Jesse SchecknerFebruary 23, 2023
10min0
Event disrupters could receive a year in jail and $2,500 in fines. Those paying them to do it would face even steeper penalties.
Tag: Barney Bishop
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 23, 2023
Renzo DowneyFebruary 2, 2022
5min0
One manufacturer says it doesn't allow for Big Brother, but law enforcement could take advantage of the plates.
Jason DelgadoFebruary 19, 2021
6min1554
'If the KKK comes on FAMU’s campus, all hell is going to break loose.'
Drew WilsonNovember 10, 2020
16min733
To paraphrase the Bard, the state’s small influence firms may be but little, but they’re still fierce.
Staff ReportsApril 12, 2018
4min411
The Florida Smart Justice Alliance on Tuesday endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a crime victims’ bill of rights, according to a press release. The proposal (P6001), also known as “Marsy’s Law for Florida,” is one of 12 amendments that will be considered by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission when it reconvenes next Monday […]
Ana CeballosJanuary 30, 2018
5min348
A proposal that would give judges discretion over drug trafficking mandatory minimum sentences advanced Tuesday after receiving strong pushback from a veteran Tallahassee lobbyist. “I don’t ever want to help a trafficker, no sir, and I don’t want to give a judge not one iota of an opportunity to go less on a trafficking sentence,” […]
Mitch PerryMarch 13, 2017
5min411
A raft of bills that would reform Florida’s criminal justice system sponsored by St. Petersburg Republican Jeff Brandes were approved by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Monday. That included legislation that would create a criminal justice task force (SB 458) consisting of 27 members that would take a “holistic” review of the state’s criminal justice system, including (but […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2017
6min379
A bill to set up a civil citation program for juveniles statewide advanced Monday through a Florida Senate committee. However, questions about removing officer discretion may need to be addressed before the proposal gets widespread support from lawmakers later this Session. Miami Republican Senator Anitere Flores’ bill (SB 196) would mandate law enforcement officers to offer a civil citation […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2016
2min476
A storm may be coming to Jacksonville, but on the other side of Florida’s 5th Congressional District, Democratic nominee Al Lawson has a fundraiser planned at Tallahassee’s Governor’s Club on the evening of Oct. 6. The host committee is impressive, including Scott and Kay Dick, Barney Bishop, Doris and Rudy Maloy, Ron Sachs, Doug Bell, Doug Mannheimer, Eli Nortelus, […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2016
4min241
In the wake of Hurricane Hermine, an unofficial task force led by former Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp plans to look into how Florida communities can better bounce back after a big storm. The blue-ribbon panel is an initiative of Citizens for Responsible Spending, led by Tallahassee lobbyist Barney Bishop III, which came about last year to address […]