Renzo DowneySeptember 8, 2021
7min2246
The short-lived effort would have reversed a deal Republicans struck this year.
Tag: proposed constitutional amendment
Renzo DowneySeptember 8, 2021
Scott PowersJune 21, 2019
6min364
Proposal calls for energy competition but opponents say it would drive up costs
Drew WilsonJanuary 24, 2019
7min609
“This proposal is a false promise wrapped in a too-good-to-be-true wrapper."
Drew WilsonNovember 6, 20185min601
An amendment that will ban offshore drilling and treated the public use of e-cigarettes like their analogue cousins was approved by Florida voters in Tuesday’s elections. Amendment 9 was among a dozen initiatives Floridians considered in the ballot booth on Tuesday, and one of seven ballot questions green-lit by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. Amendment 9 […]
Drew WilsonOctober 4, 2018
3min249
The state’s largest professional association, the Florida Realtors, ponied up another half million dollars to support one of the property tax measures that will be on the November ballot. Amendment 2 would make instill a permanent tax cap on annual assessments for non-homesteaded properties, excluding school taxes. Voters approved a measure a decade ago current […]
Drew WilsonAugust 25, 2018
3min480
The political committee backing a contentious education amendment raised another $100,000 as the Florida Supreme Court prepares to consider whether it should be on the November ballot. 8isGreat.org brought in the new cash via a single check Philadelphia real estate investor Howard Rich, who has a proclivity for funding term limits and pro-charter school initiatives. […]
Drew WilsonAugust 16, 2018
4min469
Florida Realtors pumped more cash into the committee supporting a proposed constitutional amendment that would make permanent a cap on increasing property taxes for non-homesteaded properties. Amendment 2 is for Everybody received $500,000 from Florida Realtors last week according to newly filed finance reports, bringing their total financial support for the initiative to $1.56 million. Florida […]
Drew WilsonAugust 10, 2018
3min445
The political committee fighting against a proposed constitutional amendment to limit gambling expansion brought in $525,000 from the parent company of Miami’s Magic City Casino. The committee, Vote NO on 3, received the check from West Flagler Associates on July 31. That stack is the only contribution the committee has reported since it was formed […]