Guest AuthorApril 17, 2024
4min0
In place of any public debate whatsoever this Session, there is now a secret study buried within the 'Legislative Support Services' section of the budget.
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Guest AuthorApril 17, 2024Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2023
11min0
On the 25th anniversary of his death in office, loving tributes to Chiles’ legacy are being shared.
Florida PhoenixJanuary 4, 2022
7min926
'Louie Wainwright was someone who honestly believed in corrections instead of punishment.'
Kelly HayesMay 1, 2021
3min1493
Hatchett was appointed to the court in 1975.
Peter SchorschApril 7, 2021
4min3947
Keep Calm and Session On.
Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2018
42min363
This may come as a surprise, but state lawmakers don’t have an innate understanding of the legislative process. After all, subjects like bill drafting and budgeting don’t come easy — and they aren’t known to rile a political crowd during campaign season. Legislative leadership hopes to remedy this problem next week through a series of […]
Peter SchorschDecember 1, 2018
43min584
Takeaways from Tallahassee — New Mayor, new style There used to be 11 city-funded positions in the Tallahassee Mayor’s Office. But now that number is four (if you include the receptionist). Newly sworn-in Mayor John Dailey said he cut the seven positions — a mix of paid fellows and interns — because his new team […]
Jacob OglesOctober 10, 2018
10min679
For a city of more than 50,000 people, Pensacola politics feel more like those of a small town. As a mayoral runoff plays out, rumors of illicit promises have made headlines, putting two candidates on the defensive — just as the region braces for a devastating Hurricane Michael. Political leaders today widely believe early front-runner Grover […]
Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018
4min391
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham said Tuesday that Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet need to bring back the voting rights restoration process implemented by Gov. Reubin Askew and used by her father, Gov. Bob Graham. Graham’s demand came after a federal judge blocked Florida’s “fatally flawed” process of restoring voting rights and gave Scott […]
Jim RosicaMay 16, 2017
8min402
George Sheldon, a former Florida official now facing an ethics inquiry as director of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services, also ran into a spot of trouble at home this week. Property records show Sheldon, secretary of Florida’s Department of Children and Families in 2008-11, claimed a homestead exemption on his Tallahassee house while […]