MEDICAL MARIJUANA After the Legislature passed a bill approving the limited use of marijuana for medicinal reasons this spring, the Department of Health has been busy writing the rules to license and regulate it. Two hearings were held in Tallahassee this summer with packed audiences and much public testimony. Former Governor Jeb Bush recently announced Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
STATE LEGISLATURE In the Florida Senate, all of the even number districts are up for election this fall. Eight incumbent Senators ran unopposed and will be returning to Tallahassee. One race will be decided in the primary election Tuesday, August 26th, and the remaining eleven contested races will be decided on November 4th. In the Read more about Campaigns[…]
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle struck down Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage today.
Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott signed off on the two congressional maps that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature approved on Monday. The changes were made to correct Districts 5 and 10, currently held by Representatives Corrine Brown, a Democrat, and Daniel Webster, a Republican. Judge Terry Lewis ruled the districts were drawn illegally and gave the legislature Read more about Governor Scott Approves New Maps[…]
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Controversy continues to plague FSU in their search to replace Eric Barron, who left for Penn State in April. William Funk, the consultant hired find the university’s new president, resigned on June 9th days after the FSU Faculty Senate took a vote of no-confidence in the Dallas-based consultant. The faculty Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]