As Ryan Wiggins reported on IN Your Head Radio, a compromise in nursing home bill has been worked out. The News Service of Florida reports that, hoping to avoid a politically volatile…
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Florida lawmakers look at Facebook privacy and job applications
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Big business brother is balking at a proposal that would ban employers from peeking into workers’ private social-media accounts. The Senate Commerce and Tourism…
Civil War battle still being fought
By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida State officials hoped to resolve a controversy about whether to add a Union memorial to the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park before the 150th…
Buzz: Crist for FSU president
Peter Schorsch of SaintPetersBlog.com believes it makes sense. In his daily newsletter, “Sunburn,” Schorsch wrote that one way for Gov. Rick Scott to win re-election right now would to have the Board…
Gaetz supports repealing red light cameras
Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, are no fans of red-light cameras — that much is clear. Echoing comments by the speaker, Gaetz said in a…
INYR: Tailhook whistleblower on Military Justice Improvement Act
On Thursday, Feb 6, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a press conference to discuss her bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA). The legislation would remove the decision to prosecute rape and…
FSU president expected to be new Penn State leader
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Penn State University is expected to name Florida State University President Eric Barron to the same position on Monday, according to media reports. Barron,…
INYR: Valentine’s Day disasters, Minimum wage and Crowdfunding
On IN Your Head Radio, we have author Christie Schroeder on at 11:05. Christie is the author of the book “How to Really Win or Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” We…
INYR: Interview with Rep. Matt Gaetz
On IN Your Head Radio today, I interviewed State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Ft. Walton Beach) on his bill that would legalize a strain of cannabis (Charlotte’s Web) that will help children battling…
Weatherford: House waiting to reveal pension overhaul
By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida The House is still considering two approaches to an overhaul of the state’s retirement system, Speaker Will Weatherford said Wednesday, indicating that a pension…
Rep. Ingram’s Controlled Substances bill passes Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Yesterday, the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee unanimously passed House Bill 697, sponsored by State Representative Clay Ingram (R-Pensacola), which bans a set of illicit synthetic drugs and adds three extremely lethal synthetic…
The green light for Charlotte’s Web is definitely on
On Monday, I reported that Rep Matt Gaetz’s bill to legalize Charlotte’s Web, the strain of cannabis that helps children deal with extreme seizure, had been given the “green light” and would…