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Mitch PerryApril 7, 2016

Progress Florida has unveiled their “Champions of Florida’s Middle Class” for 2016,” consisting of 14 House Democrats and four Senate Democrats. There are no Republicans on the list. The progressive activist group is celebrating these Democrats for their stances on fracking bans (HB 191/SB 318), public schools (HB 7029), reproductive health care (HB 1411/SB 1722), guns on campus […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

The executive director for the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission told Florida lawmakers on Wednesday he’s OK if they ban his agency from regulating ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. Kyle Cockream came before the House Economics Committee to speak in support of the bill, sponsored by Republican Dana Young from Tampa and Plant City’s Dan […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

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The state House passed a controversial measure to regulate fracking, despite significant opposition from Democrats who said the practice could harm the state’s natural resources. The House voted 73-45 after more than an hour of passionate debate to approve the bill (HB 191), with just a few Republicans joining Democrats in opposing it. “Yesterday, over […]

Associated PressDecember 7, 2015

About 5,200 Florida teaches will receive bonuses as part of a program that rewards instructors based on how they scored on college admissions exams. The Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program will reward more than $8,400 to each instructor by April 1, The Orlando Sentinel reported. The program, which ties bonuses to teachers’ scores on […]

Mitch PerryJuly 16, 2015

As Michael Kinsley writes in the current Vanity Fair, all politicians say they are going to work to help the middle class. In a new report from Progress Florida, the progressive group says that there were 12 Democrats in the state Legislature who were “champions” for the middle class, based on their votes during the […]

Bruce RitchieApril 24, 2015

A property rights bill filed in response to a U.S. Supreme Court case ruling in favor of an Orange County landowner passed the Florida House on Friday. The Supreme Court in 2013 overturned a Florida Supreme Court ruling against the late Coy A. Koontz Sr., who sought to build on 3.7 of his 15 acres […]

Associated PressApril 8, 2015

The Florida Legislature is telling President Barack Obama he’s wrong about Cuba. The House on Wednesday voted to send Obama a message that it opposes his decision to renew diplomatic relations with Cuba. The resolution also says the Legislature opposes the opening of any Cuban consulate or diplomatic office in the state. The three-page message […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 17, 2015

A bill that removes the requirement that write-in candidates live within the district of the seat they’re seeking has passed its first committee stop. Members of the House Government Operations Subcommittee passed HB 4043 Tuesday morning with no discussion. The bill’s sponsor, North Bay Village Democrat Joseph Geller, told committee members the bill was needed to repeal […]

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Progress Florida names 18 Democrat lawmakers as “Champions of Florida’s Middle Class”

Hillsborough PTC chief tells House committee he still wants ride-share drivers fingerprinted

House approves controversial fracking bill, despite opposition from Democrats

About 5,200 teachers to receive test-score bonuses

Progress Florida hails 12 House Democrats as championing “Middle Class Champs”

Property rights bill responding to U.S. Supreme Court case passes House

Florida Legislature: Barack Obama wrong to change Cuba policy

Write-in candidate bill passes first committee stop