Anne GeggisJune 12, 2023
4min0
He's one of the most prominent Democrats in the state.
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Anne GeggisJune 12, 2023
Ryan NicolSeptember 11, 2019
8min426
The duo are coming off their first Session.
Ryan NicolDecember 28, 2018
7min242
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio spoke to constituents and reporters Friday, highlighting several of his legislative accomplishments during the 115th Congress. But Rubio also addressed the way the current Congress is coming to a close, with yet another partial shutdown of the federal government. “Ultimately, these government shutdowns are not an ideal way to function,” Rubio […]
Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2018
6min350
Broward County Commission members outlined their top requests from the Legislature for the upcoming 2019 Session. The commissioners met Tuesday with several members of the Broward County legislative delegation at the Broward County Governmental Center in Fort Lauderdale. Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen led the discussion. Bogen said the county’s main priorities are substance abuse […]
Florence SnyderMay 1, 2017
2min239
This afternoon, The Rick Scott and Pam Bondi Opioid Listening Tour opens in West Palm Beach. Scott and Bondi won’t be there, but People with Big Titles and No Power will. Scott, who used to run hospitals for a living, thinks that mosquitoes carrying Zika are a public health emergency, even as Floridians and medical […]
Staff ReportsJune 10, 2015
15min209
Gov. Rick Scott, who faced a deadline on 56 bills presented to him by the Legislature by today, signed 55 of them into law today. See below for a list of the bills that made the cut, per a news release from Scott’s office: HB 21 Substance Abuse Services – This bill establishes a voluntary […]
Ryan RayApril 9, 2015
3min215
In what might be the culmination of a years-long effort to pass legislation to regulate the growing cottage industry of private halfway houses for addicts known as “sober homes,” Rep. Bill Hager has successfully shepherded his HB 21 toward passage in the House by a vote of 113-2. “Dating back to my service on the Boca Raton City […]
Guest AuthorMarch 4, 20145min219
Picture this: Middle-class parents save much of their adult lives to buy a home in a safe neighborhood in Florida, with a mortgage they can just barely afford. They move in with their children, pleased to have captured a bit of the American dream — and, most important, the safety of a good neighborhood for […]