Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2019
6min1112
But adult-use pot is still far from a done deal.
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Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2019
Drew WilsonApril 10, 2019
4min332
Morgan chipped in another $373,259 last month.
Michael MolineFebruary 21, 2019
5min656
“You start $10 billion in the hole.”
Peter SchorschJuly 26, 2018
3min166
The Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) has sued to get rid of a ballot initiative calling for non-partisan county races, calling it illegal. The DEC’s suit was filed this week in Hillsborough County Circuit Civil court, seeking the measure to be declared unconstitutional and kept off the November ballot and “all Vote by Mail ballots.” BayLawsuits.com, […]
Jim RosicaJune 26, 2018
5min1284
John Morgan on Tuesday said he’s “going to look at starting a fund” toward an initiative to legalize marijuana, including recreational use, on the 2020 ballot. He has previously has been on the record supporting marijuana legalization. His latest tweets move him further in terms of personally promising a political solution. The Orlando attorney and […]
Scott PowersMay 17, 2018
8min264
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Winter Park entrepreneur Chris King weighed in on an Orange County local issue, saying the push for a children’s trust fund fits in for his call for sweeping criminal justice reform in Florida. A coalition of children’s advocates is pushing this year to get a children’s services independent taxing authority, like […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 18, 2018
4min403
A proposal to allow the automatic restoration of non-violent ex-felons’ voting rights cleared a Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) committee on Thursday. The CRC’s Ethics and Elections Committee OK’d the measure (P7) by a 6-2 vote. “If successful, Smith and Joyner’s proposal would bring Florida in line with most of the states in the nation that already allow […]
Drew WilsonDecember 13, 2017
3min420
The committee backing a 2018 ballot initiative that would automatically restore voting rights to nonviolent Florida felons brought in more than $1.1 million in contributions in November. November’s $1.16 million haul marked the best fundraising month yet for Floridians for a Fair Democracy, which headed into December with $562,134 on hand. The vast majority of […]
Jim RosicaDecember 7, 2017
5min312
In what is likely a dead-on-arrival proposal, two South Florida lawmakers said they will push for a legislatively-initiated state constitutional amendment approving Medicaid expansion in Florida. Sen. Annette Taddeo of Miami and Rep. Lori Berman of Lantana, both Democrats, announced their resolutions (SJR 1136 and HJR 911) at Thursday press conference in the Capitol. “The resolutions will put before the […]
Jim RosicaNovember 29, 2017
4min1531
The main backer of a proposed constitutional amendment that would automatically restore some felons’ voting rights after they complete their sentences told Florida Politics his effort now has collected over 900,000 signatures. “Knowing that we set the goal of collecting 1 million, the fact that we are less than 100,000 petitions away from our goal […]