel on Monday unanimously passed three bills dealing with sexually violent predators and sexual crimes against children — the first in…
Scott appoints Lt. Governor
Governor Rick Scott has appointed former Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera as his Lieutenant Governor. The Florida Chamber of Commerce was to congratulate him. “Our experience with former Representative Lopez-Cantera is that he always…
Jan. 13 Capitol Briefs
MORGAN PUTS $1.8M INTO MARIJUANA DRIVE Orlando attorney John Morgan is going all-in as he tries to get a measure on the November ballot to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. Morgan, through…
Latvala: DEP land sale program has been a disaster
By Jim Turner THE News Service of FLorida A legislatively approved initiative to sell surplus park lands to raise money to buy more environmentally sensitive sites has been a “disaster,” according to…
State capitol briefs
CRIST, COMMITTEE BRING IN $1.04M IN DECEMBER Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and an affiliated committee collected about $1.04 million in December, bring their combined overall totals to slightly more than $4…
What is on tap in Tallahassee
Legislature: FIREWORKS, SPEEDWAY BILLS TO GET HEARING: The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee and the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee are scheduled to take up bills (SB 314 and HB 4005) that…
Scott sued for failing to name new Lt. Gov.
A lobbyist for the Florida National Organization for Women wants the state’s top court to order Gov. Rick Scott to name a new lieutenant governor — a position unoccupied since March 2013…
Warning Shot bill to be discussed on IN Your Head Radio today
Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, has filed a bill that would grant immunity to people who show guns or fire warning shots in self-defense, and it will get a hearing on Wednesday. The…
DEO doubling staff for unemployment cases after website snafu
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida The state Department of Economic Opportunity is hiring 330 workers to help process unemployment assistance applications due to troubles with a new $62.8 million online…
Evers has bill regarding utility vehicles
State Sen. Greg Evers (R-Okaloosa) is sponsoring a bill (SB 478) that will require drivers to slow down or move over a lane when approaching a utility vehicle parked on the side…
IN cover #6: We Are Trayvon
On a hot, sticky Saturday afternoon a small crowd of families and teenagers gathered on South Palafox Street. Within an hour, the crowd swelled to over 300 people–black, white, brown, old, young….