Next week, the Miami City Commission is slated to vote on an ordinance that seeks to comply with Senate Bill 1134, a vestige of Florida’s anti-woke culture-wars that bars local governments from funding, promoting or taking official action on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Category: State Government
Posted inEnvironment
Environmentalists leery of plan to blast, pump and mine area south of Lake O
The Southland proposal has won key approvals from Palm Beach County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The Florida Department of Transportation announced its intention to grant $5.9 million to build a railroad to transport rock mined at the Southland site.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Federal judge admonishes Florida for whiting out execution drugs’ expiration date
The white-out episode is notable because Florida has faced allegations that in at least 35 executions since February 2025, it has used expired drugs and lower dosages of the drugs than required, according to past lawsuits and FDOC medical records.
Posted inLocal Government
As cities brace for tax cuts, DeSantis says Amendment 3 helped keep Florida red
The measure raises the homestead exemption on non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. More than 100 cities across the state would see at least 90% of their homesteaded taxable value taken off the tax rolls.
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
Florida attorney general keeps seat he was appointed to, despite scandal
Uthmeier has made a name for himself as an aggressive culture warrior, using his office for a series of attention-grabbing moves, from choosing Martin Luther King Jr. Day to broadcast his disapproval of ‘racial quota’ laws to clashing with major organizations ranging from the NFL to Planned Parenthood.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Wilton Simpson defeats Joey Atkins in Florida agriculture commissioner race
The Republican egg farmer defeated Democratic challenger and lawyer Joey Atkins.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Rep. María Elvira Salazar vs. Eliott Rodriguez may be headed for recount
It’s a district that’s about three-quarters Hispanic, where Republicans have the advantage, representing about 40 percent of the 394,000 registered voters compared to Democrats’ 28 percent.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
‘We are still red’: Byron Donalds makes history as state’s first Black governor
Donalds outraised his competitor by more than $150 million, helping him overcome a nationwide wave of voter dissatisfaction with high prices and government corruption.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Florida on track to approve Amendment 3, a property tax cut that sheriffs and firefighters warn will drain local budgets
Economists estimate a loss of billions of dollars a year for local governments. Officials now have to figure out what comes next.
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
Lucia Báez-Geller unseats Fabian Basabe in Miami-Dade House race
Basabe has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least five men, including the two who won a $450,000 civil judgment against him this year.