by John Lucas | Jun 12, 2019
The word out of Tallahassee is that the $91.1 billion state budget approved by state lawmakers last month will be delivered to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. Once it does, DeSantis will have 15 days to decide to allow the 448-page document to become law or...
by John Lucas | Jun 11, 2019
From a ban on assault rifles, to legalizing recreational marijuana, to raising the minimum wage, to increasing competition in the energy industry, a series of citizen initiatives continue to plug along in an effort to collect enough voter signatures to be placed on...
by John Lucas | Jun 10, 2019
The attorney representing former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel says last week’s arrest of school resource officer Scot Peterson could reveal some “significant” details about Israel’s role involving the sheriff department’s response in last year’s shootings at...
by John Lucas | Jun 6, 2019
The lone Democrat on the Florida Cabinet, state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is using Rep. Mike Hill’s reaction to comments from a member of an audience in Pensacola that gay people be put to death, to raise money for Gay Pride which runs through June. “I am...
by John Lucas | Jun 5, 2019
Florida TaxWatch released its annual Budget Turkey Watch Report for the 2019 legislative session and the government watchdog group reports it has found 109 turkeys totalling $133 million in the $91.1 billion budget passed by the Florida Legislature for FY2019-20....
