TALLAHASSEE ? Good morning and happy Friday to you.
We?ll get right to it here with your morning reads. Here are the top five stories you should be reading this morning.
* The Sun-Sentinel reports that the destination casino bill faces a crucial test today. From the story: Today is a do-or-die day for destination gambling in Florida. The House Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee will take up the HB 487 ? a sweeping proposal that would allow $2 billion ?destination casinos.?
* The Senate?s PIP proposal is getting support from both Republicans and Democrats so far, the Tampa Bay Times writes. From the story: The Florida Senate?s plan to reform the no-fault auto insurance program has already achieved what its counterpart in the House has not: unanimous approval from a committee.Insurers and business groups have sided in favor of the House proposal, while Democrats, consumer advocacy organizations and attorneys have lined up against it. But the Senate legislation received almost universal support from them all in its first committee hearing Thursday.
* A Senate panel pushed forward its online sales tax bill, the Orlando Sentinel reported. From the story: With lobbyists for Amazon.com Inc.watching silently, the Florida Senate on Thursday took the first step toward trying to force the Internet giant and other online retailers to collect state sales taxes.
* The News Service of Florida writes that college presidents urged lawmakers to be cautious when considering any more tuition increases. From the story: Breaking with their counterparts at the state?s universities, presidents at a handful of Florida colleges urged lawmakers to be cautious about any moves that could push tuition upward. The comments came in testimony before the House Education Committee, which is working to hammer out a set of recommendations on how to overhaul the state?s higher education system.
* The Florida Current reports that the House is pushing to change state worker insurance plans. From the story: Florida lawmakers may push a sweeping transformation of the state?s health insurance plan for state workers, although the changes would not take effect for another two years. A House panel on Thursday signed off on legislation that allows the state to switch the state group health insurance plan from a defined benefit program to a defined contribution plan.
Bonus Blogs
* RPOF pushes back against Gingrich supporters? complaints
* Tighter voter requirements may disenfranchise
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