Fresh Take FloridaJanuary 29, 2022
8min0
The Florida Election Commission is accepting comments from the public on the new rules until Thursday.
Tag: texting
Fresh Take FloridaJanuary 29, 2022
Blake DowlingJune 19, 2021
7min894
For all the threats out there, what about the ones we create for ourselves?
Rosanne DunkelbergerAugust 18, 2020
5min378
“You have to treat the day they get that they get their ballot as Election Day."
Ryan NicolJanuary 1, 2020
4min1107
Drivers will no longer be given just a warning for a violation.
Phil AmmannMay 17, 2019
6min1441
"I think it's something that's appropriate, I think it'll make our roads safer."
Jacob OglesApril 29, 2019
22min436
From Visit Florida to arming teachers, there's plenty left to debate.
Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2018
3min267
If you are reading this and driving, stop. It can wait. More than 5 crashes occur every hour because of someone texting behind the wheel. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, there were more than 500,000 distracted driving crashes in Florida, resulting in more than 200 fatalities in 2016. As […]
Drew WilsonOctober 24, 20179min277
The Senate Committee on Communications, Energy and Public Utilities Tuesday approved a bill by Gainesville Republican Sen. Keith Perry that would institute a statewide ban on texting while driving, but not before they and members of the public labelled it as merely the first step toward a hands-free Florida. SB 90 and its House counterpart, […]
Guest AuthorDecember 17, 201510min349
So far, I’ve received seven holiday newsletters. They’re enough to make me hope for mood stabilizers in my stocking. And I’m Jewish. Why is the annual celebration of your Lord also time to celebrate the result of a drunken night eight years ago when your diaphragm failed? The pictures are bad enough. They’re so small […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015
4min270
[UPDATED: In the wake of this memo, The Florida-Times Union reports on Monday night that Lenny Curry has sought resignation letters from every other member of the JEA Board “The mayor felt it necessary to communicate with the five remaining board members given the recent admonishment by the general counsel of the city of Jacksonville and further revelations […]