Scott PowersMarch 25, 2019
9min1016
Much of the debate centered on courts changing criminal fines to civil liens.
Tag: Randolph Bracy
Scott PowersMarch 25, 2019Scott PowersMarch 18, 2019
3min447
Brodeur has two Demoratic opponents in SD 9. Mayfield is unupposed in SD 17.
Drew WilsonMarch 13, 2019
3min384
"Peru’s refusal to honor this debt will affect thousands of hardworking Americans"
A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2019
2min371
Civil liberties advocates have concerns.
Scott PowersMay 18, 2018
3min355
Democratic former state Sen. Geraldine Thompson is planning to roll out a bipartisan base of supporters next week following endorsements of her House District 44 campaign by fellow Democrats state Sen. Randolph Bracy and state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Republican former Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd. Thompson’s campaign announced those and other endorsements Friday […]
Scott PowersApril 12, 2018
4min848
With a Democratic challenger now picking up a little momentum in his fundraising, Republican state Sen. Dennis Baxley spent a day last month cashing scores of $1,000 checks from political action committees for his re-election fund in Senate District 12. Baxley, of Ocala, reported that in March his campaign brought in $47,250. All of it […]
Scott PowersApril 2, 2018
3min409
Former state Sen. Geraldine Thompson filed for a chance to return to the Florida Legislature, entering the race for Florida’s House District 44 in southwest Orange County. Thompson, of Orlando, served four years in the Florida Senate, representing Senate District 12, and six in the Florida House, representing House District 39 before redistricting. She left the […]
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 20, 2018
4min352
In the wake of the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, some lawmakers plan to exempt photos and videos of school shootings from public records laws. The plan has yet to be codified into a bill, but legislators reached a verbal agreement on Tuesday at the final Senate Criminal Justice Committee meeting […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2018
3min274
A proposal to expand the number of prisoners on death row who could have their sentences reviewed by a jury was approved by a Senate committee Tuesday. The issue dates back to early 2016 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida’s death penalty was unconstitutional, as it allowed judges to make the final decision […]
Ana CeballosJanuary 25, 2018
3min400
It’s been 30 years since the Legislature last increased the amount a person has to steal in order to face a felony theft charge and the bipartisan effort to do so this year could potentially hit a brick wall in the Senate. The measure sponsored by Sen. Randolph Bracy has been moving ahead in the […]