Renatha Francis takes seat on the FL Supreme Court two years …
Sep 1, 2022 · By: Michael Moline - September 1, 2022 2:23 pm. Surrounded by family, Judge Renatha Francis accepts her nomination by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court on Aug. 5, 2022. Credit: Governor’s office. Renatha Francis finally took her seat on the Florida Supreme Court Thursday, two years after justices who now are her colleagues ...
Florida Supreme Court Justice, Statewide (2024 Voter Guide) – …
Gov. Ron DeSantis initially moved to appoint her to the Florida Supreme Court in 2020, but she was ineligible because she had not been a member of the Florida Bar for 10 years. DeSantis subsequently appointed her to the high court in 2022. Before her appointment, Francis served as a circuit court judge in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
Teacher pay increases included in mostly complete state budget ...
Jun 10, 2024 · The teacher pay increase is included in the Legislature’s $117.5 billion state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, but legislative leaders have not yet sent the Appropriations Act for the governor’s signature. However, DeSantis’ aides have been screening spending in preparation for possible line-item vetoes. The budget year opens on July 1.
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
Mar 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 measure still needs to be signed by Gov. […]
State appeals judges throw a wrench into North Florida Black …
Oct 31, 2023 · Judges of a state appeals court steered arguments over the future of a sprawling Black-dominated North Florida congressional district in a whole new direction Tuesday, raising legal arguments never even uttered by any of the parties in the case. Lawyers for the state, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, have argued in court filings with the ...
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
May 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.
Right to Fish and Hunt - Florida Phoenix
This amendment received bipartisan support from lawmakers during the 2023 legislative session. If approved by 60% of the voters Amendment 2 would enshrine in the Florida Constitution the right to fish and hunt. Environmentalists and animal-rights groups oppose the language protecting “traditional methods” because they say it would allow use ...
Short-term vacation rental bill passes in FL Senate, but regulations …
Feb 1, 2024 · Florida lawmakers took significant steps Thursday toward regulating short-term vacation rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, but local officials fear that the measure won’t resolve the conflicts that have existed for years in their communities. That said, the Florida Senate passed a measure [SB 280) that includes the issue of occupancy for statewide vacation rental […]
13 Florida candidates file to run for U.S. Senate nomination
Apr 26, 2024 · There are 13 Floridians vying to win the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Republican incumbent Rick Scott. That’s after the qualifying period for all federal candidates, which ended Friday at noon. Leading the pack is Scott, who narrowly won the seat six years ago against then 18-year Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.
Conflicting polls in Florida’s 13th Congressional District race
Sep 3, 2024 · The new poll was conducted by WPA Intelligence, which surveyed 400 likely voters in Florida’s 13th Congressional District from August 28-29. No other information was provided in the one-page document provided to the Phoenix. Luna, a close political ally to Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, won her seat over Democrat Eric Lynn by eight ...