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Besides Demings, three other Democratic candidates are in the …
WEBAug 17, 2022 — While U.S. Rep. Val Demings has been in the spotlight as she attempts to oust Republican Marco Rubio from the U.S. Senate, three other Democrats are listed on the ballot in the Aug. 23 primary election. They are Democrats William J. Sanchez, Brian Rush and Ricardo De La Fuente. Demings, an Orlando Democrat and former […]
DeSantis places Renatha Francis on Florida Supreme Court two …
WEBAug 5, 2022 — Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Jamaican-American Palm Beach County family law judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court, having failed in his first attempt to place her there two years ago. He announced the appointment during a news conference Friday in West Palm Beach as Francis stood beside him accompanied by her mother, husband, […]
Major overhaul of Florida's circuit court system is advancing …
WEBOct 13, 2023 — A proposal to redraw Florida’s judicial circuits – profoundly altering the way Floridians interact with their court system and potentially kicking some elected state prosecutors out of their jobs – is advancing notwithstanding widespread opposition by the public and professionals who work in the system. The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee, assigned to consider consolidating Florida ...
FL Supreme Court vacancy: A new justice will join a conservative …
WEBMay 3, 2023 — A selection panel is in Orlando Wednesday interviewing 15 applicants for the vacancy on the Florida Supreme Court opened when Justice Ricky Polston resigned in March. The person chosen will have to immediately be confronted with profound decisions about the future of our state. Among the first cases up will be the future of abortion […]
Report: Florida starting teacher pay is increasing but average pay ...
WEBApr 27, 2022 — The NEA data show that, during the 2019-20 school year, the average salary of public school teachers in Florida was $49,102, placing Florida 49th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. In the 2022 report earlier this week, Florida ranked 48th, with the average salary of public school teachers at $51,009 in the 2020-21 school year.
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
WEBMay 17, 2024 — Florida provides an exemption from property taxes for the first $25,000 of the assessed value of a homestead, meaning a building where the taxpayer lives. There’s a second exemption of $25,000 of assessed value over $50,000, except for school taxes — in other words, on values between $50,000 and $75,000.
Opinion poll: As legislative session looms, FL's mostly GOP …
WEBJan 20, 2021 — A statewide survey of Florida voters, conducted following the attack by Donald Trump’s supporters on the U.S. Capitol, suggests a distinct lack of support for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to ramp up criminal penalties for what he considers “disorderly” protests. Asked to rate their support for “protecting …
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
WEBMar 7, 2024 — After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The …
Despite setbacks, FL’s Independent Party isn’t ... - Florida Phoenix
WEBAug 12, 2020 — The past four years have not been kind to the Independent Party of Florida. Its bid for access to the 2020 ballot has hit a wall in the federal courts. The Independents now claim only 105,600 members, and money’s a problem too — as of April, the party had $2,136 in the bank. But the […]
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