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Gov. DeSantis appoints ousted judge who blocked teen's abortion …
Dec 21, 2022 — On Tuesday, DeSantis’ office released a list of three appointees to the new 6th District Court of Appeal. Smith, who has served on the 13th Judicial Circuit Court since the Governor appointed ...
Amendments for dummies? James Madison Institute offers guide …
Aug 5, 2024 — Both are for $25,000. The amendment would allow the second of those two to be indexed to changes in the Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation. So, as the JMI description explains, if the ...
Want to learn about Hillsborough Soil & Water District …
Nov 4, 2018 — The only contact most residents have with the District is during an election when they play “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” with candidates. I want to effect change by educating residents on of the ...
Eleven contests for Circuit Court judges will be on South Florida …
Apr 29, 2022 — Forty-six other judges will be returned to the judicial bench without election opposition. Eleven judicial contests emerged and 46 judges were returned to their benches without opposition Friday ...
Florida Supreme Court rules abortion rights will appear on …
Apr 1, 2024 — The Florida Supreme Court has approved ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment. The measure will appear as Amendment 4 on the ballot. Of note, the court on the same day it approved ...
Tampa Bay Times releases recommendations for Hillsborough, …
Jul 26, 2022 — The Tampa Bay Times editorial board has released its recommendations for the upcoming Primary Elections for local Hillsborough and Pinellas County seats. Before the board makes a recommendation ...
'180 degree turn': John MacIver goes from Navy reject to state's …
Sep 24, 2019 — By a 3-1 vote, the Governor and Cabinet on Tuesday replaced Bob Cohen – appointed chief judge of the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) by then-Gov. Jeb Bush – with John MacIver ...
Tampa City Council races to watch in red wave aftermath
Dec 1, 2022 — Tyler Barrett — Barrett has run for City Council before, launching a brief bid in 2015 while still an undergraduate student at the University of Tampa, but ultimately withdrawing from the race ...
Former prosecutor Sam Stern to run for Palm Beach County State …
Feb 5, 2024 — Sam Stern, a former federal and Palm Beach County prosecutor will run for State Attorney in Palm Beach County’s 15th Judicial Circuit. Stern is the first Republican to enter the race. Four ...