by John Lucas | Jan 21, 2019
When Gov. Ron DeSantis won the governor’s seat in November defeating his Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum, he did so in a close race that required a machine recount. DeSantis won by just 30,000 votes. The race featured sharp, negative attacks from both sides and left...
by John Lucas | Jan 18, 2019
The first two weeks on the job have been quite busy for Gov. Rick DeSantis. On Thursday he made headlines again by announcing he wants the Legislature to rewrite state law lifting the ban on smoking marijuana that affects the 170,000 patients who are part of the...
by John Lucas | Jan 17, 2019
In a move that will likely result in significant changes to Florida’s medical marijuana program, Gov. Ron DeSantis has decided to give the Legislature a chance to reverse the state’s ban on the smoking of the cannabis flower by medical marijuana patients. If...
by John Lucas | Jan 16, 2019
A Miami-Dade farm owner and member of the South Florida Water Management District is expressing concern over last week’s request by Gov. Ron DeSantis for the resignation of the district’s entire board. Sam Accursio’s term on the board is set to expire in March. He...
by John Lucas | Jan 15, 2019
Five days after Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the resignation of the board of the South Florida Water Management District, only two of the eight members currently serving on the board have actually resigned. The rest appear to be defiant of the governor’s request. “I...