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Voters this year will decide whether Florida Supreme Court justices ...
WEBOct 31, 2022 · Ordinary voters have no say in who gets to sit on the Florida Supreme Court, but voters can decide whether sitting justices get to stay there. And in this year’s general election on Nov. 8, they’re being asked whether to retain five justices of the state’s highest court: Charles Canady, John Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Jorge […]
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Florida voters will get to decide in the November election whether to shield more of the value of their homes from property taxes under a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, but the measure might mean higher taxes for renters, landlords, and other commercial property owners. The Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead […]
DeSantis has nearly three more years to lead Florida ... - Florida …
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · In ending his presidential campaign on the eve of the New Hampshire primary last month, Ron DeSantis joined a list of U.S. governors who came back from White House bids to lead their states for the remainder of their terms in office. In the Florida governor’s case, he has nearly three years left before his […]
Lawmakers hear report that says path of Florida’s prison system is ...
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Florida lawmakers were presented Wednesday with a detailed blueprint of what it would cost to modernize its prison system, with financial estimates ranging between $6 billion and nearly $12 billion to repair buildings and construct new facilities, with hundreds of millions more needed to pay for staffing. The …
13 Florida candidates file to run for U.S. Senate nomination
WEBApr 26, 2024 · There are 13 Floridians vying to win the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Republican incumbent Rick Scott. That’s after the qualifying period for all federal candidates, which ended Friday at noon. Leading the pack is Scott, who narrowly won the seat six years ago against then 18-year Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson. He will face […]
Donald Trump says Florida’s 6-week abortion law is ‘too short’
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Update: A spokesperson for Donald Trump said Thursday night that the former president had not said how he’ll vote on Amendment 4. “President Trump has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short,” said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign national press secretary.
Big pay hikes for state workers in state budget, but what about ...
WEBMar 11, 2022 · The Florida House and Senate finalized its state budget for 2022-23, including 5.38 percent pay increases for state workers and a minimum wage of $15 an hour for state employees and school support staffers in school districts across the state. But what about pay increases for state employees at Florida’s …
Permitless carry bill closer to law despite new poll showing that it's ...
WEBMar 9, 2023 · Allowing people to carry a weapon without obtaining a license from the state is moving closer to passage in the Florida Senate, but a new survey shows 77 percent of those polled oppose what’s called a permitless or ‘constitutional’ carry measure. That said, the measure is moving along quickly in the GOP-controlled Legislature. On Thursday, […]
School board races: Most DeSantis-endorsed candidates have …
WEBAug 24, 2022 · Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unprecedented school board race endorsements have paid off: Most of his selected school board candidates appear to have won, according to a Phoenix analysis of unofficial vote counts reported by county election officials. Though the results are not yet been finalized, they indicate a future of increased partisanship, unlike the traditional nonpartisan […]