Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Senator Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) and Representative Halsey Beshears (R-Monticello) filed Senate Bill 390. In the previous regular Legislative Session, Simpson and Beshears took on scammers who use Florida’s open government and sunshine laws to target and intimidate job creators for unjust financial gain (Senate Bill 224/House Bill 163). Although the legislation […]
Editorial: The ups and downs of elected dysfunction – The St. Augustine Record
We published a story Tuesday in which government relations coordinator for the county, Beth Sweeny (spelled “lobbyist” — and we need one), gave school board members a rundown of the ups and downs of the legislative session this year. Well, more correctly the two legislative session thus far — and counting — this year. Our […]
House, Senate hold separate meetings on budget standoff – Tampa Bay Times
While the 40-member Senate convened a rare emergency meeting to discuss Florida’s budget dilemma Tuesday — with more than 100 lobbyists, citizen activists and reporters attending — House Republicans took up the same issue behind closed doors. To keep reporters and members of the public out, a legislative aide was posted at the door. After […]
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