As legislators in Tallahassee are locked in back-and-forth negotiations over the state budget, GOP leaders have downplayed questions about who will ultimately pay for the multi-million-dollar facility
Tag: Florida Politics
Posted inImmigration, State Government
Lawmakers curtail governor’s emergency powers after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ spending spree
Less than two weeks after the Florida Trib reported that newly released documents showed the DeSantis administration had burned through more than a million dollars a day on the makeshift tents-and-trailers facility, both chambers of the GOP-controlled Legislature voted to add new limits on the fund.
Posted inElections
Florida lawmakers approve bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote
Critics say the change could wrongfully prevent thousands of eligible Floridians from voting over paperwork technicalities
Posted inElections
State announces no citizens’ initiatives qualified for 2026 ballot, following new law
In the wake of a new state law designed to rein in ballot initiatives, advocates fear Florida could become a blueprint for other states.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
UWF OKs DeSantis favorite Manny Diaz Jr. as president, with $946K pay package
Diaz has limited education experience but was approved in a single-candidate competition – despite rules intended to normally require “more than two” finalists for the trustees to consider.
Posted inFlorida
Florida nuclear plant workers were too afraid to report safety concerns, records show
These records cap years of issues surrounding the nuclear operations of the state’s largest utility, Florida Power & Light, most of which have been disclosed in highly technical reports that have escaped public notice.
Posted inFlorida
Sheriff ‘suspended enforcement’ of some Miami school bus camera tickets after complaints
Friday afternoon, about a week after The Tributary and Miami Herald published an investigation into a lucrative bus-safety program, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said all median violations have been suspended, for now.
Posted inFlorida
Drivers frustrated by school bus camera program. Who is responsible for fixing it?
Miami’s superintendent, sheriff, school board members addressed criticism of a school bus safety program after a Tributary/Miami Herald investigation revealed that drivers were being issued bogus tickets they were unable to challenge.
Posted inLocal Government, State Government
‘They are literally stealing from us’: Miami drivers fed up with school bus camera program
A joint investigation by The Tributary and the Miami Herald found that many motorists who did nothing wrong are receiving violation notices under a hastily approved bus-safety program in Miami-Dade.
Posted inAssociated Press
Florida’s 2024 Ballot: Voters to Decide on Legal Marijuana and Abortion Rights
In the 2024 election, Florida voters will make crucial decisions on legalizing recreational marijuana and securing abortion rights. Learn about the potential impacts, key arguments, and what’s at stake as Florida’s political landscape shifts.