Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2024
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In Florida, traditions focus on colors: Pink, red and white.
Tag: legislatorsCrowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)
Staff ReportsMarch 8, 2024
Kelly HayesDecember 7, 2021
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The requests include mental health support and physical rehabilitation services.
Kelly HayesFebruary 24, 2021
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Both pieces of legislation are awaiting committee assignments.
Staff ReportsMay 3, 20197min714
In Florida, traditions focus on colors: Pink, red and white.
Danny McAuliffeApril 5, 2018
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The grades are in, and from the perspective of those pushing for a more fertile business climate in the Sunshine State, the Legislature is getting better — but there’s still work to be done. Each year the Florida Chamber grades state legislators after tabulating votes on measures backed by the pro-business group. The 2018 Legislative […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 16, 2016
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Florida Senate Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner‘s bill to increase salaries of all state legislators from (SB 712) was shot down in committee on Tuesday. Under her bill, the salaries of the members of representatives and senators would rise from $29,600 to $50,000 annually. The House Speaker and Senate President’s salaries would rise to $57,000. Joyner, […]
Diane RobertsAugust 18, 2015
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OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – They stamp their feet, they scream till they’re sick, and hold their breath till they’re blue. They act like 5-year-olds caught with their grotty little paws in the cookie jar, their faces covered in crumbs, as they swear they didn’t do anything wrong. The Special – or Remedial – Session. While all […]
Diane RobertsAugust 17, 20157min277
OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – They stamp their feet, they scream till they’re sick, and hold their breath till they’re blue. They act like 5-year-olds caught with their grotty little paws in the cookie jar, their faces covered in crumbs, as they swear they didn’t do anything wrong. The Special – or Remedial – Session. While all […]
Daniel TilsonFebruary 25, 20157min189
I’ll never forget the Florida prison guard who started crying when I asked her about the challenges she faced on the job, not to mention from elected and other officials responsible for the state penal system. I visited with her family for a few hours in a sketchy Miami neighborhood, where she and her school […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 22, 20155min219
As any lawmaker who has had the temerity to venture a passing glance at their official government email account knows, IT’S EMAIL SEASON! Look, I get it. You need to tell your clients to send in emails. Everyone loves a good lobbying effort coupled with a grassroots feel. And while every single person on the planet […]