Jacob OglesFebruary 20, 2019
5min526
New polling shows measure popular in rural counties and statewide.
Tag: Bobby DuBoseCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Jacob OglesFebruary 20, 2019
Drew WilsonDecember 28, 2018
4min344
Coral Springs City Commissioner Dan Daley tacked on seven more endorsements for his bid to succeed Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Broward County’s House District 97. Democratic Reps. Bobby DuBose and Kristin Jacobs, members of the Broward County legislative delegation, were among the chorus of elected lining up behind Daley on Friday. So far, Daley […]
Scott PowersDecember 19, 2018
9min498
Pardons for the Groveland Four are heading for a hearing. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Wednesday that he is sending a letter to the Florida Office of Executive Clemency invoking Rule 17, which allows any member of the Florida Cabinet to place a case “of exceptional merit” on the upcoming agenda of the […]
Staff ReportsDecember 18, 2018
10min490
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: In the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Cindy Kynoch is staff director. Jamie DeLoach and Ross McSwain are deputy staff directors. McSwain worked previously as staff director of Regulated Industries. Off and on: Elizabeth Ryon became deputy staff director for the […]
Scott PowersDecember 3, 2018
10min509
Nineteen months after the Florida Legislature apologized on behalf of the state for injustice toward four black men falsely accused of rape in 1949 and urged Gov. Rick Scott and Florida’s cabinet to expedite pardons for them, there appear to be no such pardons in the works for the Groveland Four. But there still might […]
Staff ReportsNovember 30, 2018
2min239
House Democratic Leader Kionne McGhee of Miami has named four Democratic legislators as co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus policy team. The policy team will consist of state Reps. Evan Jenne (House District 99), Kamia Brown (HD 45), Bobby DuBose (HD 94), and Amy Mercado (HD 48), according to a Friday news release. “Equipped with such diverse expertise and unifying spirits, […]
Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018
14min295
In 2017 the Florida Legislature acknowledged and apologized for one of Florida’s ugliest recorded events of 20th-century racism. Yet barring a late surprise it would be left to the next state government to address the Groveland Four, and all four Democratic Florida Cabinet nominees pledged they would move swiftly, if elected, to issue long-sought pardons. […]
Ryan NicolSeptember 4, 2018
3min309
The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) says a Broward County summit this past weekend, aimed at wooing volunteers to help mobilize voter turnout among African Americans, reached maximum capacity with all 75 spots filled. Party leaders say the sold out event is yet another sign of a “blue wave” in 2018. “The energy is unmistakable, and it can […]
Peter SchorschJune 23, 2018
4min608
A noon Friday deadline to make the ballot for a state legislative seat has come and gone, and 25 incumbent lawmakers (and two fresh faces) have already punched their tickets to Tallahassee. Of the 27 races that are now officially over, Republicans won a half-dozen. Most notable among that crowd is incoming House Speaker Jose […]
Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018
4min432
Democratic Sen. Daphne Campbell picked up 11 endorsements from her colleagues in the Florida Legislature ahead of her contested primary for another term in Senate District 38. Incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee and Senate Minority Leader Pro-Tempore Lauren Book topped the list, which also included Democratic Sens. Gary Farmer, Perry Thurston, Darryl Rouson, Kevin […]