Ryan NicolApril 19, 2019
6min614
NOAA scientists conducted a post-storm analysis.
Tag: funding
Ryan NicolApril 19, 2019
Scott PowersApril 3, 2019
8min616
The letter is aimed at the committee now putting together the water appropriations bill.
Ryan NicolMarch 27, 2019
2min507
The House has floated eliminating Enterprise Florida altogether.
Scott PowersMarch 14, 2019
4min581
Florida's leaders made a bipartisan ask for $200 million. Trump offered $70 million.
Ryan NicolJanuary 10, 2019
4min684
As the government shutdown entered its 20th day Thursday, GOP U.S. Rep. Brian Mast introduced a bill ensuring members of the U.S. Coast Guard still get paid. The Coast Guard is the only branch of the military whose members are not being paid during the shutdown. More than 41,000 active duty members, 6,200 reservists, and 8,500 civilian […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 8, 2019
6min840
The director of the newly created Office of Safe Schools highlighted calls for increased fencing, single points of entry and improved security systems at a Tuesday meeting of the Senate Education Committee. Damien Kelly was on hand to brief lawmakers on the implementation of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act (SB 7026), signed into law […]
Ryan NicolDecember 8, 2018
7min377
Members of the Miami-Dade legislative delegation were on hand Friday to hear pitches from the community ahead of the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session. And while a diverse set of voices were heard, the issues of housing, education and the environment were touched on throughout the meeting. Friday’s gathering was held at the Miami-Dade County School Board […]
Scott PowersNovember 30, 2018
3min356
Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart has refiled a bill to create a license plate honoring Orlando’s united spirit and efforts for a memorial after the 2016 Pulse massacre, and said she’s also seeking a $1 million state grant to help support the planned Pulse memorial in Orlando. Stewart, whose Orlando district includes Pulse nightclub, the […]
Jim RosicaJuly 11, 2017
4min362
A lawsuit over how the state funds its clerks of court still is trudging along in Tallahassee, court dockets show. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers set a case management conference for Sept. 7, after lawyers for plaintiff Howard Forman alerted the court of possible “additional or substituted parties.” Forman, a Democrat and former state senator, was […]
Staff ReportsApril 17, 2017
3min321
The Florida Education Association is taking to the airwaves to call on lawmakers to better fund public schools. The statewide education association released two advertisements Thursday in response to several measures being advanced by the Legislature. The proposals, education officials said, would underfund public schools and harm public school students. “Students are at the center […]