Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

special session - page 5

Joe Negron open to special session on medical marijuana

in 2017 by

Senate President Joe Negron hasn’t closed the door to a special session to tackle medical marijuana. The Stuart Republican said Monday he thinks the Legislature has a responsibility to be involved in the implementation of the 2016 medical marijuana, and said the Senate would discuss its options with the House and Gov. Rick Scott. His remarks came after the adjournment of the 2017 Legislative Session, during which lawmakers failed to pass an implementing bill. “I think that’s something that now…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Elections supervisors to court: Decide Senate redistricting by March 15, please

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Florida’s election supervisors are asking the courts to resolve the state Senate redistricting saga by March 15 to protect the “quality and integrity of the (voting) process.” The Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections filed its notice Wednesday with Circuit Judge George Reynolds, who is in the process of deciding how to redraw the state’s 40 senatorial districts. Reynolds, who sits in Tallahassee, held a trial on the matter last week. His recommendation goes to the Florida Supreme Court, which has…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Today on Context Florida: 2015 disappointments, black universities and holiday newsletters

in Apolitical/Top Headlines by

Today on Context Florida: Few will disagree that 2015 was a particularly fertile political year, one that produced a bumper crop of political disappointments, says Peter Schorsch. That’s what we get when the Legislature meets yeah I would say almost unceasingly in Special Session because it cannot agree on much of anything. Of course, the key word in this analysis is “disappointing.” One cannot disappoint if they were not held in some regard beforehand. Schorsch offers his list of the year’s…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

State Senate redistricting trial set to begin Monday

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Circuit Judge George Reynolds is scheduled to begin on Monday a five-day trial to determine the makeup of the state’s 40 senatorial districts. After listening to lawmakers, staff members, expert witnesses and other who will testify, Reynolds will have to pick one of five suggested maps submitted by the plaintiffs and the Legislature. One of those maps theoretically could break the GOP’s hold on the chamber, with redrawn districts that could result in a 50-50 split of Democrats and Republicans…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Judge in redistricting case says he may just “pick a map”

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Mindful of time constraints, the judge in charge of the state Senate redistricting case said he’ll likely have to just pick one of the many proposed new maps rather than, say, combining elements of different ones. Circuit Judge George Reynolds held a pretrial hearing in the case on Tuesday, with trial set to begin 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 14. But Reynolds also brought up a point that sent chills through several reporters’ spines: What if he eventually finds that all…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Senate redistricting plaintiffs come in with six new maps

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

The plaintiffs in the state Senate redistricting litigation filed six versions of a redrawn district map late Wednesday night, according to an email from their spokeswoman. Despite previous directions against drawing districts that cross Tampa Bay in a congressional redistricting case, their plans include areas that ‘jump the Bay.’ The plaintiffs and the Legislature have now filed proposals for consideration by Circuit Judge George Reynolds, charged with coming up with the best plan to recommend to the state Supreme Court. They had a midnight deadline.…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Corrine Brown lambastes state Supreme Court over congressional redistricting

in Statewide/Top Headlines by

Despite questions on many parts of the map, the Florida Supreme Court Tuesday focused on South Florida during the final scheduled oral argument in an ongoing congressional redistricting challenge. That inflamed Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, whose north-south district had been ordered changed by the court to an east-west configuration. That district didn’t get a mention. Brown, wearing a University of Florida shawl, harangued reporters afterward on the courthouse steps. Her 5th Congressional District, called one of the most gerrymandered in the country, meanders…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 11
Go to Top