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In November, voters control the fate of the Constitution Revision Commission and two property tax measures

In November, voters control the fate of the Constitution Revision Commission and two property tax measures

by Brian Burgess | Aug 10, 2022

Three constitutional amendments are on the ballot this November, requiring 60 percent approval to pass Two are property tax measures, one related to home values, the other giving homestead exemptions to specific members of the public workforce Voters will also decide...
State spars with textbook company in alleged price-gouging probe

State spars with textbook company in alleged price-gouging probe

by Dara Kam - News Service of Florida | Jul 27, 2022

TALLAHASSEE — A textbook company is pushing back against a subpoena issued by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office in an investigation into pricing of school instructional materials, saying the state’s request for documents involves scrutinizing millions of...
Georgia backs Florida in elections law fight

Georgia backs Florida in elections law fight

by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Jul 21, 2022

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to broader implications of the case, Georgia is backing Florida in a fight about a 2021 elections law that a federal judge said is unconstitutional. Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr filed a brief Monday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Vicki Lopez’s HD 113 campaign gains support from South Florida Council of Firefighters

Vicki Lopez’s HD 113 campaign gains support from South Florida Council of Firefighters

by Jordan Kirkland | Jul 18, 2022

Lopez picked up an endorsement from the South Florida Council of Firefighters on Monday The group, headquartered in Doral, represents 3,700 firefighters in Miami-Dade and Monroe Lopez, who originally filed to run in SD 38, made the switch to run in HD 113 in May She...
Ignoring high cost, Miami Dade commissioners rushing to pay $134M no-bid first responder radio contract

Ignoring high cost, Miami Dade commissioners rushing to pay $134M no-bid first responder radio contract

by Brian Burgess | Jul 15, 2022

Miami Dade county officials, led by Jose “Pepe” Diaz, are rushing to quietly ink a no-bid, $134 million contract for high-tech Motorola radios County officials bypassed normal procedures and did not seek competing bids from other radio handset...
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