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Panel OKs Fee Limits On Lawyers Fla. Hires
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Published: March 24, 2009
TALLAHASSEE - A House panel has approved a bill limiting fees the Florida Attorney General's Office will pay when hiring private lawyers for state cases.
The measure cleared the Republican-majority Policy Council on a party line vote Monday. The panel, though, first removed an amendment that weakened the bill by letting the attorney general exceed the limits in unusual circumstances.
Democrats voted against the strengthened bill (HB 215) sought by Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum. He already has adopted the limits, so Democrats say the measure would only restrict future attorneys general.
The Associated Press
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