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St Pete Catalyst
Published August 05Judge orders rewrite of property tax amendment ballot language
A Leon County judge has ruled Florida must rewrite the language before voters see it in November.
Jacksonville Today
Published August 04Judge orders Florida to rewrite ballot language for property tax amendment
A Leon County judge ruled that the ballot language on the property tax issue was not fair or neutral.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 28Florida judge refuses to boot Fishback from the ballot, won’t ‘decide the race’
A Leon County judge refused Monday to kick Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback off the ballot, agreeing that he hadn’t meant to establish residency in D.C. and pointing out that it’s not the court’s job to decide who becomes Florida’s next governor. “This Court will…
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 22In fight to stay on Florida ballot, governor candidate admits to voting in D.C., threatens to imprison opponents
During a Leon County hearing to decide whether gubernatorial candidate James Fishback should be booted from the ballot, Fishback threatened to imprison the lieutenant governor’s senior adviser, one of his supporters challenged the staffer to a courthouse fight, and Fishback…
Biscayne Times
Published July 16Jury Finds Lawmaker Fabian Basabe Liable in Sexual Harassment Trial
A Leon County jury has found state Rep. Fabián Basabe liable for sexual harassment and defamation, capping nearly three years of legal wrangling since two former legislative staffers sued the Miami Beach Republican.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published July 09Florida pastors ask GOP leaders to shield Haitians from deportation
Pastors in Florida’s capital city are asking elected officials to reinstate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week the federal government could end the program. At Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in downtown Tallahassee on Wednesday…