by Capitolist Staff | Aug 16, 2016
For the second time in three years, Floridians will go to the polls in November and weigh in on a proposed state constitutional amendment that, if passed, would legalize medical marijuana. A similar proposal failed in 2014 — by less than 3 percentage points — amid...
by Capitolist Staff | Aug 12, 2016
Next week, students and teachers will meet in classrooms across the state to begin a new public school year. A new year also means another round of dues for the state teachers union. The Florida Education Association is the largest labor union in Florida. It’s an...
by Sarah Rumpf | Aug 12, 2016
The White Coat Waste Project, a taxpayer watchdog group opposed to government funding of animal testing, is encouraging Congress to stop funding animal experiments and redirect the money to fight the Zika virus. In a press release provided to The Capitolist, Anthony...
by Sarah Rumpf | Aug 6, 2016
“You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run,” as the song goes, and it looks like Florida Senate candidate Carlos Beruff has decided it’s time to fold ’em and run...
by Sarah Rumpf | Aug 5, 2016
When the flame is lit at the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday evening, among the more than 11,000 athletes hoping for gold will be a number with ties to the Sunshine State. We thought it would be helpful to create a list to give Floridians some extra...
