A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2025
2min0
The Governor signs off on a bill overwhelmingly supported in the House and Senate.
boycott israelFlorida Politics' Drew Wilson a few pounds heavier and with a bit more hair next to Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell ... (guess who we're rooting for?).
A.G. GancarskiJune 27, 2025A.G. GancarskiApril 29, 2025
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Guardrails on arts and culture grants were the major point of controversy ahead of the vote.
A.G. GancarskiApril 2, 2025
4min0
The proposals build on previous legislation that cracks down on actions hostile to the American ally.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 18, 2025
3min0
An audience member called the proposal 'f****** b*******." The committee didn't agree.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2025
4min0
What's good for the private sector is also good for non-profits.
Jesse SchecknerOctober 25, 2021
7min3904
Florida has about $139 million invested in Ben & Jerry's parent Unilever PLC.
Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018
3min551
Gov. Rick Scott condemned the boycott-Israel movement as anti-Semitism as he signed House Bill 545 in Orlando Wednesday, outlawing Florida governments from doing business with any entities boycotting Israel. Scott’s bill-signing ceremony Wednesday at the Orlando Torah Academy, a Jewish day school, also served to allow him to tout the $2 million that was included in the state […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 6, 2016
2min206
Gov. Rick Scott once again threw his support behind a bill to keep Florida from doing business with firms that boycott Israel. On Wednesday, Scott held a bill signing ceremony at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County in Boca Raton. It was a ceremonial event only; Scott formally signed the bill into law […]
Ryan RayApril 6, 2016
3min306
Gov. Rick Scott will hold a formal bill-signing ceremony in Boca Raton on Wednesday afternoon to laud a bill that will keep the state of Florida from doing business with firms that boycott Israel. Scott will meet with Jewish and pro-Israel Floridian stakeholders at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, where he will signal his public […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 24, 2016
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A bill that bans the state of Florida from doing business with any company that boycotts the nation of Israel has passed through both houses of the Legislature, and will soon go to Governor Rick Scott’s desk. The legislation is a shot at at the growing international movement to boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) the Israeli […]