Tag: Doc Renuart

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015
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Associated Industries of Florida, considered a powerhouse lobbyist group for the business establishment in Tallahassee, has produced their annual scorecard on how often state lawmakers have maintained the AFI line, and the discrepancy isn’t that large between Democrats and Republicans in the state Senate, at least. AIF’s 2015 Voting Records contains each of the state’s 120 legislators voting […]

Ryan RayMay 12, 2015

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Republican Rep. Paul Renner may have just joined the Florida House, but he’s already getting a taste of the “permanent campaign” that characterizes the chamber. After officially taking office in an April 7 swearing-in ceremony with Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, another electoral beneficiary of the long tail of Sen. John Thrasher‘s exit from the Legislature to head […]

Guest AuthorMay 11, 2015

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Florida lawmakers passed a life-saving measure which now heads to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature. The newly passed legislation will drastically diminish a tragic and far-too-common occurrence – death resulting from a drug overdose. This public health crisis has, up until now, burdened the citizens and communities of Florida. My organization, Shatterproof, would like […]

Guest AuthorMay 6, 2015
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Florida lawmakers passed a life-saving measure that now heads to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature. The newly passed legislation will drastically diminish a tragic and far-too-common occurrence: death resulting from a drug overdose. This public health crisis has, until now, burdened Florida residents and communities. My organization, Shatterproof, would like to applaud this momentous […]

Phil AmmannApril 28, 2015
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Florida lawmakers approved a medication that could save lives during a drug overdose, with a bill now awaiting Gov. Rick Scott’s signature. On Tuesday, the Legislature passed SB 758/HB 751, known as the Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Act, which increases availability of Naloxone, a drug that immediately reverses effects of opioids — prescription painkillers, […]

Ryan RayApril 12, 2015
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Fresh off easy general election victories in special elections to fill vacancies left in the wake of former Sen. John Thrasher‘s move from the Legislature to the helm of Florida State University, three newly minted legislators representing the northeastern corner of Florida received their committee assignments this week. Sen. Travis Hutson of Elkton, who replaced Thrasher in Senate […]

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At its final scheduled meeting of the year, the House Health Innovation Subcommittee will consider a bill to allow advanced registered nurse practitioners to practice independently from physicians. Sponsored by physician and Rep. Cary Pigman, HB 547 was temporarily deferred at the panel’s meeting this past week when it appeared that it was going to […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015
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State Rep. Travis Hutson has won the GOP special primary election for Senate District 6. With over half of the more than 23,200 ballots cast, the Elkton Republican defeated fellow state Rep. “Doc” Renuart by 53 percent to 34 percent. As of 8:30 p.m. Hutson had received 12,281 votes to Renuart’s 7,919. Dennis McDonald came in third with 13 […]


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