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2008 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature
March 4-May 2, 2008


 
 

Legislative Reports & Summaries
> 2008 Public Policy Issues of Florida Catholic Conference
> 2008 Final Legislative Report

Weekly Legislative Summaries
> Week 1 Summary
> Week 2 Summary

> Week 3 Summary
> Week 4 Summary
> Week 5 Summary
> Week 6 Summary
> Week 7 Summary
> Week 8 Summary
> Week 9 Summary
> Final Summary

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  State Action Alerts
> Urge Your Senator to Vote 'Yes' on Ultrasound Prior to Abortion, April 25, 2008
      > Alert Update: Ultrasound Prior to Abortion, April 30, 2008
      > Help Revive Ultrasound Bill, May 1, 2008

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Urge Legislators to Oppose Open Participation in Interscholastic Sports, April 21, 2008
      > Alert Update: Open Participation in Interscholastic Sports, April 30, 2008

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Urge Legislators to Maintain Funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers, April 21, 2008
      > Alert Update: Crisis Pregnancy Center Funding Remains in State Budget, April 28, 2008

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Important "Life" Bills on House Calendar this Week, April 1, 2008
      > Alert Update: Three "Life" Bills Pass Florida House of Representatives, April 3, 2008
 
   
 

Correspondence
> Letter to Rep. Carlton and Sen. Sansom, April 26, 2008
Re: Unresolved Nursing Home Budget Item
From: Joseph M. Catania, Chair, Catholic Health Executives Committee of the Florida Catholic Conference

> Letter to President Pruitt and Speaker Rubio, April 23, 2008
Re:
Strive for a Just Budget: Preserve Life, Promote Families, Protect the Most Vulnerable
From: D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director

> Memo to Members of the Florida House of Representatives, April 23, 2008
Re: Why to oppose CS/HB1481 (Bean) and CS/CS/SB 526 (Wise)
From:
Larry D. Keough, Associate Director for Education

> Letter to Governor Crist, President Pruitt and Speaker Rubio, April 17, 2008
Re: Proposed Health Budgets
From: Joseph M. Catania, Chair, Catholic Health Executives Committee of the Florida Catholic Conference

> Letter to the Editor, April 9, 2008
Re: Florida's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
From: Sheila. S. Hopkins,
Associate Director for Social Concerns/Respect Life

> Letter to Rep. Zapata, Vice Chair, House Healthcare Council, April 3, 2008
Re: Opposing Medicaid Expansion Before Evaluation of Current Pilots
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Associate Director for Health

> Letter to Rep. Gayle Harrell, Chair, House Health Quality Committee, March 24, 2008
Re: Appreciation for Support on Two Priority Issues
From:
Michael B. Sheedy, Associate Director for Health

> Letter to Rep. Gayle Harrell, Chair, House Health Quality Committee, February 22, 2008
Re: Concerns with HB 385
From:
Michael B. Sheedy, Associate Director for Health

 
   
 

Testimony
> House Healthcare Council, April 22, 2008
Re: Window of Opportunity Act
Larry D. Keough, Associate Director for Education

> Senate Pre-K-12 Education Appropriations Committee, April 15, 2008
Re: Corporate Tax Scholarship Program/SB1440 (Gaetz)
Larry D. Keough, Associate Director for Education

> House State Affairs Committee, April 8, 2008
Re:
Immigration
Sheila S. Hopkins, Associate Director for Social Concerns/Respect Life

 
     
  2008 Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
 
 

Correspondence
> Letter to Chairman Allan Bense and Members of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, March 24, 2008
Re:
Support for Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Article 1, Section 3 Dealing with Religious Organizations and Entities (CP0020) - Removal of Blaine Language
From: Bishops of Florida

> Letter to Chairman Allan Bense and Members of the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, March 14, 2008
Re: Impact on Poor, Disabled and Elderly if RLE Replaced with Increase in Sales Tax Rate
From: D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director

 
     
  110th U.S. Congress
 
  Correspondence
> Letter to Senators Nelson and Martinez, October 19, 2007
Re: Please Support Fairness for Farmworkers and Justice for the Poor
From:
D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director

> Letter to U.S. Representative Vernon Buchanan, September 25, 2007 (identical letter to Reps. Keller, Weldon, Brown-Waite, Bilirakis)
Re: Support for SCHIP Reauthorization
From: Michael B. Sheedy, Associate Director for Health

Federal Action Alerts
> Urge Your U.S. Senators to Support Anti-Poverty Provisions in Climate Change Legislation,
   June 4, 2008
      > Alert Update: Climate Change Legislation, June 11, 2008
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Urge U.S. Senators to Support Unborn Child Rule in SCHIP Bill, October 30, 2007
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Urge Congress to Restrict Funding of Organizations that Perform Abortions, October 23,
   2007

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Urge U.S. Representative to Support SCHIP Reauthorization, October 15, 2007
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Urge U.S. Senators to support DREAM Act, September 26, 2007
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Farm Bill Must Fight Hunger Here and Abroad, July 18, 2007
> Urge U.S. Representatives to Vote on Key Abortion and AIDS Prevention Amendments,
   
June 20, 2007
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Urge U.S. Senators to Support Family Reunification Amendments to The Comprehensive  
   Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S.1348)
,
May 24, 2007
> Urge Your U.S. Senators to Support Just and Humane Immigration Reform, May 15, 2007
> Federal Stem Cell Votes Expected This Week, April 9, 2007
> Children's Health Care, March 20, 2007
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Oppose H.R. 3 that Would Allow Destruction of Live Human Embryos, January 9, 2007
> Support HR 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, January 9, 2007