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Leaders agree on deal to cut property tax, benefit all owners
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
June 2, 2007
The new exemption would benefit all categories of property owner -- including year-round residents, snowbirds and owners of commercial property. At the moment, only permanent Florida residents are entitled to a uniform $25,000 homestead exemption.
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Reducing property taxes would hurt schools, Broward officials say
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
February 21, 2007
The Broward School Board sent a message Tuesday to state legislators looking to reduce taxes: cut too much and public education will suffer.
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Solution must be comprehensive, immediate
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
February 20, 2007
Usually when I ask my constituents what the Legislature can do to help them build their business, I am quickly reminded that the best thing that government can do to grow small businesses throughout the state is to keep taxes low and get out of the way.
- Bogdanoff
faces newcomer Chiari in House race
Miami Herald
November 5, 2006
Last month, state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff sat down for
a picnic in a South Florida park with about 50 kids from
Port Charlotte who supported her recent anti-bullying
bill. Bogdanoff's bill, which would require school
districts to create and enforce anti-bullying policies,
passed the House last legislative session but stalled in
the Senate. If reelected on Tuesday, Bogdanoff said she
plans to reintroduce the bill so parents can feel at
ease that their children will be safe from bullies at
school.
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House: Re-elect Ellyn Bogdanoff in District 91
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
October 21, 2006
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board
recommends voters choose Bogdanoff. She's a competent
lawmaker who will be in a better position to help South
Florida once the Legislature reconvenes.
- Four Stars
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 21, 2006
Bogdanoff, an attorney, sponsored complex measures and was active in committee hearings and floor debates.
- Broward getting a hefty share
The Miami Herald
May 14, 2006
''It was an extremely productive year, and we got a lot of items in the budget,'' said state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, a Fort Lauderdale Republican who sponsored the anti-bullying bill.
- Mom will fight harder for anti-bullying bill
news-press.com
May 9, 2006
State Rep. Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, who sponsored the House version of the bill, said she was disappointed with the Senate's inaction.
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Anti-bullying act awaits final passage
news-press.com
May 3, 2006
State Rep. Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, and state Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis, are sponsoring their chambers’ respective versions of the bill.
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Don't limit who might be bullied
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Letters to the Editor
April 30, 2006
I support the approach of state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, the bill's sponsor.
First, let me make it plain that I strongly believe that school kids should not be bullied because of race, sex, ethnicity, citizenship, religion, economic or social status, or sexual orientation. But it should not be limited to that.
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Bullying Bill Gives Power to Schools
The Ledger
April 29, 2006
Where and when the cyberbullying takes place "is not a defense," said Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, a bill sponsor.
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Anti-bullying bill passes House
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
April 27, 2006
As the bill journeyed through committees, some legislators worried the measure didn't specify groups that should be protected from bullying. But the bill's sponsor, Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, said the bill protects all students equally.
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Education comissioner addresses bullying conference
The Miami Herald
April 27, 2006
The measure, sponsored by state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, a Fort Lauderdale Republican, also addresses cyberbullying and allows students and teachers to anonymously report bullying.
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Fla. House limits out-of-state wine
Associated Press
April 26, 2006
Bogdanoff said capping the size of wineries that can sell through the mail was a critical key to a compromise that included a broad range of interests, including retailers, distributors, small wineries and consumers.
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Gay students added to anti-bully bill
The Miami Herald
April 26, 2006
Bogdanoff's amended bill does not suggest which categories to list, but it allows districts to include categories if they want.
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By Phil LaPadula
April 26, 2006
State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, a Fort Lauderdale Republican, proposed the legislation, which prohibits bullying and harassment of students and school employees. The measure also would require every school district in the state to adopt an anti-bullying policy.
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House OKs bill to boost DNA evidence testing
Palm Beach Post
April 22, 2006
Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale and one of the sponsors of HB 61, pointed to the cases of Wilton Dedge, Alan Crotzer and Luis Diaz, three Florida men who were exonerated in the past year by DNA evidence after serving 20-plus years in prison.
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S. Florida schools confront bullying problem, create programs promoting tolerance
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
April 10, 2006
State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, introduced a bullying bill [HB 535], similar to a Senate version [SB 1384] that asks the state to create a code requiring principals to report bullying incidents in Florida schools.
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Mom: Bullying caused suicide
The Associated Press
April 19, 2006
"We have to focus on the behavior of the bully," said Rep. Ellyn Bodganoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, sponsor of the House bill.
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Bullying bill heads to the House floor
Naples Daily News
April 19, 2006
“We’re going to force districts to address the problem for the first time,” said Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale. “There are 67 districts, but only 35 have policies.”
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Legislative news briefs
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
April 19, 2006
The House sponsor, Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, said she planned to offer an amendment to her bill (HB 535) that would allow anti-discrimination policies that list certain groups for protection, but districts still would have to develop separate anti-bullying policies.
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Senate passes bullying bill; House to vote
news-press.com Tallahassee Bureau
April 19, 2006
Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, a Fort Lauderdale Republican and sponsor of the House version of the bill, said protecting specific categories of students from bullying was not the right approach. "Stop focusing on the victim, start focusing on the behavior of the bully," Bogdanoff said.
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Undo wrongful convictions
The Miami Herald
April 3, 2006
Fortunately, legislators are moving a bill that will do just that. Sponsored by Sen. Alex Villalobos, R-Miami, and Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, the bill (HB 61/ SB 186) would lift the arbitrary July deadline for DNA testing for felons convicted before 2001.
