Scott PowersMay 22, 2019
7min537
Meanwhile, Val Demings calls for impeachment proceedings to start
Tag: House of Representatives
Scott PowersMay 22, 2019Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2019
6min1137
'We know we have an affordable housing crisis in this state.'
Jacob OglesFebruary 18, 2019
5min1330
On-site sales ensure the integrity of Lottery games, he says.
Danny McAuliffeDecember 11, 2018
6min1181
Rep. Halsey Beshears will serve as the next Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis announced the hire Tuesday. Florida Politics first reported earlier this month that Beshears was under consideration for the post. “Florida’s trillion-dollar economy is founded on thriving businesses—from the small mom and pop shops to […]
Staff ReportsNovember 29, 2018
3min329
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday appealed a circuit judge’s decision denying it from intervening in a medical marijuana lawsuit. House general counsel Adam Tanenbaum filed the “notice of appeal” to the 1st District Court of Appeal. Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge Charles Dodson filed the written version of his decision earlier in the day, after ruling from the bench last […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 7, 2018
2min301
An appellate court has granted a request for oral argument in a dispute between the owners of a Tallahassee office complex and several state agencies who bolted on the master lease. Dockets reviewed Thursday show an argument date of Oct. 9 before the 1st District Court of Appeal in a lawsuit over Northwood Centre, a […]
Jim RosicaMay 4, 2018
4min379
A former employee of state Insurance Consumer Advocate Sha’Ron James has settled her wrongful termination lawsuit after a mediation conference, court dockets show. Camille Rawls had said she was fired for, among other things, “sending James an email in all capital letters.” A spokeswoman for state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, to whom James reports, on Friday released the terms of the […]
Scott PowersApril 25, 2018
12min486
A year ago, the families of the “Groveland Four” fought back tears, joined with Florida Legislature leaders, and watching as lawmakers sought to do what they could to right a 68-year-old injustice from the Jim Crow era in Florida. On April 18, 2017, the Florida House of Representatives approved CS/HCR 631 by 117-0. On April […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 20, 2018
3min900
On a voice vote, the Florida House Tuesday approved a resolution recognizing pornography as a “public health risk.” That was after a House Democrat pressed the sponsor why he didn’t think gun violence was a more pressing health risk in Florida. The resolution (HR 157) doesn’t carry the force of law, but simply memorializes a […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 26, 2018
6min951
The House on Friday dropped its 83-page omnibus gambling bill for 2018, which reads like a love letter to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and a poison pen missive to nearly all the other gambling interests in the state. Industry representatives privately admitted the legislation—overseen by Speaker-designate Jose Oliva—was a placeholder for the House to pass, […]