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Ink Wars: A New Law Pits Florida Tattoo Artists Against One Another

Tattoo Bill by Broward Activists May Be Signed Into Law Today

Photo courtesy Stevie MoonDuring a recent visit to Moon's shop, Sen. Eleanor showed off a (temporary) tattoo.​One year after a small group of Broward tattooists launched a statewide effort to defeat what it believed to be deeply flawed legislation reforming the industry, a new bill -- drafted in c ... More >>

Tattoo Take 2! Eleanor Sobel Takes Another Shot at Bill Regulating Tattoo Industry

Flickr: MettaMommaSobel​Six months after Florida tattooists organized, hired a lobbyist, and gunned down her bill regulating the industry, Sen. Eleanor Sobel will introduce a new bill -- this time with those same adversaries as allies.We told you last week how Fort Lauderdale tattooist Stevie Moon ... More >>

Sen. Eleanor Sobel Now Wearing Tattoo Support on Her Sleeve

Photo provided by Stevie MoonFort Lauderdale tattoist Stevie Moon, with Sobel, his partner in Florida tattoo legislation.​Oh, relax! That's only a temporary tattoo Sobel's wearing. And this is kind of my fault. Recently, when I learned that former foes Stevie Moon and Sen. Eleanor Sobel had resolv ... More >>

A Senator Walks Into a Tattoo Parlor...

flsenate.govSobel​The best visits to tattoo studios are usually spontaneous, but Hollywood Sen. Eleanor Sobel is not your typical patron. She has scheduled an appointment at 10 a.m. Monday at Stevie Moon Tattoo NE 26th Street in Fort Lauderdale. There she'll meet her foe-turned-friend, Stevie Moon ... More >>

At Last, Peace Reigns in Tattooland

The bill that would have overhauled tattoo regulation in Florida is dead. The two factions of state tattooists, who had earlier this month waged an epic, expletive-laden battle in the comments thread of this Juice post, are now on the same team, or soon to be. And together, they will work toward a b ... More >>

Senator's Office to Tattooists: Don't Panic!

First, the problem was that Florida tattooists didn't have a good way to communicate with each other. That's how hundreds of them were caught by surprise when they learned that Hallandale Beach Sen. Eleanor Sobel had introduced a bill that would overhaul regulation of the state's tattoo industry. No ... More >>

It's the Battle of Tattooing!

(Sadly, only the biggest of my fellow Star Wars dorks will catch the pun in that headline. Anyway...)On one side of this intergalactic conflict, the Florida Professional  Tattoo Artists Guild. The nonprofit corporation has been active in legislative issues that affect the state's tattoo industr ... More >>

Florida Tattoo Guild: Guardian Angels or Ulterior Motives?

Revelations of a state bill and a mysterious "guild" have spooked Florida tattooistsFor a bill that aimed to overhaul Florida's regulation of the tattoo industry, it sure was quiet. Stealthy, almost. Senate Bill 1130, sponsored by Hallandale Beach Sen. Eleanor Sobel, was introduced February 2. It cr ... More >>

Sen. Sobel Caught in Tattoo Snafu

flsenate.govSobelA state bill that aims to make the tattoo industry safer is certain to have the opposite effect, according to the local tattoo artists organizing quickly to oppose it. Senate Bill 1130, sponsored by Florida Sen. Eleanor Sobel, the Hallandale Beach Democrat, would make it tougher for ... More >>

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