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Scott PowersNovember 10, 2017

State Sen. Dorothy Hukill reported raising more than $30,000 in October toward her 2018 re-election bid in Florida Senate District 14 in the northern Space Coast. Hukill’s haul was her biggest one-month total yet, and brings her contributions to $84,700. After expenses the Port Orange Republican had $57,400 in the bank at the end of […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 9, 2017

Darryl Rouson reintroduced the Competitive Workforce Act in the Senate Thursday, a bill that seeks to ban discrimination statewide based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The St. Petersburg Democrat said the legislation makes clear that LGBTQ discrimination will no longer be tolerated in Florida housing, employment, and accommodation decisions. The bill, SB 66, and its House companion, […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2017

The hunting of black bear mothers of cubs under 100 pounds would be banned in Florida under a bill filed Wednesday by state Rep. Bobby Olszewski. House Bill 559 also makes harvesting of saw palmetto berries, the primary food of Florida black bears, to be declared petit theft of the second degree. Olszewski, a Winter […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

A bill committing Florida to spending $100 million a year on land acquisition and preservation through the Florida Forever Trust Fund got support at its first Legislative step Monday morning, with approval by the Florida Senate Environment Preservation and Conservation Committee. Senate Bill 370, introduced by Committee Chairman Rob Bradley, an Orange Park Republican, flew […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2017

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State Sen. Linda Stewart and state Rep. Bruce Antone announced Monday they are pushing legislation that would require day care centers to install sensor alarms on their transport vans and other vehicles that would alert workers if a child was left inside. Joined by other Democratic members of the Orange County Legislative Caucus, many of […]

Jim RosicaOctober 10, 2017

Democrats and Republicans from both sides of the Capitol rotunda came together Tuesday to back Sen. Dana Young‘s latest try to ban fracking in Florida. Also known as hydraulic fracturing, the drilling technique involves shooting water and chemicals deep underground, breaking up rock to get at oil and natural gas that’s unreachable by conventional drilling. “Advocates […]

Mitch PerryOctober 5, 2017

Following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history earlier this week in Las Vegas, two Florida lawmakers announced legislation designed to temporarily prevent access to firearms for individuals at a high risk of harming themselves or others. The bill (HB 231), filed Thursday by Jacksonville Sen. Audrey Gibson and Lantana Rep. Lori Berman – both Democrats – […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2017

Casting aside any criticism politicizing tragedy, Orlando state Sen. Linda Stewart, Orlando state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and a statewide coalition demanded talks Wednesday on gun law reforms, particularly on their bills banning sales of semi-automatic weapon and high-capacity magazines in Florida. Democrats Stewart and Smith filed such bills last session, in the memory of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2017

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Three state senators from Orlando, Linda Stewart, Victor Torres and Randolph Bracy have sent a letter to Florida’s U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson to do all they can to help the people of Puerto Rico. Both Rubio, a Republican, and Nelson, a Democrat, have been highly active on that front. Rubio is sending […]

Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2017

With DACA recipients pleading, sometimes in tears, for the right to stay in the United States where they grew up, a coalition of pro-immigration groups and Democratic lawmakers gathered on Orlando City Hall’s front steps Tuesday to denounce President Donald Trump‘s phased-out repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. At the same time, the […]

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Dorothy Hukill raises $30K, Dennis Baxley $33K, in Florida Senate re-election bids

Darryl Rouson reintroduces LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill

Bobby Olszewski files bill to restrict hunting of mother black bears

Bill requiring $100M a year in Florida Forever passes Senate panel

Linda Stewart, Bruce Antone push for day care van alarms

Dana Young will try for fracking ban again

Democratic lawmakers file bill restricting guns for ‘at-risk’ individuals

Linda Stewart: ‘It’s not too early’ to talk about gun reform, ‘It’s too late’

Linda Stewart, Victor Torres, Randolph Bracy urging U.S. senators to help Puerto Rico

Pro-DACA rally in Orlando seeks full immigration reform