Rep. Karen Castor Dentel, a Maitland Democrat and teacher, turned a few heads last week when she voted for a bill that would allow school employees to carry concealed weapons to class. The bill, HB 1097, sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, is
At legislative session’s midpoint, full agenda of life issues remains
With a new $74 billion-plus state budget taking shape, the 2013 Legislature will pass the halfway point of its annual 60-day session this Wednesday. The budget bill is the only legislation lawmakers must pass before the session’s scheduled end on
Orange tax collector offers health stipend to gay workers
Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph said Thursday he would offer up to a $1,300 stipend to any of his employees with a same-sex partner who suffers a tax hit on health benefits because they can’t legally marry. “After listening