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Contributions Pour in for Assault Weapons Ban

September 13, 2019 - 6:00am

In the wake of two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio last month, contributions flooded into a political committee seeking to ban possession and sale of assault weapons in Florida, according to a new campaign-finance report filed at the state Division of Elections.

Ban Assault Weapons NOW, the political committee behind the proposed constitutional amendment, drew more than 28,000 contributions totaling $595,000 in August, by far the largest amount in a single month since the committee was launched in March 2018.

Florida Delegation to VA: Don't Shut Down Congressional Offices in Medical Facilities

Kevin Derby

September 13, 2019 - 6:00am

Members of the Florida congressional delegation are pushing back at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after being told to close their offices in VA facilities.

Rubio Brings Back Proposal to Import Foreign Sand for Beach Renourishment

Kevin Derby

September 14, 2019 - 7:00am

Post-hurricane beach erosion on Jupiter Island

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is bringing back his proposal to allow local municipalities to purchase sand from foreign counties to help fight beach erosion.

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Jeff Stahler

September 12, 2019 - 6:45am

State House Members Outpace Senators in AFP's Florida Legislature Scorecard

Kevin Derby

September 12, 2019 - 6:00am

Looking at more than 150 bills that were brought up in Tallahassee this year, Americans for Prosperity’s Florida chapter (AFP-FL) released its legislative scorecard on Thursday.

DeSantis Seeks to Put Felons' Voting Lawsuit on Hold

Dara Kam News Service of Florida

September 12, 2019 - 6:00am

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration want a federal judge to put on hold a challenge to a state law carrying out a constitutional amendment that restored voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences.

The Republican governor and Secretary of State Laurel Lee on Tuesday asked U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle to put the federal lawsuit on hold until the Florida Supreme Court rules in a related case.

Al Lawson Hosting Forum on Black Student Athletes

Kevin Derby

September 12, 2019 - 6:00am

Increasingly focused on collegiate sports during his second term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., will host a forum Thursday on the “State of the Black Student Athlete in America” during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) in Washington DC.

Rick Scott Calls on Trump Administration to Sanction Turkey

Kevin Derby

September 13, 2019 - 6:15am

With new reports that the Trump administration is considering sanctioning Turkey for its increased ties to Russia, including buying missile defense systems, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., encouraged the White House to implement them.

Scott weighed in on reports that the administration will sanction Turkey for buying S-400 missile systems from Russia.

The Sounds of Silence: a 9/11 Tribute

Sunshine State News

September 11, 2019 - 10:45am

Recreational-Marijuana Ballot Campaign Up to $1 Million in Contributions

JOHN HAUGHEY THE CENTER SQUARE

September 12, 2019 - 6:00am

A scene in Oregon, where recreational marijuana is legal

A month after launching a petition drive to get a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana on the 2020 Florida ballot, the prospective measure’s sponsors have already raised more than $1 million in contributions.

Make It Legal Florida, which registered its "Adult Use Of Marijuana" initiative with the state’s Division of Elections (DOE) on Aug. 1, reported on its September finance filing that it had raised $1.09 million in cash and received $104,500 in in-kind contributions.

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