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Anti-union bill dies in the Florida Senate
Florida’s House Bill 1197, decried by critics as anti-union, died in the Florida Senate this week, with the end of the legislative session.
Florida Legislature heading for overtime
Florida’s annual legislative session is going overtime because of an unfinished budget. The legislature was supposed to recess on Friday.
WaveMakers: Peter Schorsch, publisher of FloridaPolitics.com
Peter Schorsch, CEO of Extensive Enterprises and publisher of FloridaPolitics.com talks Tallahassee, mid-term elections and his journey from political operative to the go-to source for Florida political news.
Tampa Bay labor leaders slam legislation that could weaken Florida’s public sector unions
Local labor leaders in Tampa Bay spoke out Monday against legislation that would weaken most of Florida’s public-sector unions.
MidPoint: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and other oppressive legislation
Dangerous amendments to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is the latest trend among the ‘censorship and surveillance’ legislation that’s been passing through the Florida government this session. Nadine Smith of Equality Florida and Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani joined MidPoint host Shelley Reback to discuss what this legislation means for the state.
Florida voters support raising teacher pay, teachers union poll shows
Florida voters overwhelmingly support increasing pay for Florida’s public school teachers. That’s according to new polling data collected by Clearview Research and commissioned by the Florida Education Association – the state’s largest teacher union. Today, Florida’s public education spending per pupil and average teacher salary rank near dead-last nationally. It’s one of just a few… Read more »
New Florida Legislative maps have been submitted to Supreme Court and were not opposed
Florida’s state legislative redistricting maps are not being opposed. The Senate and House might give Democrats more seats.
Florida Democrats clap back at GOP Rep. asking for special session to ban mask mandates
Florida State Representative Anthony Sabatini asked legislators if they’d support a special session to ban all mask and vaccine mandates.
Census data is out and redistricting has begun, but advocates warn of continued secrecy
The process to reapportion Florida’s political lines began in earnest with Thursday’s release of population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Advocates are warning of secrecy on both sides of the aisle. Even after courts had to intervene during the 2010 redistricting cycle. LISTEN: Ellen Freidin was on the frontlines of the vicious fight to… Read more »
