Jesse SchecknerJanuary 17, 2024
6min0
Under the bill, thieves crossing county lines to steal property worth $750 or more could face up to 15 years behind bars.
Tag: Kara GrossCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 17, 2024
Christine Jordan SextonOctober 19, 2023
6min0
Economists are leaning toward developing a statement explaining why they were not able to score the proposed amendment.
Renzo DowneyJanuary 18, 2022
6min0
'I don't think the constitution should be for sale to special interests to do their policy issues.'
Renzo DowneyDecember 10, 2019
8min500
Tuesday's two-hour testimony continued discussion from last month's hearing on the controversial bill.
Jacob OglesFebruary 19, 2019
5min576
Democrats blasted the legislation as shameful and divisive.
Drew WilsonFebruary 7, 2018
10min269
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill by Sarasota Sen. Greg Steube, SB 1168, that the Consumer Protection Coalition said would “do little to protect consumers” from Assignment of Benefits abuse. The group said it prefers HB 7015 by Rep. Jay Trumbull, which includes modifications to one-way attorney fees which proponents say […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 6, 2018
5min359
The Senate version of the “Campus Free Expression Act” cleared its first panel on a party-line vote Tuesday over the opposition of the state’s American Civil Liberties Union chapter. The ACLU of Florida says the bill (SB 1234) “would make Florida public colleges and universities legally liable for disruptions caused by student protesters.” Democrats on the […]
Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2017
5min187
A bill that would increase the penalties for certain violent offenses if the defendant is an undocumented immigrant advanced in a Florida House Committee on Monday. The legislation, sponsored by Cape Coral Republican Rep. Dane Eagle (HB 83), would upgrade penalties for five different violent crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, including sexual battery, aggravated assault with a […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 1, 2017
4min457
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida announced a bevy of new staff “in preparation for the upcoming fights in the Florida legislature, in the courts, and in cities and counties across the state of Florida,” according to a Wednesday news release. Deputy Director Melba Pearson was an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County for […]