Political Ponderings - One Woman's Opinion
It comes as no surprise that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has a history of opposing citizen initiatives amending the state Constitution. A few examples: High-speed rail, fair districts, medical marijuana, land and water conservation,...
read moreI’m mad as hell and I want to do something about it. Children don’t belong in cages. Children shouldn’t be separated from their families. Children shouldn’t be trapped in a van for 39 hours...
read moreThe FBI recently met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and then with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott to brief them on the election office breaches mentioned in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. They purportedly were...
read moreThe 2019 legislative session came to an anticlimactic end. Was it a success? It depends on whom you ask. Pundits and some in the news media create lists of winners and losers, touting those...
read moreThe annual Florida legislative session is nearing its end. All the committee meetings have ended and all that’s left are the bills that made it to the floor. Bills must pass both chambers in...
read moreThe history of fracking bills in the Florida Legislature offers a better understanding of what’s happening this legislative session. Since at least 2013, the Florida Legislature has proposed legislation dealing with the use of...
read moreHere we go again. It’s a familiar routine. Florida voters ask the Legislature to change a law, which they refuse to do year after year. The voters take it upon themselves to put the...
read moreThe Florida Legislature is at it again. Another legislative session starts with a push to expand the use of vouchers for students to attend private, religious and for-profit schools. Does the state have so...
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