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Bullying bills battle it out for passage
The Miami Herald
April 2, 2006
Her bill, which prohibits schools from including specific categories of targeted students in their anti-bullying policies, has been approved by two committees and has two more hearings before going to a full House vote.
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Adults push anti-bullying policy
The News-Press
April 2, 2006
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, has been approved by the House's PreK-12 Education and Juvenile Justice committees and is now in the Education Appropriations Committee.
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Two tax saving bills approved
Bradenton Herald
March 25, 2006
"This has been a negotiated bill probably for the last two to three years and it was a way to expand choice to consumers ... as well as to protect our Florida businesses," Bogdanoff said.
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Miami-Dade Briefs
The Miami Herald
March 25, 2006
Bogdanoff said that even not allowing the largest wineries to ship direct to home consumers, Floridians will still be able to get 95 percent of the wine in the United States. The cap is intended to provide some protection for Florida wineries.
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Expressgaynews.com
March 25, 2006
Bogdanoff said she is trying to focus on the behavior of the bully rather than on the bully’s victims. She argued that some victims of bullying do not fit into any of the traditional categories, such as sexual orientation, race, ethic background or religion.
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Mom's plea helps bully bill move ahead in House
Bonita Daily News
March 22, 2006
On Tuesday the House Pre-K Committee on a 6-3 vote approved a measure by Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, to set up definitions for bullying that include Internet and e-mail messaging, which have increasingly become a tool to demean.
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Bullying bill named after Cape suicide
news-press.com Tallahassee Bureau
March 22, 2006
Jeff's Bill is sponsored by Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, a Fort Lauderdale Republican.
It prohibits bullying, including threats and demeaning statements made off a school campus. It requires that schools set up punishments and policies for dealing with acts of bullying and harassment.
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Students to take stand against bullying
Bonita Daily News
March 19, 2006
On Tuesday, she will meet with Gov. Jeb Bush and State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, author of the bill that would require districts to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying and a system to report, investigate and punish the cruelty.
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School Bullies
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
March 19, 2006
Both measures deserve consideration and passage. It's also refreshing to see bipartisan interest in this pressing issue.
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Bogdanoff fights from within
The Florida Bar News
March 15, 2006
“I have always said it is critical that to protect the integrity of the judicial system we have to admit we make errors,” Bogdanoff said. “There is no logical reason to put a deadline on proving innocence.”
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GOP plan for sixth-graders
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
March 15, 2006
Tallahassee Sixth-graders would be required to take a one-year course that combines art, music, P.E. and career education under a Republican plan to fix public schools.
- Lawmakers target school bullies, bias
The Miami Herald
Marrch 14, 2006
''My bill is about protecting every child regardless of whether or not that child fits into a category,'' Bogdanoff said. ``Every child deserves to go to school feeling safe.''
- Joint committee blasts DJJ
Tallahassee Democrat
March 14, 2006
However, Bogdanoff said the department's failure to follow the letter of the law was "symptomatic of a problem."
"It's how you run your internal operation," she said. "It's a severe problem."
- DNA bill is a life-and-death race
The Miami Herald
March 10, 2006
The Florida Innocence Initiative, which works to reverse wrongful convictions, pins its hopes on a bill before the Legislature that would extend DNA evidence testing.
- Legislative proposals target youth issues
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
March 4, 2006
Proposed by Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale and Sen. Carey Baker, R-Eustis the Student Safety and Campus Violence Prevention Act would encourage school districts to prevent bullying and harassment of students and employees.
- Bill targets bullying over Internet
Miami Herald
March 3, 2006
State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, a Fort Lauderdale Republican, hopes a new bill she's proposing will educate school administrators and parents about this new form of cyber bullying.
- Florida wine lovers lift a glass to law change allowing mail-order purchases
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
February 28, 2006
State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, is co-author of a House bill that would make shipping wine from out of state legal in Florida. She said that while legislators and interested parties are trying to open the market to consumers, they also want to provide additional safeguards to address worries about underage drinking.
- Seeking a license to outsource
Miami Herald
February 25, 2006
The idea is to open more sites that can handle driver's license updates and reduce lines at state-operated bureaus, said state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, who sponsored the House bill.
- Out-of-state wine shipments now legal
Miami Herald
February 22, 2006
Point, click and sip became reality in Florida on Tuesday as state regulators conceded they no longer have the power to stop residents from ordering wine from out-of-state wineries by Internet or phone for direct shipment to their homes.
- Issues, not labels, drive Broward 12-vote winner
Miami Herald
March 1, 2004
''I'm not comfortable with labels and I never have been,'' said Bogdanoff, 44. ``I'm an issue-driven person. Tell me the issue, and I will tell you how I feel. With labels come a whole host of expectations.''
- Bogdanoff Emerges Into the Spotlight
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
January 20, 2004
State officials certified the election results a week ago, and Bogdanoff, who officially takes office Jan. 28, will meet this week with Florida House Speaker Johnnie Byrd. She will finish the term of Connie Mack IV, who resigned to run for Congress.
- Katherine, George W., Madonna ... and Ellyn Bogdanoff
CNN.com
January 8, 2004
The vote was a special election for a state House seat, won by Republican Ellyn Bogdanoff by 12 votes. Bogdanoff said she attributes at least some of the undervote to Democrats who arrived at the polls and realized all the candidates were Republicans.
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