Session 2012: The Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, March 1st from 11 AM to 1 PM at WLRN Studios
WLRN will be hosting our first annual town hall meeting on the current Florida legislative session. "Session 2012: The Town Hall Meeting" will be broadcast live in front of a studio audience of approximately 75 people and to tens of thousands of listeners across South Florida.
The Town Hall Meeting Featured Panelists
WLRN-Miami Herald News Host Phil Latzman, along with top legislative reporters from WLRN and the Miami Herald, will be joined by four panelists recognized as being among the region's premier analysts of Florida legislative issues:
 Juan ZapataFormer Republican State Representative from South Florida |
 Dan GelberFormer Democratic State House Leader and State Senator from South Florida |
 Katy SorensonPresident and CEO, Good Government Initiative at the University of Miami |
 David LawrencePresident of the Early Childhood Initiative Foundation |
Ask Questions?
Express Your Opinion
Questions will come from the in-studio audience as well as through email, Facebook, Twitter and our Public Insight Network.
The audience will drive the agenda. Dozens of people have already submitted questions on issues such as the future of casino gambling, the fallout from redistricting, the latest on education and Medicaid reform, and the impact of proposed tax breaks.
To submit your own questions click here
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News
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Lawsuit over voter registration law reaches courtroom
03/01/12 - State lawyers admitted in Tallahassee federal court on Thursday, March 1st that the new voter registration law may be flawed. But they insist it's fixable..and should not be tossed out, as the League of Women Voters is demanding in a lawsuit.
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Session 2012: If Prison Privitization Bill Fails, Who Pays the Price?
02/09/2012 - Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos is counting on projected savings from privatizing dozens of southern Florida prisons to help balance the state budget this year. He said Tuesday that budgets for other programs may have to be reduced if the privatization plan fails. Will it fail? It’s possible. Rick Stone has the story.
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Mayor Bob Buckhorn Supports Water Ownership Bill
01/12/12 - Mayor Bob Buckhorn and state representative Dana Young from Tampa have collaborated on a bill that would make drinking and reclaimed water property of the utilities handling it.
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Lawsuits in Tallahassee over redistricting
02/13/12 - Lawsuits are flying in Tallahassee over redistricting, while Florida's budget is being vetted by the House and Senate. Phil Latzman chats with Herald/Times Tallahassee bureau chief Mary Ellen Klas for a look at the week ahead in Session 2012.
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Cannon: We Share Gov. Scott's Goal to Add $1 Billion to Education
01/18/12 - House Speaker Dean Cannon is saying he shares Governor Scott’s goal of adding $1 billion back into K-12 education funding. But he’s not sure he agrees with the Governor about where to find the money.
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2012 Session: Veterans Legislation to Track
01/12/12 - Florida lawmakers are considering about 70 different bills that affect the state’s 1.6 million veterans. Some of the bills are “feel good” or advocacy legislation like the one that establishes August 7th as Purple Heart Day (SB276) and a few bills are aimed at directly helping student veterans.
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