by John Lucas | May 6, 2019
When the handkerchiefs dropped on the 2019 legislative session Saturday afternoon, legislative leaders were beaming with pride over the accomplishments they achieved over the past 60 days. “I can’t remember (during) my time in the Legislature where we have had a more...
by John Lucas | May 4, 2019
The three Republicans who concluded their first legislative session in leadership — Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Bill Galvano and House Speaker Jose Oliva — stood on the fourth floor rotunda of the Florida Capitol just minutes after the Legislature...
by John Lucas | May 3, 2019
Friday marked the 60th and final day of the 2019 legislative session, although lawmakers will have to gather Saturday afternoon at the Capitol to officially vote on next year’s budget in order to comply with the “cooling off” period. Although they can’t vote on the...
by John Lucas | May 2, 2019
Florida’s so-called sanctuary city ban passed out of the Senate and House Thursday afternoon and is now on its way to the governor’s desk. Before its passage, the bill sparked more contentious debate in both chambers. The debate moved back to the Florida Senate...
by John Lucas | May 1, 2019
A proposal to undertake the largest road construction project in Florida in decades was approved Wednesday by the Florida House and now goes to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis for his consideration. The bill passed on a 76-36 vote. The road building plan is one of the...
