Jim TurnerSeptember 9, 2020
6min386
“If you're for Amendment 3, you're not for the minority community, period."
Tag: Florida Legislative Black CaucusTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 11/8/23-Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, talks about HB 3-C on the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, Wednesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee. The bill, previously approved by the House, revises number of students eligible to participate in the program and now heads to the governor for approval.
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Jim TurnerSeptember 9, 2020
Jason DelgadoSeptember 8, 2020
4min533
All Voters Vote contend the move is better for minority voters, particularly those without party affiliation.
Staff ReportsMarch 9, 2020
4min1242
Sen. Bobby Powell was named Chair. Rep. Kamia Brown will be Vice Chair.
Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2020
2min492
Events kick off with a free, public Chairman’s Welcome reception at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Drew WilsonOctober 9, 2018
6min447
State Rep. Shawn Harrison’s re-election campaign has been sending out a direct mail piece showing him alongside members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, and the group said Tuesday it wants to make it clear that it has not endorsed the Tampa Republican. Topping the bullet points on the mailer is that the HD 63 […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 22, 2017
4min464
With four days left before voters decide the winner of a heated contest for an open Senate seat in Miami, the Florida Legislative Black Caucus (FLBC) is accusing Gov. Rick Scott of suppressing the vote in District 40. After power was knocked out in large parts of Miami-Dade County, Florida Democrats asked Scott to postpone […]
Phil AmmannApril 22, 2017
5min385
Marco Rubio has ‘no doubt’ state Sen. Frank Artiles‘ did the right thing by resigning from the Florida Legislature Friday in the wake of a racist and sexist outburst against two lawmakers. Elected officials are rightfully “held to a different standard,” Rubio said. “You hold a public trust, you are a representative of those districts, and you are going […]
Jim RosicaApril 21, 2017
4min487
Sen. Audrey Gibson on Thursday publicly responded to fellow Sen. Frank Artiles‘ racially-charged invective aimed at her earlier this week, saying she’s unsure she can be “comfortable” continuing to serve with Artiles in the Senate. Gibson appeared at a press conference with Sen. Perry Thurston and a group of Tallahassee-area pastors at the city’s Bethel Missionary Baptist […]
Brendan FarringtonApril 20, 2017
4min447
A lawyer representing a state senator who could be punished for using a racial slur and other vulgarities said Thursday that the remarks — as offensive as they were — are protected by free speech and that other senators have used similar language. Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews wrote to the Senate lawyer reviewing the case […]
Jim RosicaApril 20, 2017
3min448
The head of the NAACP Florida State Conference is calling for state Sen. Frank Artiles to step down. The organization “stands fully behind the Florida Legislative Black Caucus … and several groups who have called for the resignation of Miami Senator Frank Artiles,” said Adora Obi Nweze, president of Florida’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. […]