Florida Legislature
Florida Legislature
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Gov. Scott signs no-fault fraud legislation
Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill designed to crack down on rampant fraud in Florida¿s no-fault automobile insurance system on Friday.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Scott lets public open his email box with new website
Gov. Rick Scott, once so wary of the state's public records law that he refrained from creating a state email account, launched Thursday a new open records program designed to give the public access to his emails and those of his 11 top staff members.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Scott targets spending by domestic violence group
When Gov. Rick Scott OK'd $31 million for domestic violence programs, he said he wants the law changed so that future money won¿t be steered directly to the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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POLITICS
Scott retreats from statement calling anti-Cuba law unenforceable
Gov. Rick Scott has started retreating from a controversial statement that a Cuba-crackdown bill he signed the day before was unenforceable.
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NATIONAL
Florida task force seeks major overhaul to Stand Your Ground law
The statewide task force to review Florida’s Stand Your Ground law will begin its work Tuesday, but a state senator who formed his own task force is recommending the law be rewritten to make it more difficult for defendants to claim self-defense.
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BUSINESS
Gov. Rick Scott to sign bill banning governments from hiring companies tied to Cuba
Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday will sign a contentious bill into law that would ban state and local governments from hiring companies with business ties to Cuba and Syria.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
New law toughens child abuse reporting rules
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a bill that requires anyone to report known or suspected cases of child sex abuse.
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POLITICS
Florida Supreme Court validates redrawn state Senate map
In a major victory for Florida's Republican-led Legislature, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday validated the redrawn map of the 40-member Florida Senate, allowing the boundaries to serve as the political borders for the next 10 years.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Manatee-Sarasota group's measure to fight domestic violence awaits governor's review
A bill that would provide a sharper tool with which to prosecute domestic abusers awaits Gov. Rick Scott's review.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Florida counties sue state over Medicaid billing dispute
The Florida Association of Counties filed an anticipated lawsuit in Circuit Court today on behalf of 47 counties, including Manatee, challenging the state’s new Medicaid billing system.






