by John Lucas | Mar 25, 2019
The debate over how the state should implement Amendment 4 moved to the Florida Senate Monday afternoon. At the center of the debate is whether an implementing bill is needed and which ex-felons qualify to have their voting rights automatically restored. “Our concern...
by John Lucas | Mar 22, 2019
Florida’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in February rising 0.10 percent to 3.5 percent according to the numbers in the state’s latest jobs report released Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state’s workforce continued to grow with 170,000 people entering the...
by John Lucas | Mar 21, 2019
A day after Andrew Gillum’s announcement that he is launching a campaign to register 1 million new voters in the state to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020, Republicans are looking to turn the announcement into a fundraising campaign. In an email sent to...
by John Lucas | Mar 21, 2019
Proposals to expand the state’s guardian program to allow teachers to carry a concealed weapon on school grounds to prevent shootings like last year’s tragedy in Parkland that killed 17 students and staff members continues to make their way through the Legislature,...
by John Lucas | Mar 20, 2019
Backed with 10,000 petition signatures, a group called the Consumer Protection Coalition marched on the Florida Capitol Wednesday morning urging state lawmakers to reform an insurance practice known as “assignment of benefits,” or AOB’s. In AOB cases, property and...
