Category: Legislature
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DeSantis ends 50 years of ethics oversight by hobbling state and local investigators
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The late Gov. Reubin Askew, who helped fashion the Sunshine Law and ethics rules for state government, recalled in an oral history that when Florida politicians saw this major reform brewing in the mid-1960s, “it just scared them to death.” Now their successors have little to fear. -
Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis made news last week by enshrining climate change denial in state law, just as 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, meaning Floridians can expect a hyperactive hurricane season starting June 1. -
Deerfield Beach asphalt plant worries neighbors, raises concerns about recycling radioactive waste
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Deerfield Beach residents are opposed to reopening a dormant asphalt plant they fear will endanger public health. But there’s more to fear, perhaps, as asphalt plants begin making recycled asphalt for roadway construction using radioactive waste from the state’s fertilizer industry. -
No Senate confirmation? No problem for Moms for Liberty boss on Florida Commission on Ethics
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The fix, as they say, is in. Typically, it’s hard to know for sure before events play out. But in the matter of Florida Senate confirmation for Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pick to sit on the Florida Commission on Ethics – Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich – the proof is in the state’s corrupt, somewhat-hidden process. -
Moms for Liberty boss Descovich loses confirmation fight for ethics post in Florida Senate
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida ethics commissioner Tina Descovich, better known for her role as the co-founder of the controversial Moms for Liberty, apparently will not be confirmed by the full Senate today after her recommendation was yanked before it could be voted on by the Senate president’s office. -
Moms for Liberty’s Descovich hit with ethics complaint as she awaits confirmation to ethics commission
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
As Florida Ethics Commissioner Tina Descovich, co-founder of the controversial political group Moms for Liberty, awaits a confirmation vote before the Florida Senate this week, even as a newly filed ethics complaint could well lead to her ouster.
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