CAMPAIGN MODEįIRST IN PLAYBOOK - Equal Ground Action Fund is launching a digital campaign Monday morning called “We Draw the Lines” that is aimed at reaching 2.5 million Floridians to mobilize opposition to Gov. Join POLITICO on July 11 to discuss what will make it into the final reauthorization bill and examine how reauthorization will reshape FAA’s priorities and authorities. JOIN 7/11 FOR A TALK ON THE FAA’S FUTURE: Congress is making moves to pass the FAA Reauthorization Act, laying the groundwork for the FAA’s long-term agenda to modernize the aviation sector to meet the challenges of today and innovate for tomorrow. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job, or any other nugget for Playbook? Get in touch: WHERE’S RON? - Nothing official announced for Gov. So the question remains whether this is the end of citizen initiatives in the state. While a circuit judge turned down a request for an injunction, that one-page decision did not explain the legal reasoning behind the ruling. That lawsuit contended that several of the changes made in recent years by GOP legislators are unconstitutional.
Rollin’ Stone - The decision by Florida Voters in Charge to drop its battle also means a court will not rule on the legal arguments asserted in the lawsuit put together by Jesse Panuccio, who was once the general counsel for Rick Scott when he was governor. It also means that Florida’s business interests will have fewer options to bypass the Legislature if they suddenly find themselves in open warfare with a more populist-oriented Legislature. You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had - This does not augur well for future citizen initiatives, including a possible marijuana legalization effort.
Sarah Bascom, a spokesperson for Florida Voters in Charge, said their effort were rendered “untenable” by the legal hoops confronting them. I Feel Like Going Home - The two groups trying to place gambling proposals on this year’s ballot spent more than $112 million and failed to make the finish line. Groups trying to gather the nearly 900,000 voter signatures needed to make the ballot have seen plenty of obstacles - everything from constitutionally-dubious fundraising limits to laws on petition gathering. Florida’s big businesses, upset about recent citizen initiatives, including one aimed at raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, have thrown a lot of effort into encouraging legislators to place legal obstacles in front of them. Trouble No More - But let’s also focus on what this means going forward. Rollin’ and Tumblin’ - There are a lot of very serious unanswered questions along with a dizzying array of allegations and counter-allegations regarding the organizers who pushed the casino amendment and their foes - which included the Seminole Tribe of Florida. One of those three proposed amendments would permanently eliminate the Constitution Revision Commission, which is authorized to meet every 20 years and has the power to place items on the ballot. I Can’t Be Satisfied - On Friday, a group powered by tens of millions of dollars largely from Las Vegas Sands officially conceded defeat and withdrew its legal challenge trying to get an amendment authorizing a North Florida casino on the ballot.Īll Aboard - This means that there will be just three amendments on the 2022 ballot - and every one of them will have been put there by the Legislature. Florida’s ballot - for now - is off-limits to citizen initiativesĭeep Down in Florida - The mission by Republican legislators - and encouraged strongly by business groups such as the Florida Chamber of Commerce - to keep citizen initiatives off the ballot appears to have worked for now.
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