The Florida Trib Primary Election Preview took place on July 30 with a discussion of the races, candidates and issues taking center stage in statewide elections, starting with the primary on August 18.
Tag: state government
Posted inElections
What Byron and Erika Donalds’ gospel of school choice could mean for Florida
Byron and Erika Donalds are poised to fundamentally reshape education in the state of Florida. Guided by their Christian faith, they seek to “break the public school monopoly.”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Florida accelerates its pace of executions, carrying out two in one day
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who broke national records last year with 19 executions, is racing to exceed that total as he finishes out his last year in office.
Posted inState Government
Florida lawmaker liable for sexual harassment; jury awards $450K in damages
A Leon County jury has found Republican state Rep. Fabian Basabe of Miami Beach liable for sexual harassment, battery and defamation in a rare and dramatic civil case that aired serious allegations against a sitting lawmaker up for re-election.
Posted inHealth
Florida said it couldn’t fix confusing Medicaid notices. Under court order, it only took months
A lawsuit alleged that nearly 500,000 people got legally deficient Medicaid termination notices. A judge agreed. Now the state is fixing them.
Posted inImmigration
Florida officials said ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ was shutting down. Inside, the facility’s fate was far less clear
The future of the taxpayer-funded immigration facility – whose operations were often shrouded in secrecy – may be less settled than the public messaging first indicated.
Posted inEnvironment
Florida’s most polluted river cleaned up. A company could dump wastewater into it again
At the request of a company owned by one of America’s wealthiest families, state regulators are paving the way for wastewater to flow back into the Fenholloway River
Posted inElections
Florida lawmakers cede redistricting authority to executive power
Florida lawmakers voted largely along party lines to rubber-stamp a new Congressional district map.
Posted inHealth
‘Release the data’: Florida Trib report on maternal health spurs billboard campaign
The campaign was launched by Mayday Health, a reproductive health education nonprofit that uses digital advertising and guerilla marketing campaigns.
Posted inHigher Education
Latest hope for downtown Jacksonville, taxpayer-financed UF campus, might start very small
UF has big plans for its downtown Jacksonville campus, but is only obligated to enroll 50 students.