Florida Senate quickly passes rural renaissance package

Senate President Ben Albriton’s rural renaissance package passed his chamber unanimously Wednesday for the second year in a row. But whether it will make headway in the House remains to be seen. The package was held up in the House last year amid disagreements between the chambers. Speaking to reporters after the Senate’s vote, Albritton … Read more

The Florida Senate will try again to bolster rural counties

A wide-ranging proposal dubbed the “rural renaissance bill” is back in the Florida Senate. It has already passed one committee and is ready to be heard by the full chamber. The bill would boost funding for health care, education, and economic development in rural counties. The same proposal didn’t make it all the way through … Read more

Florida’s new growth law has another legal challenge

The growth-management group 1000 Friends of Florida and an Orange County resident Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new state law that blocks cities and counties from approving “more restrictive or burdensome” changes to growth plans. The lawsuit, filed in Leon County circuit court, came after 25 cities and counties filed a … Read more

The Florida Senate’s rural renaissance priority bill will have to wait

When lawmakers begin budget conference talks Tuesday, a couple of priorities of Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, and House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, likely will already be off the table. Lawmakers aren’t expected to approve Albritton’s “rural renaissance” plan, which seeks to bolster health care, education, transportation and economic development in rural areas, or Perez’s … Read more

‘Gratificação faroeste’ invade competência alheia e viola recuperação fiscal do Rio

A "gratificação faroeste" chegou a ser barrada pelo governador Cláudio Castro, mas a Alerj derrubou o veto em dezembro do ano passado

É altamente provável que o Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL) tenha êxito na ação direta de inconstitucionalidade que busca derrubar o artigo 21 da Lei 11.003/2025 do Rio de Janeiro, aquele que institui a “gratificação faroeste”. Essa é a opinião de especialistas em Direito Administrativo e Direito Constitucional ouvidos pela revista eletrônica Consultor Jurídico.  A […]

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