Tide gauges measure the movement of sea levels relative to the land surface; a rise in this measurement could mean that either the sea level is rising or that the land in that area is sinking (subsidence) — or some… Read More ›
Government
Poll Shows Voters Over 65 Reject Caps on THC Levels for Medical Cannabis
Lawmakers on the fence about supporting a THC cap on constitutionally protected medical marijuana should listen to voters. In a poll commissioned by the Florida Cannabis Action Network, voters confirm their opposition to proposed THC Caps. In the poll conducted… Read More ›
COVID vaccine qualification for those 60+ starts on Monday in Florida
Amending his previous Emergency Order, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered Floridians 60 years old and over will be qualified to get one of the COVID-19 vaccines available beginning on Monday, March 15, 2021. This will expand those who qualify… Read More ›
Turn your clocks forward this evening, daylight saving starts once again
Ignoring the desire of Floridians, the federal government will not let Florida end its twice yearly starting and ending Daylight Saving Time. In 2018, Florida passed a bill to end the practice and remain on standard time In 2020 both… Read More ›
Mexico’s Congress approves marijuana legalization for all purposes
Mexico, looking to fix its failed War on Drugs, passed a major hurdle yesterday, March 10, 2021, by its Congress approving President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s backed bill by 316 to 127 votes. The bill will now go to the… Read More ›
Kara Jones on how government has created inequities in health care
Matt Kibbe interviewed for his Free the People podcast, Kara Jones Vice-President of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (Freopp), a non-profit think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity to those who least have it. The one-hour podcast delves… Read More ›
Delray Beach and Boca Raton voters keep incumbents in office, Boca changes qualifications to run for public office
In Delray Beach, Ryan Boylston, Adam Frankel, and Mayor Shelley Petrolia will remain in office as they all beat their opponents. Petrolia kept her Mayorship over challenger Tracy Caruso by a tight 3 percent margin with 12,129 total votes. Frankel… Read More ›
Proposed federal laws would restrict gun rights
The U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are attempting to register every gun and gun owner in America. H.R. 8 would criminalize the transfer of a firearm unless it first goes through a government screening process which would register the… Read More ›
The will of Florida Keys voters may be overturned by Florida legislature
In the last general election, November 3, 2020, Key West voters voted to limit the size of cruise ships entering its three ports to 1,300 passenger ships. Bradenton State Senator Jim Boyd filed a preemption bill (SB 426), which would… Read More ›
Bottoms up on another Florida alcohol law
Florida has many laws on the books that most feel need repealing, and the one gallon limit on the size of wine containers is one of them. Yesterday, the Florida House’s HB 6073 sailed through the Regulatory Reform Committee and… Read More ›
