Anne GeggisOctober 4, 2022
7min0
The Congresswoman is calling for another Special Session on property insurance — and Senate Democratic leadership is all for it.
Tag: state legislature
Anne GeggisOctober 4, 2022
Kelly HayesJanuary 21, 2021
5min690
The Nurse-Family Partnership program provides services to at-risk expectant mothers.
Associated PressJanuary 4, 2021
10min297
An ongoing AP tally finds that more than 250 state lawmakers across the U.S. have contracted COVID-19, and at least seven have died.
Brendan FarringtonSeptember 25, 2016
7min236
It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida’s 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto is virtually assured of going to Capitol Hill, unlikely to face a strong Republican challenge this November in his safely Democratic district. The state senator snared the votes of just 2 percent of the […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 17, 2015
4min183
A $1 million ask by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will not be funded in the state’s 2015 budget. The Legislature agreed on an $80 billion budget late Monday night, but it did not include proposed funding for a Bus Rapid Transit study for a Central Avenue route connecting downtown St. Petersburg and the beaches. […]
Guest AuthorDecember 26, 2013
6min141
Second of two parts. Most Floridians support the legalization of medical marijuana, an issue that voters may decide in a referendum next year. However, we need to heed the objections of the 18 percent of Florida residents who oppose the measure. One congressional candidate confided in me that a family member who had been a […]