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Guest AuthorOctober 24, 2018

Florida is one of just four states that bans individuals with past felony convictions from voting for life. This has resulted in 1.4 million Floridians, roughly 10 percent of the state’s voting-age population, being unable to vote. An estimated 27 percent of all disenfranchised formerly incarcerated people in the country reside in Florida. Amendment 4 […]

Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2018

Mail-in ballots have been out for some time, early voting is gearing up, and Nov. 6 Election Day is right around the corner. Everyone’s focused on the Florida Governor’s election and other big campaign battles, but right now, we want to draw your attention to a little City of St. Petersburg item that’s hanging on […]

Guest AuthorOctober 21, 2018

I am writing today to deal with unfinished business. After spending eight years in the Florida Legislature, the last two serving as speaker of the House, I came to a conclusion about the future of casino gambling in Florida. Some decisions are better put into the hands of the people. So, in 2014, I proposed […]

Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2018

It is often said that campaigning is easier than governing. This is especially true concerning the environment, where Floridian’s love of the outdoors, our tourism, our farming, and our housing all intersect. These interests deserve thoughtful consideration beyond the platitudes required by today’s election and media cycle. Whoever wins Florida’s upcoming elections will — or […]

Guest AuthorOctober 18, 2018

Here they go again. Our state politicians are calling Amendment 1 a “tax cut,” but it’s actually a tax shift. A few property owners will benefit, but millions of us will pay for it. We believe that our tax system should be fair and work for all of us, not just a few. Amendment 1, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018

America’s men and women in law enforcement have fallen under attack by a fringe movement that seems focused on radically reinventing our way of life. However, the threat of that new reality is no longer just a faraway possibility, it’s a choice facing voters in the state of Florida right now — a choice that, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018

I first met Ron DeSantis a couple of years ago in his Washington office during a meeting to discuss legislation to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs. Most of the meetings our group had that day were with staff members, but Rep. DeSantis took time out of his schedule to meet with us face to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018

The entire state is focused appropriately on hurricane recovery, relief, and repair efforts. But with less than three weeks before Election Day, what does this mean for the hundreds of thousands of people in the affected regions? Gov. Rick Scott, Mayor Andrew Gillum, CFO Jimmy Patronis, and many other elected officials have been actively working on […]

Guest AuthorOctober 10, 2018

There is a direct link from the work of my namesake and relative Susan B. Anthony, who fought for a woman’s right to vote in the mid-1800s, and the modern-day suffragists urging us to pass Amendment 4 on the ballot this November in Florida. Growing up, I was told the stories of Anthony and Lucy […]

Guest AuthorOctober 9, 2018

Are politics in Florida truly descending to the lowest level? We ask that because of articles appearing around Florida in which the Ron DeSantis campaign accuses Mayor Andrew Gillum of being anti-Israel, and Chris King along with Gillum of being anti-Semitic. As the rabbis of two major Jewish communities in Florida, we object to any […]

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Martin Horn: Amendment 4 is good criminal justice policy

What you need to know about St. Pete’s Harborage Referendum

Will Weatherford: Let voters decide on expanded gambling

Greg Munson: Four nonpartisan principles on Florida water

Leo Longworth, Matthew Surrency: Don’t be misled — Amendment 1 is a tax shift, not a tax cut

Dan Bongino: Andrew Gillum’s radical manifesto doesn’t belong in Florida — or America

Diego Echeverri: Ron DeSantis is the clear choice for Florida’s veterans

Karen Cyphers: Breaking down the impact of Hurricane Michael on Panhandle voting

Susan Frederick-Gray: Our opportunity to support Florida’s modern-day suffragists

Rabbis Steven Engel, Jack Romberg: Take anti-Semitism out of Florida politics