HISTORIC CITY NEWS

It’s report card time now that the Florida legislature has adjourned sine die.  Florida Senator Travis Hutson reported to Historic City News this weekend on his accomplishments and issues important to constituents in Florida’s 7th District.

by Phil AmmannThe News Service of FloridaSpecial to Historic City News Florida lawmakers finished the 2019 Legislative Session Saturday by passing a budget for the upcoming year. During the two-month Session, lawmakers considered hundreds of bills and made more than $90 billion in spending decisions. It also was the first Session for Republican Gov. Ron…

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The Legislature sent Governor Ron DeSantis a bill making a number of criminal justice reforms today, and DeSantis has signaled to Historic City News that he supports the reforms.  Some of the issues addressed have not been updated in Florida in decades.

With two men who’ve become the faces of Amendment 4 watching from the gallery, Florida lawmakers passed a controversial measure that would require repayment of financial obligations before felons’ voting rights could be restored.