Category: Legislature
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Amendment 2 on hunting and fishing bankrolled by special interests
By Dan Christensen
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Supreme Court won’t let abortion-proposal sponsor challenge GOP’s ‘dirty trick’; Justice Labarga cries foul
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Sponsors of an abortion-expanding proposal for Florida’s Nov. 5 ballot can’t challenge what they call a “dirty trick” to convince voters it’s too expensive because the sponsors played a supporting role, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. -
Abortion amendment sponsor wants Florida Supremes to thwart GOP leaders’ ‘dirty trick.’ Good luck with that
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Amendment 4’s sponsor claims Republican legislators went too far in a scheme to sabotage the measure to limit government interference with abortion that voters will see on the Nov. 5 ballot. -
DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The late Gov. Reubin Askew, who helped fashion the Sunshine Law and ethics rules for state government, recalled in an oral history that when Florida politicians saw this major reform brewing in the mid-1960s, “it just scared them to death.” Now their successors have little to fear. -
Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis made news last week by enshrining climate change denial in state law, just as 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, meaning Floridians can expect a hyperactive hurricane season starting June 1. -
Deerfield Beach asphalt plant worries neighbors, raises concerns about recycling radioactive waste
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Deerfield Beach residents are opposed to reopening a dormant asphalt plant they fear will endanger public health. But there’s more to fear, perhaps, as asphalt plants begin making recycled asphalt for roadway construction using radioactive waste from the state’s fertilizer industry.
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