Tag: Amendment 1
Breaking news: Firefighters withdraw support of Solar Amendment 1
The Florida Professional Firefighters have withdrawn their endorsement of Constitutional Amendment #1, Rights of Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice. Official Announcement: “Our support for the…
Florida Supreme Court denies motions against Amendment 1
Today, the Florida Supreme Court denied the motions for legal filings against Amendment 1 from the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association and Floridians for Solar…
Critics ask Supreme Court to block Solar Amendment
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Opponents of a controversial solar-energy ballot initiative asked the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to again review…
Bob Graham criticizes Amendment 1
Former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Bob Graham voiced opposition Tuesday to a solar-energy constitutional amendment backed by major electric utilities. Graham, a Democrat, said during…
Gulf Power pumps in $2 million to pass Amendment 1
The News Service of Florida reports that Gulf Power has contributed $2.2 million to the Consumers for Smart Solar, the political action committee supporting Amendment…
Why did Pensacola give pay raises?
Ghosts from the past: City of Pensacola automatic pay raises. The City wouldn’t be having such a hard time cutting its budget if it hadn’t…
Ricksblog picked up by Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing’s blog picked up my analysis on Amendment 1. The link is to my blog. The tax amendment won in South Florida; stunning, really,…
Amendment 1 wins
During our election coverage on NewsRadio 1620 last night, I told co-host Marty Stanovich that I believed that if Amendment 1 got more than 68…
Vote No on Amendment 1
We should not have a constitutional amendment that restricts the funding of counties and cities. I am upset as nearly everyone is about the huge…
Amendment 1 on the radio
We will explore both sides of Amendment 1 this Thursday on “In Your Head Radio.†His guest will include Trey Price, the Public Policy Representative…
Teachers behind misleading flyer
The St. Pete Times reported yesterday the flyer mailed by the PAC going be the name Florida Is Our Home Inc. overstates the impact of…
Who supports Amendment 1?
According to Florida Division of Elections Major contributors to Yes On 1, which supports the amendment Florida Association of Realtors: $1 million Florida Power &…
