A BILLION APART: FLORIDA HOUSE, SENATE TO WORK BEYOND SESSION AMID BUDGET DIFFERENCES
Disagreements over state spending will force legislators in the House and Senate to work beyond the regular 60-day session.
Budget proposals approved by the respective...
STATE LAWMAKERS BAN SUPPORT FOR ‘DIVERSITY’ EVENTS
Florida state legislators this week passed a bill prohibiting cities, counties and tourist development councils from supporting or funding any events that involve diversity.
If...
STATE BILL THREATENS EVENT FUNDING
If a bill circulating in Tallahassee passes in the coming week, then this could be the last year for events such as Key West...
FLORIDA HOUSE PASSES PROPERTY TAX PHASEHOUT PROPOSAL
On Feb. 19, 80 Florida House members said “yes” to an initiative that would ask voters whether they support abolishing all property taxes, besides...
THE SOUTHERN GROUP ADDS FLORIDA KEYS NATIVE ERIN MUIR TO LOBBYING TEAM
A sixth-generation Upper Keys native and former legislative aide to then-state Rep. Holly Raschein will be lobbying for the island chain.
On Feb. 5, the...
WILL A NEW FLORIDA LAW PUT THE BRAKES ON E-BIKES?
Florida lawmakers could soon vote to put the brakes on an exploding – and controversial – mode of transportation. But even if approved, the...
GOVERNOR APPOINTS FOUR FLORIDA KEYS MEN TO COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS BOARD
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 30 announced the appointment of Bob Broton, Peter E. Batty, Michael Downer and Edward “Eddie” Kertis to the...
COUNTY ATTENDS FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE DAY
Monroe County Mayor Michelle Lincoln, and Commissioners Holly Merrill Raschein and Jim Scholl, recently joined Monroe County Legislative Affairs Director Lisa Tennyson in Tallahassee for the Florida Association...
FLORIDA KEYS OFFICIALS SET TO VISIT STATE CAPITOL WITH A LIST OF CRITICAL PRIORITIES
By Jim McCarthy, Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles
A large contingent of Florida Keys officials will make the trek to Tallahassee to advocate on key...
FLORIDA HOUSE COMMITTEE ADVANCES A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
Florida House members advanced a proposed amendment to the state constitution to phase out some property taxes on homesteaded property.
A joint resolution by Republican...
