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Staff ReportsJanuary 12, 2018

One of the state’s leading business lobbies is cheering the defeat of a proposed constitutional amendment that would have expanded the right to bring environmental-related lawsuits. The Constitution Revision Commission‘s Judicial Committee on Friday unanimously voting against the measure (P23). “This unnecessary proposal would have opened up not only Florida businesses, but private citizens as well, […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 11, 2018

The chair of the Senate’s Agriculture Committee, who’s also a candidate for state Agriculture Commissioner, is slamming a proposed constitutional amendment. Denise Grimsley, a Lake Placid Republican, wrote a letter Thursday to Bill Schifino, head of the Constitution Revision Commission‘s Judicial Committee. The panel is considering a proposed amendment that has caused angst among business interests because […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 8, 2018

A Democratic state Senator from South Florida has filed legislation expressly allowing dog trainers to give anabolic steroids to racing greyhounds. The bill (SB 1774), filed Friday afternoon by Kevin Rader of Delray Beach, is for the 2018 Legislative Session that begins Tuesday. In Florida, live dog racing is still conducted at 12 tracks. The measure […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 6, 2018

Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez wants to know if the state will take any independent action against drug companies for their role in the state’s opioid epidemic. “As we all know, this is now, and has been for some time, a full-blown public health crisis, and there is no time to waste,” Rodriguez wrote to Attorney […]

Peter SchorschDecember 16, 2017

Some send letters to Congress, others pray. When it comes to DACA, some Floridians do both. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is the “government program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation,” as NBC News explains it. In Florida, the effort to push Congress to pass a replacement for the Obama-era program was […]

Jim RosicaDecember 14, 2017

Offshore drilling for gas and oil would be banned under a proposal that cleared a Constitution Revision Commission committee on Thursday. The General Provisions Committee OK’d the proposal (P 91) on a 5-2 vote, though not after opposition from — unsurprisingly — petroleum industry interests. That piqued the ire of committee chair Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, who filed […]

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2017

Attorney General Pam Bondi finally explained why she won’t publicly support a proposed ban on greyhound racing in Florida or any other constitutional amendment. Bondi sits on the 37-member Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), which convenes every 20 years to review and propose changes to the state’s governing document. But, as the state’s chief legal officer, she’s also […]

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2017

A proposal to repeal Florida’s system of public financing for statewide campaigns won’t make it into the state constitution, at least for now. Frank Kruppenbacher, the proposed amendment’s sponsor, withdrew it from consideration at Wednesday’s meeting of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission’s Ethics and Election committee. That was after representatives of progressive groups, including the […]

Guest AuthorDecember 13, 2017

Throughout my professional career, I have been dedicated to the continued growth and enhancement of quality long-term care in Florida. A key element of quality care is maintaining a sense of independence among the elders we serve, a priority that is fostered by Florida’s long-standing commitment to helping them remain in the least restrictive setting […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 12, 2017

Crime victims and family members are not given the same rights as those of the accused and convicted criminals. A member of a group charged with amending Florida’s constitution is trying to change that. Tim Cerio, a commissioner on Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission, is pushing a proposal that would equate rights of victims and their […]

Tag: Constitution Revision Commission

Thumbs down: Environmental constitutional amendment defeated

Denise Grimsley calls for opposition to constitutional amendment

Kevin Rader files bill to legalize steroids in racing dogs

Takeaways from Tallahassee — What’s up with the opioid probe?

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Praying for DACA?

Offshore drilling ban clears constitutional review panel

Pam Bondi explains why she won’t endorse dog racing ban

Show ’em the money? Campaign financing repeal yanked by sponsor

Deborah Franklin: Protect Florida elders by keeping nursing home certificate-of-need process

‘Marsy’s Law’ push seeks equal rights for crime victims