by Guest Contributor | Jul 13, 2016
The following op-ed was submitted to The Capitolist by Dominic Calabro, the President and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. Florida Legislators Must Commit to Transparency and Accountability in the Budgeting Process July 1st marked the first day of Florida’s 2016-17 fiscal...
by Sarah Rumpf | Jul 8, 2016
After police officers at a protest in downtown Dallas were shot Thursday evening, two Florida legislators announced plans to file a “Blue Lives Matter” bill to add law enforcement officers and first responders to the state’s hate crime bill. The...
by Sarah Rumpf | Jul 6, 2016
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced on Wednesday that he would be requesting additional funding in his 2017-2018 recommended budget to help clean up Indian River Lagoon and Caloosahatchee River, which are currently being affected by an algae bloom issue. According to...
by Sarah Rumpf | Jul 6, 2016
When an alligator snatched 2-year-old Lane Graves off a beach at a Walt Disney resort last month, the entire nation was horrified, with many wondering what risks Florida’s large alligator population really posed. ““There are millions of people living...
by Sarah Rumpf | Jul 5, 2016
The legislative chambers at the state capitol building in Tallahassee will remain empty this summer, as efforts by Florida Democrats to conduct a special session on the issue of gun control have officially failed. As The Capitolist reported last week, Democrats had...
