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Scott PowersJune 1, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart said Friday there will be a big push in the next Legislative Session to pass a bill ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution now that Illinois has approved it, leaving just one more state needed for adoption. “We only need one more state. There’s 13,” that have […]

Staff ReportsJune 1, 2018

Supreme Court looms large in June as well as November As June unfolds, news hounds will track the latest breaking news. That news will include whether the Donald Trump/Kim Jong Un summit actually happens, whether immigration or DACA moves forward, or whether the soon-to-be-released inspector general report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge will hear the argument for a motion for partial summary judgment in a three-year-old lawsuit over how the state funds environmental conservation. Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge Charles Dodson will hear the motion June 15 at 10:30 a.m., court […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Attorney Jon Mills is saying he filed a request with Circuit Judge Karen Gievers to lift an automatic delay of the effect of her ruling last week that medical marijuana can be smoked in Florida. Mills represents the plaintiffs in […]

Scott PowersMay 30, 2018

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The Democratic National Committee just weighed in on the Florida partisan fight for Puerto Rican voters, providing the state party with a $100,000 grant and arguments on why they should register as Democrats. DNC Chair Tom Perez and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo joined U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Val Demings and others in […]

Peter SchorschMay 29, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot In case you forgot: Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) will lead a delegation of small and mid-sized Florida businesses on an export sales mission to Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China from this Friday (June 1) through June 9. “Hong Kong and […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 29, 2018

Catching you up to speed while you were — hopefully — away from the Twittersphere over the holiday. During the three-day weekend, almost every pol had a message honoring the fallen. But Memorial Day also was met with the first real threat of the 2018 hurricane season, and state leaders like Gov. Rick Scott, who’s […]

Staff ReportsMay 25, 2018

The resurrection of Blue Dog Democrats? When last seen in public, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition went off to lick its wounds following the 2010 elections. The uproar from the passage of Obamacare wiped out most of the moderate-to-conservative Democrats and lurched their caucus further to the left. A Roll Call profile reminds that in its heyday, […]

Peter SchorschMay 24, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The effort to call a Special Session on education funding has failed. House Democrats at least forced a legislative poll on the question, but couldn’t get the 60 percent affirmative vote of both chambers to call a Special Session. The […]

Peter SchorschMay 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The state’s medical marijuana regulators are holding rule-making hearings Thursday — seemingly without addressing two major concerns from lawmakers. The hearings, which begin at 9 a.m., cover changes to the application process to become a medical marijuana provider, and to […]

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