Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

David Silvers

House bills move ahead on loss of driver’s licenses, human trafficking, Baker Act

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Three bills dealing with issues of child support, sexual exploitation of minors and the controversial Baker Act were passed favorably by the House Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Monday. Rep. Kimberly Daniels introduced HB 313, while Rep. Jeanette Nuñez put forth her legislation on child trafficking in HB 1383 and Rep. David Silvers added his measure (HB 1183) to the meeting. Daniels’s proposal would give Florida judges greater flexibility in considering cases where defendants challenge the revocation of their driver’s…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Frank Artiles files to run for re-election in 2018

in Statewide by

Add Frank Artiles to the list of lawmakers running for re-election in 2018. State elections records show more than 50 members of the House and Senate have already filed to run for re-election in two years. While many of those are incumbents who faced little-to-no opposition in 2016, some came off hard-fought battles to secure their spot in the Florida Legislature. Artiles won his Senate District 40 seat in November, defeating Democratic Sen. Dwight Bullard, a long-time Miami-Dade lawmaker. Artiles…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Go to Top