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Ryan NicolNovember 1, 2018

Amendment 9, which would ban both vaping in enclosed workplaces as well as offshore oil and gas drilling, appears as though it will come up short on Election Day, according to new results from St. Pete Polls. All amendments in Florida require 60 percent approval to pass. The new survey has 46 percent supporting Amendment […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 17, 2018

House candidate Jennifer Webb is praising a Florida Supreme Court opinion that restores a proposed constitutional amendment banning offshore drilling and vaping in indoor workplaces. It was one of three amendments ordered back on the ballot Wednesday. “We don’t have to look too far back to be reminded of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 15, 2018

The Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition is officially launching an alliance of coastal business owners and leaders opposed to offshore drilling off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The group of businesses is formally announcing its partnership on October 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the Tradewinds Island Grand Resort on St. Pete Beach. The Coalition represents more than […]

Scott PowersJune 21, 2018

Earlier in the week, the U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Gov. Rick Scott launched a new TV commercial accusing Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of going negative, even though Nelson hadn’t actually done that, yet. Now he has. Nelson is releasing a one-minute digital ad Thursday called “Oil Slick,” dubbing the governor “Oil Slick Rick” […]

Ryan NicolJune 6, 2018

U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart may have just helped open the door to more offshore drilling in parts of the U.S. But Florida appears to be in the clear for now. Members of the House Appropriations Committee voted today on an amendment to prevent the expansion of offshore drilling into new areas, including the Atlantic and […]

Drew WilsonMay 19, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will speak alongside Pinellas County Commissioner Pat Gerard, Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos and Sierra Club Florida Director Frank Jackalone at an event to oppose offshore drilling in Saturday morning. The event, “Hands Across the Sand in Clearwater,” will begin at 11:30 am outside of the Palms Pavillion in Clearwater Beach. It […]

Guest AuthorMay 16, 2018

In 1968 the voters of Florida adopted a new state Constitution. The new Constitution provided for three ways to change the document in the future — by an initiative process, by a joint resolution of the Legislature, and by revision through an appointed Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC). At the time — no other state used […]

Guest AuthorMay 1, 2018

The 2018 Constitution Revision Commission, also known simply as the “CRC,” recently completed the once in every 20-year task of reviewing our state constitution. The purpose of the review is to ensure that our governing document reflects the values of our modern society and meets the needs of our growing state. The CRC finalized eight […]

Drew WilsonApril 18, 2018

The Florida Petroleum Council on Wednesday “raised strong objection” to the Constitution Revision Commission combining offshore drilling and workplace vaping bans into one proposal on the 2018 ballot. “Monday’s decision will force Florida’s voters to vote for or against two completely unrelated, but important, issues at the same time. Bundling these issues is mixing apples […]

Drew WilsonMarch 15, 2018

A new poll found Florida voters have mixed feelings on Constitution Revision Commission proposals that would ban offshore drilling and move the goal posts on ballot amendments. The Clearview Research poll found 54 percent of voters were on board for a constitutional amendment to ban offshore oil and gas drilling, while 42 percent were against […]

Tag: offshore drilling

New poll shows amendment to ban vaping and offshore drilling coming up short

HD 69 candidate Jennifer Webb applauds Amendment 9 decision

Businesses band together against offshore drilling

Bill Nelson goes after Rick Scott as ‘Oil Slick Rick’ in digital ad

Mario Diaz-Balart votes against amendment barring offshore drilling

Bill Nelson heading to Clearwater for anti-drilling event

Jack Cory: It is time to do away with the Constitutional Revision Commission

Brecht Heuchan: Grouped CRC amendments benefit voters, offer transformational ideas

Petroleum group against bundling drilling, vaping bans on ballot

Poll: Voters unsure on offshore drilling ban, ballot amendment rules