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Staff ReportsJanuary 2, 2019

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Ellen Fournier is no longer chief legislative analyst for the Senate Committee on Finance and Tax. On: In the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Cindy Kynoch is staff director. Jamie DeLoach and Ross McSwain are deputy staff directors. McSwain worked previously as staff […]

Scott PowersDecember 18, 2018

Citing Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ environmental platform, Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewartis taking another shot at getting oil and gas hydraulic fracturing, fracking, banned in the state of Florida. Stewart filed SB 146 putting a fracking ban back on the Senate’s plate for the seventh or eighth time this decade, this time anticipating momentum and help […]

Scott PowersDecember 6, 2018

Citing the chilling national revelations about sexual assault cases involving Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein and a case involving an Orlando woman, state Sen. Linda Stewart filed a bill Thursday to remove the statute of limitations in cases involving alleged rapes of children under 18. “Many young sexual battery victims do not come forward when they are first […]

Scott PowersNovember 30, 2018

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 […]

Scott PowersNovember 12, 2018

Railing against what they call a Republican effort to discredit recounts through legal intimidation and allegations of fraud, Democrats state Sen. Linda Stewart, Reps. Carlos Guillermo Smith and state Rep.-elect Anna Eskamani insisted Monday the process just needs to proceed now in calm and confidence. “Calm down,” Stewart said Monday on the front steps of the […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 2, 2018

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Politicians across the state Saturday condemned robocalls put out by racist groups against Andrew Gillum, the first black major party nominee for Governor. “The vile and racist robocalls attacking Andrew Gillum represent an attack on every Floridian and have no place in our politics,” said state Sen. Linda Stewart, an Orlando Democrat. “This disgusting attempt […]

Scott PowersJuly 24, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart shredded the Department of Agriculture Inspector General’s report on concerns regarding the state’s concealed weapons permitting program Tuesday, suggested those concerns were tied to the 2016 Pulse slaughter, and renewed her call for an outside investigation. “I am disturbed by an alarming trend among our elected officials to evade responsibility […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam on Thursday dismissed a steady stream of reports raising concerns about his Department of Agriculture’s handling of concealed weapons permits as an extension of the Democrats’ gubernatorial campaign. Speaking to reporters in Winter Park alongside Republican Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida’s agriculture commissioner said the reports are purely political […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 10, 2018

At least one Democrat between the state House and Senate is calling for the abolishment of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. Other Democrats, meanwhile, are hesitant to say ‘abolish,’ but seem to agree that the scope of the agency’s work should be revisited and narrowed. Calls to stop the agency began […]

Scott PowersJune 8, 2018

A Tampa Bay Times investigation into an apparent yearlong lapse in national background checks for Florida concealed weapons permits has started a wave of Democrats calling for Republican Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam to drop out of the Governor’s race or resign. They were responding to a new report from the Times “Buzz blog” Friday afternoon that said […]

Tag: Linda Stewart

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Linda Stewart thinks this time may be the charm for anti-fracking bill

Linda Stewart seeking to eliminate statute of limitations on rapes of minors

Linda Stewart refiles Orlando United plate bill, seeks money for Pulse memorial

Linda Stewart: Calm down and let the elections officers do their work

Linda Stewart, Lori Berman among pols denouncing Nazi robocalls against Andrew Gillum

Linda Stewart shreds report on concealed weapons, renews call for outside review

Adam Putnam dismisses concealed weapon permits reports as partisan attacks

Democratic legislators weigh in on #AbolishICE

Democrats call for Adam Putnam to drop out, resign after report of missed background checks