Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2019
6min652
But opponents still worry about "unintended consequences."
Tag: Bobby PowellAnheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts.
Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2019
Drew WilsonMarch 20, 2019
5min589
“Do we need to continue to change the rules of the game every time we disagree with what’s happened?”
Drew WilsonMarch 13, 2019
5min387
The picks advanced by unanimous vote.
Ryan NicolMarch 5, 2019
7min444
Several legislators from the area spoke with Florida Politics ahead of Session.
Ryan NicolMarch 4, 2019
4min549
That proposal comes after complaints were lobbed at elections officials in 2018.
Staff ReportsJanuary 2, 2019
8min595
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Ellen Fournier is no longer chief legislative analyst for the Senate Committee on Finance and Tax. 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 […]
Ryan NicolNovember 26, 2018
6min433
Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book and GOP state Sen. Manny Diaz are among the newly-named legislative committee chairs hailing from South Florida. Book, who represents Senate District 32, was one of only two Democrats (Tallahassee’s Bill Montford is the other) named to head a committee; she will lead the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder […]
Scott PowersNovember 2, 2018
2min291
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum will take his rolling tour through at least three stops in South Florida Friday, campaigning with Democratic Florida Agriculture Commissioner candidate Nikki Fried and Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, among others. His campaign schedule has his bus tour hiting Coconut Creek in the morning, Boynton Beach in the afternoon and […]
Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018
4min301
The Florida Retail Federation on Tuesday endorsed nine incumbent Republican state Senators and one incumbent Democrat for re-election in the fall. Making the trade association’s general election list were Republican Sens. Dennis Baxley, Aaron Bean, George Gainer, Tom Lee, Kathleen Passidomo, Keith Perry, Wilton Simpson, Kelli Stargel, and Dana Young, as well as Democratic Sen. […]
Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2018
6min265
The Legislature opened the state’s wallet again Thursday, granting a request from the state’s medical marijuana regulators for another $13 million in operating costs. The approval from the Joint Legislative Budget Commission didn’t come without some grousing, however. The Department of Health, under Gov. Rick Scott, regulates the drug through its Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU). House Democratic […]