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19 matches for 'special session'
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Gov. Rick Scott: Call a Special Session to Expand Medicaid - Let's Get it Done!
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This May, the Florida Legislature rejected $51 billion of federal funds to expand Medicaid to over a million people statewide. 4 million Floridians are currently uninsured across the state – that's 1 in 5 non-elderly residents who lack insurance – and an estimated 1.3 million of the people who need it most are expected [...]
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Democrats urge Medicaid special session, Weatherford says it 'doesn't make sense'
Pressure is mounting on Gov. Rick Scott to call a special session to end the Legislature's impasse on Medicaid expansion. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and the 14 Democratic members of the Florida Senate sent separate letters today making that very request, but Scott isn't likely to oblige them if he [...]
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Sen. Gaetz on Medicaid expansion compromise, the feds, and special session
Senate President Don Gaetz said Tuesday that as the House and Senate work to seek a middle ground on Medicaid expansion the final product that emerges may be a melding of the two extremes that puts Florida at odds with the federal government’s “all or nothing approach.”
“I’m not a lawyer, but our analysis is [...]
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Council reaches agreement to create new high school
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During a special session on Tuesday, Apr. 24, the Town Council of Cutler Bay unanimously passed a resolution adopting an interlocal agreement with the Miami-Dade School Board to create a high school in Cutler Bay for this fall. The first such local school in the community will use both Cutler [...]
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Voting rights law gives minority officials political megaphone, clout in Trayvon Martin case
Frederica Wilson took the case of Trayvon Martin all the way from South Florida to the floor of Congress. Alcee Hastings called for repeal of Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground gun law. And Chris Smith demanded a special session of the Legislature.
The congresswoman, the congressman and the state senator [...]
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After overtime work of special session, some lawmakers get straight to the business of fundraising
Rep. Scott Plakon wants his supporters to know he’s been working overtime.
Campaign staffers for the Longwood Republican sent out a fundraising note Wednesday, lauding the Legislature for its hard work during an elongated session, and asking for donations to make up for lost time.
By law, state lawmakers are not allowed [...]
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Historic redistricting fight leads to historic scramble for House seats
As the Florida Legislature finished its historic special session and sent a revamped redistricting map back to the state Supreme Court Tuesday, another kind of history was being made.
Dozens of state House members were voluntarily house hunting, running for a different office, or planning to sit out the next legislative [...]
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Democrats calls for 'stand your ground' special session
Rep. Dwayne Taylor, D-Daytona Beach, has asked Speaker Dean Cannon to call a special session for review of the "stand your ground" self-defense laws. Meanwhile, other black lawmakers are saying any action, including a task force appointed by the governor, should begin immediately.
Cannon's office said he disagrees with those [...]
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House Dems call for 'stand your ground' special session
Two House Democrats, Minority Leader Perry Thurston and Rep. Geraldine Thompson, have asked Speaker Dean Cannon to call a special session for review of the "stand your ground" self-defense laws.
Cannon's office said he disagrees with those requests because still too many unaswered questions about the death of 17-year-old [...]
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"Incumbents beware"
"As the Florida Senate begins its two-week special session to sort out its chamber's redistricting plan revisions, its members learn that the new map could pit incumbents against each other in redrawn districts." "Incumbents beware: Revised Senate districts coming over the weekend". See also "Lawmakers set timetable for" [...]
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$800 flights, a championship coach, and a 15-minute floor session: It's March Madness in Tallahassee
March Madness is in full swing in the Capitol.
Members of the Legislature traveled from their districts to Tallahassee for a special session to redraw Senate electoral maps, and spent about 15 minutes in the chamber before heading back home, some on $800 flights.
Members of the House can thank their Senate [...]
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Legislators back to Tally for special session
"As state legislators return for a special session on redistricting, the focus returns to the Senate, which must comply with the new anti-incumbency rules imposed by voters. But will they be able to take politics out of the process?" "Legislators return for special session to redraw rejected Senate map". [...]
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Redistricting's incumbency protection test: How Senate numbers its districts
As Florida lawmakers reconvene Wednesday for a two-week special session to redraw the Senate maps, one question remains: Will they be able to stop themselves from protecting incumbents?
That question may be answered best by looking at one simple test: how the Senate numbers its districts.
Armed with new redistricting standards approved [...]
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Democrats to offer up alternative Senate map; argue entire map needs rewrite
Florida Democratic Party leader Rod Smith said Tuesday that Democrats will submit an alternative redistricting map for legislators to consider when it convenes in a two-week special session starting Wednesday. He also vigorously disagreed with Senate Redistricting Chairman Don Gaetz that the Senate needs to fix only 8 of the 40 districts.
"An entire redrawing of [...]
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Redistricting session puts Senate under the gun again
Fresh off a bruising 60-day session that ended Friday, the Florida Senate will remain in the spotlight this week when legislators travel back to the capital city Wednesday for a special session to redraw the court-rejected Senate map.
It will be a one-sided exercise, as the House leadership has decided to continue [...]
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Rick Scott: Failure on PIP means special session is nigh
In an unsurprising admission, Gov. Rick Scott said he will have "no choice" but to call for a special session if lawmakers fail to pass reforms to Florida's no-fault auto insurance law.
His comments came as he pressed the issue on conservative radio blitz across Florida on Friday.
PIP remained untouched by [...]
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Florida Supreme Court Rejects Senate Redistricting, Special Session Required
In an epic political fail for Senate Republicans, the Florida Supreme Court ruled this morning that recent redistricting efforts amount to illegal gerrymandering."We conclude that the challenger...
Continue reading "Florida Supreme Court Rejects Senate Redistricting, Special Session Required" > " [...]
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Haridopolos: We'll be back for a special session on redistricting
Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R- Merritt Island, reflection can be seen in his office conference table during a press conference Monday. Haridopolos all but admitted defeat Monday in the first round of court reviews over the legislature's redistricting map and predicted lawmakers would be back in a special session to [...]
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