Articles in Category: 'Florida Constitution'

Rick Scott Should Get on With Hiring the Right Lieutenant Governor
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: June 17, 2013 3:55 AM
 

The lieutenant governor's office has been locked and dark since March. Has anyone actually noticed?

TAGS: Buddy McKay, Charlie Crist, Florida Constitution, Frank Brogan, Jeb Bush, Jeff Atwater, Jeff Kottkamp, Jennifer Carroll, John Konkus, Lawton Chiles, Lieutenant Governor, News, Rick Scott, Toni Jennings, Columns
 
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Wasserman Schultz, Nan Rich, Rod Smith Tried to Gerrymander; Blamed GOP for Doing Same
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: March 19, 2013 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: 2010 U.S. Census, 2nd Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Alcee Hastings, apportionment, Common Cause Florida, Data Targeting Group, DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Eric Hawkins, Fair Districts Now, Florida Constitution, Florida Democratic Party, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate, Gerrymandering, League of Women Voters of Florida, Marc Elias, Miami Herald, Nan Rich, National Council of La Raza, NCEC Services, News, Perkins Coie, Rod Smith Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Romo vs. Scott, Ted Deutch, Terry Lewis, Tim Baker, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics
 
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Full-Time Legislature? Please, God, No!
By: Nancy Smith | Posted: January 30, 2013 3:55 AM
Sen. Jeff Clemens is a smart guy, but with this "full-time Legislature" constitutional amendment he proposed Tuesday, he's going the wrong way down a one-way street.
TAGS: California, CalNews.com, Florida Constitution, full-time legislature, Geoff Metcalf, Jeff Clemens, Michigan, New York, News, part-time legislature, Pennsylvania, Columns
 
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Senate Committee Approves Major State Ethics Overhaul
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: January 23, 2013 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Agriculture Commissioner, Attorney General, Ben Wilcox, chief financial officer, clerks of circuit court, county commissioners, Dan Krasner, Darren Soto, Don Gaetz, Eleanor Sobel, Ethics and Elections Committee, ethics law reform, Florida Commission on Ethics, Florida Constitution, Florida League of Cities, Florida Senate, Governor, Integrity Florida, Jack Latvala, League of Women Voters of Florida, Lt. Governor, LWVF, Matt Carlucci, News, property appraisers, public defenders, revolving door, Rules Committee, Ryan Padgett, SB 7006, SB 7008, School Board Members, school superintendents, sheriffs, special private gain, state attorneys, Supervisors of Elections, tax collectors, Will Weatherford, ” Pam Bondi, Politics
 
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Senior Tax Exemption Amendment: Easing the Financial Burden on Low-Income Elderly
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: October 25, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amendment 11, FCAN, FLARA, Florida Association of Retired Americans, Florida Constitution, Florida Consumer Action Network, Florida House of Representatives Progress Florida, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate, Florida Senior Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment, League of Women Voters of Florida, LWVF, Mike Haridopolos, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, News, President of the Florida Senate, Politics
 
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Just How Activist Are Florida Justices Pariente, Lewis, and Quince? A Look at Vouchers
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: October 13, 2012 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Americans for Prosperity, Barbara Pariente, Bush v. Holmes, Charles T. Wells, education clause, establishment clause, Florida Constitution, Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program, Florida Supreme Court, Jeb Bush, Judicial Activism, Kenneth B. Bell, Lawton Chiles, leftists, News, originalism, Peggy Quince, private school vouchers, R. Fred Lewis, Raoul G. Cantero, Republican Party of Florida, Restore Justice 2012, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Constitution, Politics
 
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Amendment 10: Are More Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemptions for Businesses a Good Idea?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: October 22, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amendment 10, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Constitution, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate, Florida Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemptions Amendment, Karen Woodall, Nancy C. Detert, News, small businesses, Politics
 
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Amending the Constitution Can Be a Tricky Business
By: Lloyd Brown | Posted: October 16, 2012 3:55 AM
Florida's left-wing “community” is up in arms, opposed to every amendment to the state Constitution that will be on the ballot in November.

TAGS: Florida Constitution, Florida Legislature, Florida liberals, Gov. Jeb Bush's Opportunity Scholarship Program, News, proposed constitutional amendments, Supreme Court, Columns
 
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Florida Religious Freedom Amendment: Pro-Religious Liberty, or Anti-Church/State Separation?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: October 10, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: ACLU, Amendment 8, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, anti-Catholicism, Anti-Defamation League, Blaine Amendment, Bush v. Holmes, Citizens for Religious Freedom and Non-Discrimination, Council for Secular Humanism v. McNeil, Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida, Florida Catholic Conference of Bishops, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Constitution, Florida Education Association, Florida Family Action, Florida Religious Freedom Amendment, James G. Blaine, Jim Frankowiak, Maggie Garrett, News, private school vouchers, Religious Freedom, religious liberty, Say Yes on 8, Vote No on 8, Politics
 
