"People were like, ‘What’s going on?’” At 8 a.m. last Thursday morning, Jane West found herself sitting in a State Affairs Committee of 21 leaders from Florida’s House of Representatives in Tallahassee. She was joined by other incredulous observers asking the same question, as the elected officials decided to move House Bill 1515 forward to
“What is Tallahassee afraid of that citizens will get it wrong? That their local elected governments will get it wrong? . We are a government of the people, and these types of laws do not reflect that.” Sen. Lori Berman, a Democrat from District 31 in Palm Beach County. “People were like, ‘What’s
A proposed constitutional amendment to require clean water in Florida is currently gathering signatures to get on the ballot. But the Florida Legislature has proposed such amendments require 66.7% of the vote rather than 60%.
When the Collier County Board of County Commissioners approved Rivergrass Village in 2020, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, along with many others, argued