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Staff ReportsNovember 26, 2018

Senate President Bill Galvano is dubious about the greyhound industry’s chances for compensation now that its livelihood has been taken away by voters. A constitutional amendment aimed at ending live dog racing in Florida won at the ballot box earlier this month with 69 percent of the vote. Amendments need no less than 60 percent approval […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 23, 2018

The days of “bundled” constitutional amendments would end under a bill filed by Sen. Rob Bradley. The measure (SB 74) offers a single-subject limitation for the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), a legislative fix for the grouping together of unrelated measures into the same amendment. Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican who last chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee, noted […]

Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018

A new statewide poll found Florida voters are in favor of the constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons who have done their time but aren’t so keen on adding a “crime victim bill of rights” to the state’s governing document. The St. Pete Polls survey found 60 percent of likely voters support Amendment 4, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018

House candidate Jennifer Webb is praising a Florida Supreme Court opinion that restores a proposed constitutional amendment banning offshore drilling and vaping in indoor workplaces. It was one of three amendments ordered back on the ballot Wednesday. “We don’t have to look too far back to be reminded of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the […]

Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2018

Almost 90 greyhound adoption groups across the U.S. and Canada — including in Florida — now formally oppose a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ending commercial dog racing in the state. Greyhound Adopters for Racing, which also opposes the ban, released the latest list Thursday night through a spokesman. The newest additions are Erie Shore Greyhound Adoption of […]

Jim RosicaOctober 3, 2018

The state’s top gambling regulator, using the greyhound industry’s own concern against it, has nixed an “emergency” request to allow tours of greyhound kennels at race tracks. Robert Ehrhardt, director of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering, on Wednesday released a letter (reprinted below) that he sent to Florida Greyhound Association lobbyist and spokesman Jack Cory. Ehrhardt’s division oversees dog […]

Scott PowersSeptember 25, 2018

A backer of the Nov. 6 ballot issue to ban greyhound racing in Florida called an opponent’s statement outrageous, false, and fully-refuted by the Florida Supreme Court after the NRA Political Victory Fund circulated a warning Tuesday that Amendment 13 could one day threaten hunting and fishing rights. Carey Theil, senior advisor for the Yes […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 17, 2018

Florida’s solicitor general Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court to allow three proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot. Solicitor General Amit Agarwal, who filed an initial brief, appealed a lower court’s decision blocking the ballot measures. Agarwal reports to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers had found that the three proposals – including a measure that would […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2018

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously agreed to consider a challenge on whether three proposed constitutional amendments should be blocked from the November ballot. The court, however, postponed a decision “as to whether the case will be submitted … with or without oral argument,” its order said. Attorney General Pam Bondi appealed after Circuit […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 7, 2018

The state’s Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a lower court ruling approving Amendment 10, which would overhaul state and local governments by requiring certain offices now appointed to be elected. That means the constitutional change remains on the Nov. 6 ballot, though it still must be approved by no less than 60 percent of […]

Tag: Constitution Revision Commission

Top lawmaker skeptical of appropriation for greyhound industry

‘Bundled’ constitutional amendments targeted in new bill

St. Pete Polls: Voting rights restoration amendment primed to pass

HD 69 candidate Jennifer Webb applauds Amendment 9 decision

Nearly 90 greyhound adoption groups now oppose racing ban

‘No, dog. No!’ State rejects request for greyhound kennel tours

Amendment 13 backer calls claim that dog racing ban could threaten hunting ‘outrageous, false’

‘Bundled’ amendments prevent ballot fatigue, state says

Supreme Court accepts ‘bundling’ challenge to constitutional amendments

Amendment 10 OK’d for ballot by Supreme Court