October 4, 2019
Miami Herald, Lawrence Mower, October 4, 2019- In much of Florida, your boss can fire you, or choose not to hire you, for being gay, bisexual or transgender. More than four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage to be legal, blatant discrimination is perfectly legal. A bipartisan …
September 18, 2019
The Palm Beach Post, Christine Stapleton, September 17, 2019- The gun control debate expected in the upcoming 2020 legislative session will feature extreme initiatives on both sides, including bills that would lift the ban on bump stocks, and allow guns to be openly carried on college campuses and give local governments the power …
September 10, 2019
The Palm Beach Post, Frank Cerabino, September 9, 2019- If you think it’s high time that Florida gets serious about the environmental hazards posed by single-use plastic bags, straws and polystyrene containers, there’s good news and bad news in recent developments. Mostly bad news. It was nine years ago that the …
September 9, 2019
Miami New Times, Jessica Lipscomb, September 5, 2019- Despite the unfortunate distinction of having some of the most devastating mass shootings in the nation, Florida remains a fairly gun-friendly place. A state law passed in 2011 actually prohibits local governments from passing restrictions on firearms that are stricter than what’s …
September 9, 2019
Sarasota Herald Tribune, Zac Anderson, September 5, 2019- This year it was trees and plastic straws. In years past it was guns, vacation rentals and a host of other issues that local governments were prohibited from regulating by the Florida Legislature. The clash between state preemption and the home rule …