Ryan NicolSeptember 30, 2019
4min284
It's not the first time Rodríguez has tackled the issue.
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Ryan NicolSeptember 30, 2019Ryan NicolApril 2, 2019
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“Why should we, as a country, sit here with our arms tied behind our back?"
Jacob OglesFebruary 13, 2019
5min494
Oil drilling is not affected.
Ryan NicolFebruary 4, 2019
7min261
The proposal was OK'd by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 20185min601
An amendment that will ban offshore drilling and treated the public use of e-cigarettes like their analogue cousins was approved by Florida voters in Tuesday’s elections. Amendment 9 was among a dozen initiatives Floridians considered in the ballot booth on Tuesday, and one of seven ballot questions green-lit by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. Amendment 9 […]
Ryan NicolNovember 1, 20182min267
Amendment 9, which would ban both vaping in enclosed workplaces as well as offshore oil and gas drilling, appears as though it will come up short on Election Day, according to new results from St. Pete Polls. All amendments in Florida require 60 percent approval to pass. The new survey has 46 percent supporting Amendment […]
Jacob OglesOctober 30, 2018
4min681
A constitutional amendment aimed at restoring voting rights for ex-cons seems poised to pass, but another that would ban offshore oil-drilling and indoor vaping seems doomed to fail. That’s according to a new University of North Florida poll. The poll, released today by the Public Opinion Research Laboratory, asked likely voters how they would vote […]
Michael MolineOctober 17, 2018
6min394
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared three proposed constitutional amendments for the Nov. 6 ballot, narrowly rejecting a challenge by retired Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead that they improperly bundled multiple items. In an unsigned opinion, the majority ruled that the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) was within its authority under state law, and the state […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018
3min421
House candidate Jennifer Webb is praising a Florida Supreme Court opinion that restores a proposed constitutional amendment banning offshore drilling and vaping in indoor workplaces. It was one of three amendments ordered back on the ballot Wednesday. “We don’t have to look too far back to be reminded of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the […]
Jacob OglesOctober 1, 2018
3min275
Offshore drilling, fracking and vaping? All the practices draw out detractors, especially in Florida. But a poll by the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows it may be a close call whether voters will ban all three with a single constitutional amendment. The Chamber poll, obtained by Florida Politics, shows 50 percent of those surveyed ready […]