Category: Legislature
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Florida’s ‘cash register justice’ leaves many felons still ineligible to vote despite passage of Amendment 4
By Claire Goforth
Ten years ago, Rosemary McCoy never would have imagined that today she’d be in a Jacksonville library, tears streaming down her face, as she tells a stranger how it feels to be disenfranchised. -
Amid misconduct inquiry, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer says she’s not a lobbyist
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
When is a registered lobbyist not a lobbyist? If powerful NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer gets her way, it’s when she says so. -
When it comes to holding NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer accountable, Florida Senate ignores own rules
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Senate is ignoring its own rules for how to conduct an investigation into whether powerful National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer failed to file a dozen years’ worth of quarterly lobbyist compensation reports as required by state law. -
Fort Lauderdale DDA’s decline: from nurturing the rise of the city’s center to installing a mural on a city parking garage
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A bill to prolong Fort Lauderdale’s downtown taxing district for 20 years beyond its 2030 expiration date failed this legislative session. Expect another try in Tallahassee, though critics wonder why the Downtown Development Authority is still around after 54 years. -
Legislators seek investigations of Marion Hammer’s failure to disclose large fees from NRA
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two state legislators filed formal complaints Thursday with the state, Senate and House oversight authorities seeking investigations into Tallahassee lobbyist Marion Hammer’s failure to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees from the National Rifle Association. -
Legislative ‘sprinkle’ adds extra half-million dollars to state senator’s nonprofit, quietly doubling state payout to Lauren’s Kids
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
In the waning days of the most recent Florida legislative session, it appeared the nonprofit agency founded and run by Plantation State Sen. Lauren Book would walk away with only half-a-million dollars in taxpayer funding after consecutive years of receiving seven-figure sums. Then came the April 30th meeting of the budget conference chairs. That’s when Lauren’s Kids got sprinkled.
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