Florida Senate to tackle major business issues

The State Senate’s No. 1 leader enters the new Legislative session with lots of ambition, from medical marijuana clarification to infrastructure needs. His chief worry: blind spots.

By John Haughey
| 6:00 a.m. March 1, 2019
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When Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, was named Florida State Senate President after November’s elections, the soft-spoken attorney’s first directive to his chamber colleagues was to conduct the people’s business with “civility, transparency and candor.”

Galvano’s goal: avoid partisan rancor that’s embittered the nation’s political discourse.