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Amendment 2 Amendment 3 Amendment 4

A bill to add hurdles to ballot access is ready for a vote in the Florida Senate

The measure would additional hurdles to the ballot initiative process and heighten penalties for wrongdoing.
Amendment 2 Amendment 3 Amendment 4

The Florida House cracks down further on ballot initiatives

The Florida House approved a controversial measure that would impose new requirements on the ballot-initiative process.
Randy Fine

Randy Fine & Jimmy Patronis win seats in Congress

Fine and Patronis were backed by President Donald Trump while Democrats rallied around candidates Josh Weil and Gay Valimont.

A Florida Senate redistricting case gets the green light

A 2022 Florida Senate redistricting plan is being challenged on the basis that a Tampa Bay-area district was racially gerrymandered.
Amendment 2 Amendment 3 Amendment 4

Proposed changes to Florida ballot initiatives sparks debate

The bill would would impose new requirements on gathering, submitting & validating petition signatures & increase penalties for wrongdoing.
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The GOP’s voter edge in Florida approaches 1.2 million

The GOP had 5,635,743 active registered voters as of Feb. 28, while the Florida Democratic Party had 4,437,884.
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‘It’s not my time right now’: Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera discusses mayoral race, storm recovery and more

Everyone now knows that—despite his popularity and presence in local politics since 2016—Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera will not run to be the next mayor of Tampa. “It’s not my time right now,” Viera, who...
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Deadline to register to vote in Pinellas County local elections is Monday, February 10th

Listen: Pinellas County’s municipal elections are coming next month, and the deadline to register to vote is Monday, February 10th.  The Pinellas Supervisor of Elections office says local elections, which are often overlooked, can make...
Florida Supreme Court

Polk County Judge John Flynn is reprimanded for his campaign statements

The Chief Justice told John Flynn, “This serious misconduct risked undermining public confidence in your impartiality."

Corporatocracy: Protecting Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians

Ciara Torres-Spellicy discusses her new book, "Corporatocracy-Protecting Democracy from Dark Money & Corrupt Politicians"

Once Upon a Time There Was Racism. The Same Question, Six Years Later.

Kimberly J. Lau – Specters Of The Marvelous: Race and the Development Of The European Fairy Tale “Picture yourself in a fairy-tale world. There you are, among the princes and princesses, peasants and paupers, among...
Vote By Mail sign, Florida

The GOP continues expanding its voter registration edge in Florida

The Florida Republican Party has 5,635,902 active registered voters, while the Democratic Party has 4,479,820.
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