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A.G. GancarskiOctober 19, 2017

The 2018 Legislative Session will see two bills from Florida Democrats that will take aim at Confederate symbolism: holidays and monuments, specifically. Coral Springs Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s HB 277 would strike Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis birthdays and Confederate Memorial Day from the list of legal holidays in Florida. Moskowitz asserts that legal holidays should not […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Democratic candidate Anna Eskamani announced the endorsements Monday of 10 Democratic members of the Florida House of Representatives in her bid for Florida’s House District 47. In addition to the endorsements from Democratic state Reps. Amy Mercado and Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando, announced earlier, the backing comes from Democratic state Reps. John Cortes of […]

Associated PressJune 26, 2017

Half of Florida’s legislators failed or nearly failed in a review of their support for public records and meetings given by Florida newspapers and an open-government group after this year’s legislative sessions. In a “scorecard” produced by the Florida Society of News Editors and based on information provided by Florida’s First Amendment Foundation — which tracked a priority list of […]

Staff ReportsJune 1, 2017

The voting record report is out. Associated Industries of Florida released its 2017 Voting Record report. Published for more than four decades, the annual report is considered one of the definitive legislative scorecards for the business community. This year, the organization calculated more than 208,966 votes on 1,955 bills with 848 legislators. “This session, AIF […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 30, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott did not close the door entirely on a special session on medical marijuana, telling reporters his office was reviewing his options. “I know there’s a lot of people involved and interested in the issue,” said Scott, following a stop in Fort Myers on Tuesday morning. Scott said a special session was “something […]

Jim RosicaApril 12, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Wednesday called proposed House funding for charter schools “a giveaway to (House Republicans’) friends and family.” But Gillum at first wouldn’t answer whether he would veto such funding if he were governor, saying instead he would put a “premium” on fully funding the state’s public school system. […]

Gary FineoutMarch 30, 2017

Calling it an “emergency,” Florida may agree to spend up to $200 million to shift students from chronically failing schools to charter schools run by private organizations. The idea crafted by House Speaker Richard Corcoran and other top Republicans in the Florida House is this: Offer up money to help build “Schools of Hope” in […]

Staff ReportsMarch 27, 2017

It’s never too early to start thinking about the next election cycle, and a host of legislative hopefuls are already thinking about the next election cycle. State election records show dozens of members of the House, Senate, and other legislative hopefuls have filed to run in 2018. Rep. Shevrin Jones filed to run for re-election […]

Drew WilsonMarch 22, 2017

The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would give $1.8 million to the family of Devaughn Darling, who died in a Florida State University football practice in 2001. Darling’s family has been seeking legislative approval for the money since 2005, when they won a judgment of $2 million in a wrongful death suit. State […]

Rosanne DunkelbergerFebruary 27, 2017

People don’t come to Florida’s Capitol without an agenda, and when they want to share it with the world, you can bet they’ll plan a news conference/media availability to share it via the Fourth Estate. Wednesday was particularly rich with such events; I was assigned to go to ‘em all. As a babe in these […]

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An adult female loggerhead sea turtle named Pennywise swims in a rehabilitation tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Juno Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)

Florida Dems take aim at Confederate holidays, monuments

Anna Eskamani draws 10 Democratic lawmakers’ endorsements in HD 47

On open records, half Florida’s legislators rate F or D

Associated Industries releases 2017 Voting Record report

Rick Scott says he’s ‘reviewing’ whether to call medical marijuana special session

Andrew Gillum, Shevrin Jones lambaste charter school funding plan

Florida may shift students away from failing schools

More legislative hopefuls file to run in 2018

House committee approves $1.8M claims bill for dead FSU player

Eight-hour shoes and a whirlwind of press conferences