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 …
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
Can an 'election integrity' skeptic upend a Democratic supervisor …
Oct 23, 2024 · Many of the Republican candidates in Florida challenging incumbent supervisors of elections on “voter integrity” issues fell short in the August primary, but a few such candidates are still very much alive electorally going into next month’s general election. One of those contests in taking place in Hillsborough County, where 12-year Democratic incumbent Craig Latimer faces […]
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
Mar 7, 2024 · After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The measure still needs to be signed by Gov. […]
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 …
FL Board of Medicine to craft new licensure path for foreign …
Jun 6, 2024 · Florida lawmakers passed a measure this year allowing physicians trained in other countries to be licensed in Florida without completing a residency, and the Florida Board of Medicine is starting to grapple with the change. Under the “Live Healthy” initiative Senate President Kathleen Passidomo spearheaded during this year’s legislative session, foreign-trained physicians with active ...
Anna Paulina Luna's campaign dismisses new poll showing a tie …
Oct 21, 2024 · A new public opinion survey of the race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District between conservative Republican Anna Paulina Luna and her Democratic challenger, Whitney Fox, shows the two tied at 46% as early voting began in the district on Monday. The survey, by St. Pete Polls, also shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by 3 […]
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.
Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead Exceptions
Voter information for Florida’s Amendment 5 about property taxes for the 2024 election.
State appeals judges throw a wrench into North Florida Black …
Oct 31, 2023 · Judges of a state appeals court steered arguments over the future of a sprawling Black-dominated North Florida congressional district in a whole new direction Tuesday, raising legal arguments never even uttered by any of the parties in the case. Lawyers for the state, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have argued in court filings […]