Political Ponderings - One Woman's Opinion
Florida’s new legislative leaders—Senate President Joe Negron and Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran—are gearing up for the 2017 legislative session. Their most difficult task is crafting a spending plan that addresses the state’s...
read moreTwo weeks after the general election, Florida legislators gather in Tallahassee for an organizational session where the newly elected representatives and senators will be sworn in. The speaker of the House and the Senate...
read moreOne of the fascinating aspects of writing a weekly statewide opinion column is the feedback that I receive. For years I’ve been getting comments on the issues I’ve covered and on the political process....
read moreBefore the Zika virus dominated the national news about Florida, the bluish-green algae on Florida’s Suncoast did. The algae formed after massive releases of nutrient-laden water flowed into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers...
read moreThe curtain has been pulled back on Enterprise Florida and it isn’t a pretty picture. Is it because the public-private partnership model doesn’t allow enough transparency or accountability in how hundreds of millions of...
read moreThe biggest story of Florida’s 2016 legislative session was Gov. Rick Scott’s failure to get passage of his top priority—a $250 million pot of money to lure businesses to the state to boost Florida’s...
read moreThere was a lot of speculation on what action Florida Gov. Rick Scott would take on the Alimony Bill (SB668). The legislation was one of the most contentious and divisive of the 2016 legislative...
read moreTwo years ago, the medical marijuana constitutional amendment was on the ballot. Even though a majority of Florida voters supported it—58 percent—it failed to meet the 60 percent threshold needed for passage. There was...
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