Eleanor Sobel

TALLAHASSEE -- A bill to create a statewide domestic partnership bill has been postponed again. The culprit this time? A scheduling conflict. At least, that's the official reason. Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, the sponsor of the legislation (SB 196)...

TALLAHASSEE–Senate President Don Gaetz said Tuesday he wouldn’t stop Senate committees from taking up controversial legislation, including a domestic partner registry proposal or gun control measures. He said he would vote “no”...

Orignal post at 1:57 p.m. Updated below with examples of vintage Crist. The 320 or so people on hand for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon to install a new slate of board members is a slightly bigger crowd than usual....

A year after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, proposals to change the controversial Stand Your Ground law are dead in the state Legislature. “Repeal of Stand Your Ground or major modifications of Stand Your Ground I don’t think get past...

TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Don Gaetz said Wednesday that the Senate will not pursue legislation this spring to create a state-run health insurance exchange in the future. “I appreciate the Committee’s thorough consideration of this...

Broward legislators are considering asking voters to approve a new property tax to pay for police in all county public schools and provide mental health referrals for students and school staff. The idea, sponsored by state Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-...

TALLAHASSEE — Two Democratic lawmakers plan to push bills to force the state to provide more data on its use of economic incentives to entice companies to add jobs or re-locate in the Sunshine State. Rep. José Javier Rodríguez, D-Miami, filed HB 563...

A plan to ask Broward voters if they want to increase property taxes to improve school security won approval Tuesday from the county's state legislators. The proposal, sponsored by state Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, now moves to Tallahassee. If...

After an hour and 20 minutes of testimony and debate, Broward Legislative Delegation votes to move forward with proposed school safety tax. The measure now moves to Tallahassee. In the midst of heavy lobbying, the Broward Legislative Delegation took...

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate panel is fast-tracking a sweeping ethics proposal that would crack down on politicians' lavish lobbyist-funded living, their revolving-door jobs and even their paychecks in cases when they don't pay ethics fines. The...

TALLAHASSEE — In the wake of national backlash, Secretary of State Ken Detzner told lawmakers Tuesday that much of the fault for Florida's apparent snail's pace in counting ballots last month belonged with five “under-performing”...

TALLAHASSEE — The Senate has released its Committee list for the 2013 legislative session. In key positions: Senate President Pro Tempore Garrett Richter will head the new committee on gambling. Appropriations Chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart, will...