Lloyd Dunkelberger, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 8, 2019

Floridians can expect a quick start to the Ron DeSantis administration, with the new governor ready to make key appointments to the state Supreme Court, announce a major environmental initiative and try to improve the medical-marijuana system. “Within the next week, I think you guys are going to have a lot to write about,” DeSantis […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 6, 2019

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Ron DeSantis will be Florida’s youngest governor in more than a century when he takes office on Tuesday. DeSantis, a former congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, turned 40 about two weeks after he won the Aug. 28 Republican primary. He will be the youngest governor on Inauguration Day since Park Trammell took the oath of […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerDecember 26, 2018

A bank representing bondholders filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the state Department of Transportation to raise tolls on Northwest Florida’s Garcon Point Bridge to pay off construction bonds that are in default. The 3.5-mile toll bridge, which spans a portion of eastern Pensacola Bay, has had a troubled financial history since it opened […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerSeptember 30, 2018

While the nation was fixated on the drama surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Floridians were reminded this week that they have their own Supreme Court controversy in triplicate. Gov. Rick Scott reasserted his claim in court that he has the power, before he leaves office in January, to appoint replacements for […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerSeptember 15, 2018

The Florida Board of Education on Friday advanced a $21.8 billion request for public school funding in the next budget year, including a $200 boost in per-student funds and increased funding for school safety initiatives. Highlights of the 2019-20 budget proposal include: — An overall $673 million, or 3.5 percent, increase, compared to the current […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerAugust 24, 2018

Voters should not be given a chance to decide the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment expanding rights for crime victims because the ballot language is misleading, lawyers opposing the measure told a Tallahassee judge Friday. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers heard arguments on whether Amendment 6, approved by the Constitution Commission Revision, should […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerAugust 5, 2018

Florida “medallion scholars” will be among the biggest beneficiaries this academic year of the state’s efforts to expand financial aid for university and state college students. As students enroll for their fall classes this month, the projected 46,000 medallion scholars will have their Bright Futures scholarships increased to cover 75 percent of tuition and fees, […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 19, 2018

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved a rule to help move forward with a controversial new program that will let bullied students transfer to private schools. With some 2.8 million students returning to their classrooms next month, “Hope” scholarships will allow students who are victims of bullying or other violence to receive […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJune 21, 2018

A U.S. Supreme Court decision expanding the ability of states to pull in tax dollars from online purchases could have a significant impact in Florida. In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, the nation’s highest court upheld a South Dakota law that allowed the state to apply its sales tax to major online retailers, even if they […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJune 15, 2018

A new report shows Florida is outperforming the nation when it comes to awarding college degrees to Latino residents but lags when it comes to blacks receiving postsecondary degrees. The Education Trust, a nonprofit group that advocates for closing the education gap for minority groups, gave Florida an “A-plus” for its 34.2 percent college-degree attainment […]

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Ron DeSantis to move quickly on court, environment

Ron DeSantis brings ‘generational shift’ to Capitol

Bondholders cry foul over ‘Bo’s Bridge’

Forget Brett Kavanaugh; Florida facing its own ‘Supreme’ drama — in triplicate

Education board backs $673 million boost for schools

Judge ponders whether to remove victims’ rights proposal from ballot

Students get boost from Bright Futures changes

Education board signs off on ‘Hope’ scholarships rule

Internet tax ruling could be major for Florida

Report shows Florida Latinos bridging education gap