Republican Anna Paulina Luna wins re-election, defeats …
Nov 6, 2024 · Election 2024; Politics & Law; Republican Anna Paulina Luna wins re-election, defeats Democratic challenger Whitney Fox She has become a national star among Republicans who love Trump, and she is the cover girl of the latest Maxim magazine
U.S. Senator, Statewide (2024 Voter Guide) – Florida Phoenix
Voter information for Florida’s Senate race for the 2024 election, including candidate profiles for Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
Pros and cons on Florida's Amendment 2: Preserving the right to …
Oct 22, 2024 · Among the less publicized constitutional amendments Florida voters will decide next month is a measure that would enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state’s Constitution with Amendment 2. The ballot language says this: “Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting, including by …
DeSantis eyes complications that kept gas stations from using ...
Oct 14, 2024 · Gov. Ron DeSantis blames a combination of a loophole in state law and gas station owners’ reluctance to deploy electric generators for delays in bringing more gas stations online after Hurricane Milton took down power supplies for millions of Floridians. Access to fuel became a major story line in the aftermath of the storm. Ports […]
Pasco County Sheriff's Office settles 'intelligence-led policing ...
Dec 5, 2024 · The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has admitted in a settlement agreement made public on Wednesday that its policy of keeping a list of people considered likely to commit future crimes and sending deputies to their homes violated the U.S. Constitution. As part of the settlement, the office will pay $105,000 to four Pasco County residents […]
Florida Supreme Court sides with DeSantis in dispute over state ...
Oct 10, 2024 · The Florida Supreme Court denied a petition Thursday morning from a South Florida attorney who alleged that Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials interfered with the campaign for the state’s proposed abortion-rights amendment. The justices unanimously sided with the DeSantis administration in one of the legal challenges that emerged after a …
Speaker Johnson, in Steinhatchee, promises Congress will OK …
Oct 3, 2024 · STEINHATCHEE – U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that a congressional emergency spending decision in response to Hurricane Helene “will probably correspond when Congress is expected to return to session.” Congress will be on recess for more than a month, and is set to return to session on Nov. 12. Johnson seemed to rule out a return before then, although President Joe Biden ...
Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exceptions
Voter information for Florida’s Amendment 5 about property taxes for the 2024 election.
Protecting in-state tuition for imprisoned Floridians revisited after ...
Dec 10, 2024 · Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill earlier this year that would have allowed Floridians to count time spent behind bars in qualifying for in-state tuition at public colleges and universities, despite overwhelming legislative support for the measure. On Tuesday, the bill was reintroduced. Rep. Jervonte Edmonds, a Democrat from West Palm Beach, filed HB 45, […]
Will Rick Scott’s record on guns hurt his candidacy for GOP …
Nov 12, 2024 · That provision allows law enforcement to ask a judge to temporarily bar dangerous individuals from possessing or purchasing a firearm. Following mass shootings in the summer of 2019, Scott wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post declaring that he supported a national version of a red-flag law, as well.. It’s that provision (among others) that has led gun rights activists to argue that, at the ...