There are 31 article(s) tagged Jack Johnson:

• March 2019

  • State lawmakers say charter school bill running into opposition

    Gov. Bill Lee’s charter school authorization bill is hitting a wall as legislators get pushback from local school districts and others. 

    By Sam Stockard March 17, 2019

  • Shelby lawmakers leery of governor’s education savings accounts plan

    Gov. Bill Lee says this is the year to pass his “school choice” plan, putting $25.4 million in his budget plan to pay local systems if they lose students.

    By Sam Stockard March 11, 2019

• February 2019

  • Suspended license payments bill spurs Miller’s legislation

    Legislation enabling people to schedule payments for fines and fees on suspended licenses pushed Rep. Larry Miller of Memphis to move forward with a bill of his own. 

    By Sam Stockard February 19, 2019

• December 2018

  • Akbari to push automatic restoration of voting rights for low-level felons

    Senate Minority Chairman Raumesh Akbari, with an eye toward passage of a Florida referendum on felon voting rights, is planning to sponsor legislation automatically restoring the right to vote for people with low-level felony convictions.

    By Sam Stockard December 11, 2018

  • Kelsey loses Senate Republican Caucus chairman race

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey lost his bid for Senate Republican Caucus chairman despite promising to raise $100,000 for the group’s campaign account by the start of the 2019 legislative session.

    By Sam Stockard December 04, 2018

• October 2018

  • Norris anticipates shift from lawmaker to enforcer

    Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, after 15 months of waiting for confirmation to a U.S. District Court judgeship, is finding the move to a new position simultaneously “inspirational and motivational.”

    By Sam Stockard October 21, 2018