Sayfie Review Roundup - August 15, 2015
Florida's top headlines that attracted the most
readers on Sayfie Review this week
Matt Dixon and Marc Caputo - Politico - August 13, 2015
...A little-noticed bill about contact lenses never got a public hearing in the Florida House, but behind closed doors it was a major point of contention that marked a flashpoint in a growing internal GOP power struggle.
Set to become House Speaker in 2021, state Rep. Eric Eisnaugle filed the legislation this spring to make it tougher for contact lens manufacturers to set prices. He aggressively pushed for the bill and clashed with others, which helped precipitate his slide from the unquestioned pick to lead the chamber.
Now, he's in danger of becoming the first Florida House Republican in modern times to fall victim to a leadership coup.
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Gary Fineout - Associated Press - August 9, 2015
...The political reality is that many legislators don't have a vested interest in what happens to these congressional districts.
Yes, it's true that the new map could lead to a shrinking of the GOP advantage in the Florida delegation. But the real showdown in the Legislature isn't during this upcoming session - it's the special session planned for late October
That session - when lawmakers will be forced to redraw the Senate districts - will much more wide open. To begin with: While the state Supreme Court gives great insight to how the high court thinks about some of the logic used by the Legislature for congressional districts there's still wiggle room left for the state Senate seats.
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Marc Caputo - Politico - August 10, 2015
...The lobbyist was waiting for her Uber driver
Tuesday when state Rep. Ritch Workman pulled up.
"How are you doing?" he said, unlocking the back door.
"Oh no. Thank you for the ride. I'm waiting for my Uber," she said.
"That's me," Workman responded.
"Oh, I'm sorry," she said. "You look a lot like a legislator I know."
"Probably," Workman said he responded, saying her name.
The lobbyist got in.
