Florida’s mandatory-ultrasound bill More… passed one last hurdle today before its final vote, which is scheduled for tomorrow.
Final changes to Senate Bill 1744 included an amendment that would conform the Senate bill to House language that allowed a woman to sign a waiver if they do not want to see
Yesterday, Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, voted down an amendment in a Senate budget committee that would have provided more protection for women seeking an abortion whose life is threatened by a pregnancy. #
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The Senate committee was considering an amendment that would allow pregnant women who face a “serious risk”
Despite several hurdles, Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is steadily moving forward. #
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Gov. Rick Scott doesn’t want it, due to privacy and cost concerns, while most other major political players (including Senate President Mike Haridopolis, R-Merritt Island) think a statewide drug-monitoring database is crucial to dealing with our notorious
Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon and Senate President Mike Haridopolos yesterday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to approve the two anti-gerrymandering amendments supported by Florida voters in last November’s election, appending a lengthy explanation of how they feel the so-called “Fair Districts” amendments should be interpreted. #
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The move
Senate Bill 818, Mike Fasano’s so-called “pill mill bill,” passed the Senate Criminal Justice Committee this morning with a unanimous vote. #
In the bill More… (.pdf), Fasano, R- New Port Richey, proposes harsher restrictions for those operating pill mills in Florida. The measure would also maintain a Prescription Drug Monitoring
Former Florida House majority leader Adam Hasner announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a U.S. Senate run Monday during a broadcast of the conservative Mark Levin show More….
Hasner said he and Levin had something in common: They both supported Marco Rubio before the weight of the Republican
Since Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his 2011-2012 budget proposal last month, questions have swirled about what his recommendations might mean for particular state programs. According to state Rep. Scott Plakon More…, R-Longwood, one controversial program — which provides taxpayer dollars to crisis pregnancy centers that have been found to disseminate
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida’s cabinet unanimously approved changes to clemency rules that impose new waiting periods on felons seeking to have their civil rights restored. #
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The changes scale back the automatic restoration of rights — including the right to vote — for offenders who have completed their sentences,
