Two of the three most commonly- and passionately-discussed topics at Monday’s first public hearing for the Florida Constitution Revision Commission’s proposed amendments weren’t even among the 37 active propositions, FloridaPolitics.com’s Scott Powers reports.   Read more here.  http://floridapolitics.com/archives/256746-guns-greyhounds-privacy-dominate-constitution-hearing

Seven years ago, the Republican-controlled Legislature even created a $5,000 fine it can impose on mayors if they ever try to enforce stricter regulations on firearms.  The Tampa Bay Times’ Elizabeth Koh reports for “The Buzz” blog.   Read more …

About 285,000 motorists with a suspended license in fiscal 2017 did not have a driving offense, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The bulk of them were suspended for failing to pay child support and …

Florida insurer financial stability rating service Demotech issued its most recent update on February 9, 2018, in which it advised that reinsurers will also be reviewed during the coming year.

Politifact:   “Mostly True” One-Third Of Floridians Own Guns Experts agreed there hasn’t been any good research on State Ownership Levels since the early 2000s, when it was around 25 percent, but the number seems to be in the ballpark.  Politifact …

How about legislation requiring the buyers of semiautomatic rifles to obtain liability insurance?  A reader writes a Letter to the New York Times editor. Read more here.

On Tuesday, some of the 34,000 Republican voters in the district, which includes Flagami, Coral Gables, West Miami and parts of Pinecrest and Cutler Bay, will head to the polls to begin the process of voting for the first time …

During a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on positive train control, Mast addressed deaths at at-grade rail crossings in Broward and Palm Beach counties.  Ali Schmitz reports for TCPalm.com. Read more here.

A bill aimed at helping stem the opioid epidemic was approved Thursday by a final Senate committee, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. Read more here.

Sparked by shortages in special-needs shelters during Hurricane Irma, a House panel on Thursday approved a bill that would expand the list of people who could help out in the facilities during emergencies.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. Read …