LEGISLATIVE SESSION START The 2019 Florida Legislative Session will begin tomorrow, March 5th, with a scheduled end date of May 3rd. With a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, new legislative leaders, and new priorities, we can look forward to an interesting and fast-moving Session. Governor Ron DeSantis, and Lieutenant Governor, former State Representative Jeanette Núñez, have launched Read more about From The Capitol[…]
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Early voting is beginning across the state so we wanted to give you some information on the thirteen constitutional amendments that will be on the general election ballot. Many of the amendments have weathered some legal storms. Several groups have challenged the validity of the measures, particularly since the Constitutional Revision Commission grouped what Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]
Candidates running for office at the local, state and federal level have less than five weeks to convey their messages until the general election on November 6th. Both gubernatorial candidates announced their lieutenant governor picks by the required September 6th deadline. Republican nominee, Congressman Ron DeSantis, chose House Pro Tempore Jeanette Nuñez and Democratic nominee, Read more about From the Capitol[…]
The 2018 Election Cycle is bound to be intriguing and dramatic this summer and fall. Elections will be held for all four of Florida’s Cabinet offices (Governor, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services), all 120 of the seats in the House of Representatives and half of the Senate seats. Read more about From the Capitol[…]
As we have previously reported, the Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) met over several months to hash out what constitutional proposals they would be placed on the November ballot. The Commission convenes once every 20 years to examine the Florida Constitution and propose changes for voter consideration. On May 9th, the committee filed its final report, Read more about Constitutional Revision Commission Update […]