Letting Florida lawmakers use lobbyist planes is swampy behavior | Commentary • 4 Central Florida restaurants shut down over the last 2 weeks
Orlando Sentinel Evening Update Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | | |
| | | | Gaetz meets with senators | Maxwell on lobbyists | Restaurant inspections | | | | President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has launched an effort to personally secure his embattled nomination, meeting behind closed doors Wednesday with Republican senators who have questions about the sexual misconduct and other allegations against him. | | | | | Maxwell: Swampy behavior. New Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez wants to go back to the days when lobbyists were allowed to give lawmakers private plane rides. | | | | | Four Central Florida restaurants shut down the weeks of Nov. 3-16, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. | | | | | A political committee that led unsuccessful efforts to pass a constitutional amendment on abortion rights is fighting the state's attempt to impose a $328,000 fine related to petitions gathered for the initiative. | | | | | Schools finally can handle NIL contracts themselves, and the Knights will follow suit when everything becomes official July 1. | | | | | City in Central Florida to reinstate panel after many local governments disbanded or paused them because of new state law limiting their authority | | | | | The commission's attorney says the county would have a strong case in court if it chooses to sue. | | | | | Kennedy embraces views that many Americans are frightened of — views that contradict science, cast doubt on proven therapies and have many worried about the federal government's response to the next pandemic when (not if) it strikes. | | | | | By Dec. 31, many condominium associations must complete a reserve study to budget for those future repairs as part of condo reforms lawmakers passed to prevent another Surfside tragedy | | | | | Floridians are getting sick from food contamination. Experts believe it's going to get worse. | | | |
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