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YES to Amendment 8, Which Allows Religious Institutions to Continue Serving the Common Good
By: Archbishop Thomas Wenski | Posted: October 10, 2012 3:55 AM
On Nov. 6, the citizens of Florida will have an opportunity to correct an historic injustice by voting “Yes” on Amendment 8.
TAGS: Amendment 8, anti-Catholicism, Blaine Amendment, Catholic Charities, faith-based schools, Florida Constitution, James Blaine, Know Nothing movement, Medicaid, News, parochial schools, Protestant, Public Schools, sectarian institutions, Secular Humanists v McNeil, U.S. Constitution, Columns
 
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NO to Amendment 6, Which Would Further Limit Florida's Right to Privacy Clause
By: Linda Miklowitz | Posted: October 5, 2012 3:55 AM

One thing that many conservatives and liberals agree on is a right to privacy. Many Americans on both sides of the political spectrum oppose overreaching government. 

TAGS: Abortion, Amendment 6, Article 23, Christian law, Florida Constitution, Florida Privacy Amendment, government intrusion, Hyde Amendment, Initiative 6, Jewish law, Joint Resolution 1179, Medicaid, News, Religion Action Center for Reform Judaism, right to privacy, Sarah Krinsky, Columns
 
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Florida Abortion Amendment: Protecting Parents' Rights or Intruding on Women?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: October 5, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Abortion, abortion on demand, ACLU, Amendment 6, American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic Party, Doe v. Bolton, fetus, Florida Abortion Amendment, Florida Constitution, Florida Statutes, Griswold v. Connecticut, Judith Selzer, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National Organization for Women, News, NOW, Parental Consent Laws, parental notification laws, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast, Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, right of privacy, Roe v. Wade, Stephen L. Precourt, taxpayer funding of abortion, United States Constitution, Politics
 
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Public College Students Demand More Taxpayer Handouts at Florida Democrat Press Conference
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: October 4, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: 47 percent, Abigail MacIver, Americans for Prosperity Florida, Bob Graham, college tuition, Florida Board of Governors, Florida Constitution, Florida Democratic Party, Florida Legislature, Florida Supreme Court, he conference sponsored by the Florida Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, News, Republicans, Rod Smith, tuition hikes, Politics
 
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PBA Objects to League of Women Voters’ Stance on 'Fallen Heroes' Tax Relief
By: Jim Turner | Posted: September 28, 2012 9:58 AM
 

TAGS: Amendment 9, Fallen Heroes Family Tax Relief Act, Florida Constitution, Florida Police Benevolent Association, League of Women Voters, News, PBA, Rick Scott, Politics
 
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Pain in the Assets? Realtors, Local Governments Debate Florida Property Tax Amendment
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: September 28, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amber Hughes, Amendment 4, Ben Fairbrother, FAC, FLC, Florida 2012 ballot measures, Florida Association of Counties, Florida Constitution, Florida League of Cities, Florida Legislature, Florida Property Tax Amendment, Florida Realtors, Getting Your Assets Taxed Off, homestead exemptions, homestead property, John Sebree, News, nonhomestead property, portability, Save Our Homes Amendment, SPRS, Sudden Posterior Reduction Syndrome, tax exemptions, TaxYourAssetsOff.com, Politics
 
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Supporters Having Second Thoughts About Florida State Revenue Limitation Amendment?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: September 25, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: AARP, AIF, Amendment 3, American Association of Retired Persons, Associated Industries of Florida, conservatives, Democrats, Ellyn Setnor Bogdanoff, FCC, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Constitution, Florida House of Representatives, Florida League of Cities, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate, Florida State Revenue Limitation Amendment, Florida Statutes, Maria Sachs, News, Republicans, smart cap, state revenue limitations, TABOR, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Politics
 
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NO on Amendment 3, Which Would Freeze Florida in Failure
By: Rich Templin | Posted: September 25, 2012 3:55 AM
On Nov. 6, Florida voters will be asked to make many critical decisions in the voting booth which will impact all of our residents for generations.

TAGS: CBPP, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Center on Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Constitution, News, revenue cap, TABOR, Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, U. S. Census Bureau, Columns
 
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NO on Amendment 2, on Any Amendment That Embeds Tax Breaks into the Florida Constitution
By: Deirdre Macnab | Posted: September 21, 2012 3:55 AM
Being invited to write a column to oppose tax breaks for disabled veterans is like being asked to throw torpedoes at the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus.

TAGS: ballot amendments, disabled veterans, Florida Constitution, League of Women Voters of Florida, Medicaid, News, Rick Scott, tax breaks, Columns
 
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Florida Veterans Property Tax Amendment: Can Sunshine State Afford More Tax Breaks?
By: Eric Giunta | Posted: September 21, 2012 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Amendment 2, Florida Constitution, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate, Florida Statutes, Florida Veterans Property Tax Amendment, homestead exemption, Jimmie T. Smith, League of Women Voters of Florida, News, Politics
 
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