Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2019
5min541
Perez has 13 members firmly in his corner and could have up to 15 backers.
Tag: Elizabeth Fetterhoff
Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2019
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 5, 2019
4min954
The late senator had long advocated for the legislation.
Ryan NicolJanuary 23, 2019
5min577
The legislation would void local bans on front-yard vegetable gardens
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 8, 2019
6min1156
A bill that would prevent local governments from banning vegetable gardens on residential properties is beginning to take root in the Legislature. The Senate Community Affairs Committee unanimously backed the measure (SB 82) on Tuesday. For most of the lawmakers on the panel, it wasn’t their first go around with the bill. A similar bill […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 2, 20194min665
A bill filed in the Senate to protect residential vegetable gardens from local bans now has a House companion. The legislation (HB 145), filed by first-term House Republican Elizabeth Fetterhoff of Deland, would eliminate as “void and unenforceable” local jurisdiction over front-yard gardens. The goal: Facilitating “the development of sustainable cultivation of vegetables and fruits at all […]
Scott PowersDecember 17, 2018
7min345
Help with Indian River Lagoon restoration projects and otherwise let cities and the county run their own affairs, area leaders told Volusia County’s Legislative delegation Monday. Time and again, representatives of Volusia County, Daytona Beach and other cities and towns in the county urged support for septic-to-sewer and other environmental protection projects aimed at improving […]
Drew WilsonDecember 13, 2018
4min615
Five incumbent Republicans and one Democrat opened campaign accounts for their 2020 re-election campaigns this week. Tallahassee Rep. Ramon Alexander joined 21 of his Democratic colleagues in taking the first step toward re-election by filing his paperwork on Dec. 10. Alexander holds House District 8, which covers all of Gadsden County and part of Leon. […]
Phil AmmannDecember 7, 2018
6min518
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round in the Florida House. On: Alexis Calatayud became a legislative assistant, and Ryan Fernandez became district secretary, for Miami Republican Rep. Vance Aloupis. Off and on: Gloria Perez became district secretary for Lithia Republican Rep. Mike Beltran. Perez previously […]
Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018
3min571
With a manual recount complete, Republican Elizabeth Fetterhoff maintained her narrow edge over Democrat Patrick Henry is Florida House District 26. Volusia County elections officials report the manual recount concluded, and Fetterhoff ultimately received 30,610 votes to the Democratic incumbent’s 30,549, an 61-vote lead, or 0.1 percent of votes cast. The count remains close enough […]
Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2018
4min368
Tuesday’s top-of-ticket results didn’t give Florida Democrats much reason to cheer, but incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee says the party made decent inroads into the GOP’s intractable advantage in the state House. The victories highlighted: Joy Goff-Marcil in HD 30, Geraldine Thompson in HD 44, Anna Eskamani in HD 47, Adam Hattersley in HD […]