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Last year, President Donald Trump signed into law the First Step Act, one of the most significant reforms to the criminal justice system in decades. Many have already been given a second chance under the First Step Act. And there’s more to come. The new law will save taxpayer dollars, create safer communities by reducing recidivism, and give formerly incarcerated individuals a chance […]
When you see your smart-phone data drop from “4G LTE” to “3G,” that means your connection is about to slow down drastically. Videos will start to buffer; social media pages won’t load. But in 2003, when it was introduced, 3G was revolutionary. And then in 2010, only seven years later, 4G was introduced and changed […]
Throughout session, we are hard at work monitoring bills to ensure we keep Floridians up to date. Below are our key vote alerts for the 2019 session. April 24, 2019 Education SENATE April 18, 2019 Autonomous Vehicles Vote SENATE Communications Services SENATE Communications Services Vote HOUSE Community Redevelopment Agencies SENATE Criminal Justice SENATE Deregulation of […]
This week in Tallahassee, we saw several of our priorities gain traction. On the criminal justice front, House Bill 589 passed 9-0 vote in Justice Appropriations Committee. This bill increases the theft threshold limit to $1000 from the current $300. A key education policy, HB 7075, also moved forward in the house as it passed in Appropriations. Health care bills had success […]
The results are in. According to a new eHealth survey, Americans who have enrolled in short-term health insurance plans are very satisfied with their coverage, despite the efforts of some members of Congress to restrict them. Why Americans prefer these plans It’s no surprise. These insurance plans typically cost 50 to 80 percent less than plans found on the Obamacare exchanges. It’s why over 60 percent of policy holders […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently announced her proposal to have politicians micromanage — or even break up — tech companies. If that doesn’t sound like a good idea to you, it’s because it’s not: America’s biggest tech companies are controlling more and more of our digital lives. And they’re using their size and power to make […]
This week, we continued to advocate in Tallahassee for education policy that provides more families with opportunity to customize their child’s education. As HB 7075 moved forward to the Appropriations Committee, we continue to work with both the House and the Senate toward advancing solutions that expand educational opportunity. On Tuesday, César Grajales testified on […]
The White House released the president’s budget for fiscal year 2020 on Monday. This budget sets a vision for spending, taxes, and debt for the coming year and the next decade. It features a broad mix of spending priorities and proposes a net reduction in total government spending of $2.7 trillion over ten years from […]
The Kaiser Family Foundation published a study earlier this month on the costs of health insurance plans under Obamacare. The results are grim. Obamacare was intended to lower health insurance premiums, but it did precisely the opposite. Millions of Americans are struggling to afford even the most basic plans on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges. Despite low incomes, many Americans still earn slightly too much to qualify […]
