FLORIDA, January 4 - Tallahassee — State Senator Bobby Powell, who also chairs the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, on Tuesday condemned the detention on Tuesday of 71-year old Ben Frazier. Frazier, who is disabled, was handcuffed and ejected from …
FLORIDA, December 22 - Tallahassee — With Christmas just days away, and the 2022 legislative session poised to begin less than one month later, state Senator Bobby Powell (D-West Palm Beach) on Wednesday called on Governor Ron DeSantis to remember the true …
FLORIDA, December 16 - TALLAHASSEE — This week, Representative Robin Bartleman (D-Weston) and Senator Shevrin Jones (D- Miami Gardens) have filed HB 855/SB 1258 - Managed Care Plan Performance. Last session, this same idea (HB 899) by Representative …
FLORIDA, December 16 - MIAMI GARDENS — Today, Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones (SD-35), Vice Chair of the Education Committee, released the following statement regarding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to “ban” Critical Race Theory in schools and workplaces …
FLORIDA, December 16 - Tallahassee, FL — Today, Senator Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point) and Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) sent a joint letter to Governor Ron DeSantis demanding that he declare a state of emergency in Florida on housing …
FLORIDA, December 15 - St. Petersburg — State Senator Jeff Brandes is proposing a resolution that, if passed, would expand the existing Florida homestead exemption to reflect increases in the Housing Price Index. The proposed language is structured to only …
FLORIDA, December 13 - Tallahassee — Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami-Dade) and Representative Anna V. Eskamani (D-Orlando) have filed legislation to implement online voter registration in public high schools. If passed, HB903/SB1228 would make Florida the …
FLORIDA, December 3 - St. Petersburg — Today, Florida State Senator Jeff Brandes called for an investigation into the alleged activities of the Seminole Tribe and their vendors who reportedly are using paid petition gatherer blockers to bully, intimidate …
FLORIDA, December 3 - TALLAHASSEE, FL – Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) recently followed up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission for an update on the Unusual Mortality Event currently being experienced by Florida manatees. “FWC and U.S. Fish …
FLORIDA, December 2 - Tallahassee — Legislation sponsored by Senate Bobby Powell (D-West Palm Beach) created as a life-saving and cost-effective measure for critically ill children, unanimously passed the Florida Senate Health Policy Committee on Thursday …
FLORIDA, December 2 - Tallahassee — To end the victimization and stem the reluctance to report sexual violence out of fear, state Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) and Representative Robin Bartleman (D-Weston) have re-filed legislation to ensure that …
FLORIDA, December 1 - Tallahassee — This week, Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) and Representative Michael Grieco (D- Miami) filed SB 1106/HB 781. This bill is the unfortunate product of the tragic death of 4-year-old Greyson Kessler, who was the …
FLORIDA, November 30 - Miami, Fla. — La senadora Ileana García (R-Miami) presentó el Proyecto de Ley 294 del Senado, Public Records/Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, ahora referido a su comité respectivo, para aumentar la efectividad del trabajo …
FLORIDA, November 30 - Miami, Fla. — Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) filed Senate Bill 294, Public Records/Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, now referred to its respective committees, to increase the effectiveness of the work performed by the Florida …
FLORIDA, November 29 - Tallahassee — State Senator Bobby Powell (D – West Palm Beach) on Monday released the following statement on the death of former Congresswoman Carrie Meek: “Carrie Meek was the embodiment of the belief that in these United States, …
FLORIDA, November 29 - Miami, Fla. — La senadora Ileana García (R-Miami) y el Representante Adam Botana (R-Bonita Springs) presentaron el Proyecto de Ley 606 del Senado y el Proyecto de la Cámara 493, ambos titulados Boating Safety y referenciados como …
FLORIDA, November 29 - Miami, Fla. — Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) and Representative Adam Botana (R-Bonita Springs) have filed legislation, Senate Bill 606 and House Bill 493, both titled Boating Safety and referenced as the Boating Safety Act of 2022. …
FLORIDA, November 23 - Tallahassee — Amid growing uncertainty over the future of abortion access in states across the country, State Representative Ben Diamond (D-St. Petersburg) and State Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) have filed the Reproductive …
FLORIDA, November 16 - Tallahassee, FL — Today on the 96th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Davie, Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book (D-Plantation) filed Senate Resolution 928 recognizing Davie’s membership into the elite preservation- …
FLORIDA, November 15 - Tallahassee — In relation to the peaceful demonstrations that started in July and continue today, November 15th, by the Cuban people calling for freedom and an end to an oppressive regime, Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami) filed a …
