by John Lucas | Jul 16, 2019
Florida’s so-called sanctuary city ban signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 14 is being challenged by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning on behalf of the City of South Miami and immigrant groups. It’s the first lawsuit...
by John Lucas | Jul 15, 2019
The group that fought to pass Amendment 4 in Florida last year that automatically restores voting rights to ex-felons is now fighting to raise funds to help ex-felons pay for their fines and court costs to allow them to have those rights restored. But, the Florida...
by John Lucas | Jul 12, 2019
The hot, long days of summer can be taxing on most of us, not to mention petition gatherers who are responsible for hanging out in front of grocery stores collecting voter signatures in an effort to put citizens initiatives on the ballot for voters to decide. Even...
by John Lucas | Jul 9, 2019
The nation’s small business owners remain optimistic, although their optimism grew more cautious in the month of June. That’s the finding of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index. While optimism remains at historically...
by John Lucas | Jul 8, 2019
They might not be the best known public officials in the state of Florida, but their decisions often have a direct impact on key public services that affect your lives on a daily basis — from mosquito control to water management, from drainage to firefighting....
Immigrant groups file challenge against Florida’s sanctuary city law 
The group that helped pass Amendment 4 appears to have done a… 
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