Anne GeggisMarch 29, 2023
6min0
Legislation would put School Board candidacy requirements more in line with other elected offices in the state.
Tag: Senate Committee on Ethics and ElectionsTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, shares a laugh with Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, as he enters the House Chamber to give the State of the State address on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Anne GeggisMarch 29, 2023
Bruce RitchieMarch 24, 2015
4min151
A House bill that would change the state-lobbyist gift ban to allow specifically local governments to offer meeting space to legislators passed its first committee stop Tuesday. The Legislature in 2005 cracked down on lobbyist gifts after news reports of lobbyists hosting lavish dinners with legislators to discuss pending bills. The law prohibits lobbyists and the organizations […]