PNJ: Escambia eyes marijuana dispensary moratorium Will Isern, wisern@pnj.com 3:05 p.m. CDT July 20, 2016 As medical marijuana prepares to hit Florida in a big way, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is moving to implement a year-long moratorium on dispensaries opening here. County commissioners took the first of two votes on Tuesday to…
Pensacola News Journal reports: Two years after promise, still no Charlotte’s Web Will Isern, wisern@pnj.com 6:37 p.m. CDT July 9, 2016 Two years ago, Florida Gov. Rick Scott promised a young, epileptic Gulf Breeze girl that he would get her the medicine she needed. “He looked her in the eye and said, ‘I will…
According to the Tallahassee Democrat: Incoming House Speaker Richard Corcoran said he will lead the charge to strip taxpayer funding from Enterprise Florida, saying he believes the agency has consistently failed the state. Corcoran, who will ascend to the top House leadership position in November, would rather see money like the $23.5 million already in…
The Reason Foundation and the DeVoe L. Moore Center put together a Policy Brief on Occupational Licensing in Florida. The Liberty First Network is looking to take action, stating “this brief talks about how these licenses are unnecessary and are killing jobs here in Florida…Take the LFN survey and let us know what licenses we…
Subsidiarity is the principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. The Oxford Dictionary defines subsidiarity as, “(In politics) the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level.” The Catechism of the Catholic…
Florida legislators say ‘no’ to corporate welfare| Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) was recently forced to downsize, dramatically, after the Legislature rejected its bid for $250 million to attract companies to Florida, which some deemed “corporate welfare.” Governor Rick Scott blamed the Legislature for EFI’s demise and ordered its board of directors to make $6 million…
March 11, 2016 – Florida legislation (HB 1317) relating to interstate purchase of health insurance died in the House Appropriations Committee. The legislation would have allowed any insurer authorized to engage in the sale of health insurance in any state, district, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, other than Florida, to sell individual health…
Both the Florida House and Senate voted unanimously for legislation that would implement several reforms in Florida’s civil asset forfeiture statutes. According to the Institute for Justice, “If police suspect that you’ve committed a crime, they can arrest you and put you on trial. At that trial, prosecutors must prove you’re guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But if police…
The Florida legislature just sent a major abortion bill to Governor Rick Scott’s desk. (Track this bill here. Read this bill here) The legislation (CS/CS/HB 1411) makes several changes to current abortion regulations. It prohibits the use of public funds for abortions, except for cases of rape, incest, the life of the pregnant woman, or if there…
Numerous media outlets are reporting that Florida has banned “backyard gun ranges.” However, for the most part, it is still legal to discharge a firearm on residential property. Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a measure (SB 130) Wednesday, February 24, 2016, that “bans” backyard gun ranges in Florida – sort of, but not really. Actually…
