Florida man wins election, will ensure Florida loses on environment
Since we became a state in 1845, Florida-based candidates have repeatedly run for president but repeatedly lost. Reubin Askew ...
Opinion: Is Florida’s initiative system in for an overhaul? Bill Cotterell
There’s no telling what the legislative mind might come up with when these folks feel their power has been usurped by the ...
DeSantis’ war on ballot measures ignites fury in Florida: ‘This is still a democracy’
The flurry of actions has generated litigation, a rebuke from a federal judge and assertions that state officials may be ...
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End of Bar poll means less accountability for judges | Editorial
Gov. Reubin Askew, himself a Bar member, served that goal in 1971 by creating nominating commissions to recommend candidates to fill judicial vacancies. Crucially, he designed the commissions to ...
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Tally Back Then: The pastor who refused to accept the status quo
“They asked the Governor, Reubin Askew, to remove these voter registration books from the private stores to a public facility, the courthouse,” Hollinger said. “As a result of their ...
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Opinion: Is Florida’s initiative system in for an overhaul? Bill Cotterell
The late Gov. Reubin Askew won the first petition campaign with his “Sunshine Amendments” for open government and financial disclosure, but he was a very popular governor, and Watergate and ...