From Sunshine State News
Online Hotel Tax Fight in Fla. Takes New Legal Twist
With the Florida House of Representatives raising arguments about separation of powers, a Leon County circuit judge is expected to allow only limited questioning of Rep. Rick Kriseman in a court battle about the hotel taxes paid by online-travel companies.Kriseman is a St. Petersburg Democrat.

Expedia last month subpoenaed Kriseman and an aide to give depositions about their roles in distributing potentially damaging company documents to House members and the news media.

But the House last week filed an emergency motion to try to block the depositions or to limit the questions that could be asked. House officials said after a hearing November 9 that Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis sharply limited the possible questions, though a written order has not been finalized. Click here for the full story.