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12 Oct 2011, 11:41 am by Bruce Carton
HT Politics reports that Republican leaders in the state Legislature agree that there is a need to reform the state's universities. [read post]
28 Jul 2022, 5:01 am by Matt Perault
They have also been active in state legislatures, with Florida and Texas passing laws that limit platforms’ power to moderate content. [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 4:26 am by Jeff Foust
In a hotly-contested Republican primary for the 24th Congressional District in Florida, state representative Sandy Adams declared victory late last night, just 560 votes ahead of the second-place finisher. [read post]
Governor Scott and some of his fellow Republicans share in the credit for advancing a policy that is long overdue and which will contribute to Florida's economy and vitality. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 10:25 am by Matthew Gehring
Republican Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen has passed away. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 3:15 pm by Caroline Mala Corbin
All seven Justices have been appointed by Republicans, five of them by Gov. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 8:50 am by David M. Trontz
A Republican senator told the Select Committee on Protecting Florida's Children that the Florida laws on child neglect already cover such a scenario. [read post]
SB 90 was a part of a nationwide effort following the 2020 General Election to change state election processes and restrict voter access. [read post]
10 Mar 2019, 7:14 am by Howard Bashman
Augustine Record, John Kennedy had a front page article that begins, “Florida lawmakers are racing ahead with another private-school voucher plan that could soon emerge as a critical test for a state Supreme Court recently recast by Republican Gov. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 9:02 pm by Michael Froomkin
I’m trying hard not to think about all the terrible things that Rick Scott and the Republican state legislature are doing to this state, but sometimes it’s impossible to avert one’s eyes. [read post]
13 May 2009, 4:35 am
Most recently Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel, has run up against the limits of their ability to pay for state prisons.With the state short on cash and prison beds, Republicans in the Florida Legislature are being forced to reassess the tough-on-crime mentality that has permeated their politics for years.Florida's prison population cracked 100,000 this year, and state prison officials expect to need more and more prison beds… [read post]
3 Apr 2023, 5:20 pm by Chip Merlin
After passing the most favorable insurance company legislation—which led former President Donald Trump to call out his fellow Republican leaders for selling out the insurance industry—the Florida Senate this afternoon crafted some new proposed insurance laws aimed at helping Floridians. [read post]
20 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
For example, Florida’s current Republican governor won his statewide race by an achingly narrow margin, but the most recent session saw Republicans with margins of 23-17 and 73-47 in the two legislative chambers. [read post]
The Florida Senate voted 27–13 in favor of the measure, and DeSantis swiftly signed it in a meeting with supporters behind closed doors, making Florida the 26th state to do so. [read post]
The complaint noted that Florida voters voted 12 years ago in favor of the “Fair Districts” amendment to the state constitution. [read post]
21 Mar 2023, 5:49 pm by Rick Hasen
Bloomberg: Four Republican-led states are working to add new police agencies specifically to target voter fraud, following the example set by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. [read post]
3 Sep 2021, 11:40 am by Neil H. Buchanan
  Republicans in Florida and South Dakota are already speeding toward that end, and so will others. [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 3:50 pm by Michael Froomkin
Imagine you are the Governor of the great state of Florida. [read post]
7 Mar 2018, 5:15 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
After a debate on the State Senate floor on Monday, Republican legislative leaders struck a compromise that would keep guns away from teachers, but keep guns in schools. [read post]