@scottmaxwell.bsky.social
Never mistake environmentalism for spending gobs of tax dollars to clean up pollution that never should've been allowed in the first place.
Also, corpses can't be repaired.
With a disturbing death count, a federal judge says Florida didn't do its job.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/18/f...
Also, corpses can't be repaired.
With a disturbing death count, a federal judge says Florida didn't do its job.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/18/f...
Maxwell: Manatee corpses — the price of the ‘freedom’ to pollute in Florida
Maxwell: Hundreds of manatees have starved to death in Florida waters, due to pollution. A federal job says Florida didn’t do its job protecting them.
www.orlandosentinel.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Never mistake environmentalism for spending gobs of tax dollars to clean up pollution that never should've been allowed in the first place.
Also, corpses can't be repaired.
With a disturbing death count, a federal judge says Florida didn't do its job.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/18/f...
Also, corpses can't be repaired.
With a disturbing death count, a federal judge says Florida didn't do its job.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/18/f...
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Meanwhile, in Florida, it seems that public money meant to help struggling Floridians access health care was redirected by team DeSantis to fund political campaigns.
Maxwell: DeSantis stresses his wife ‘devised’ Hope Florida
Maxwell: DeSantis stresses his wife ‘devised’ Hope Florida while foundation chair says: “We have no monitoring procedures. We have no staff.”
www.orlandosentinel.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Meanwhile, in Florida, it seems that public money meant to help struggling Floridians access health care was redirected by team DeSantis to fund political campaigns.
Our students' SAT scores are among the worst in America.
Our insurance rates are among the highest.
So Florida's GOP legislators remain laser-focused on their true policy priorities ... pronoun laws.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/03/25/s...
Our insurance rates are among the highest.
So Florida's GOP legislators remain laser-focused on their true policy priorities ... pronoun laws.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/03/25/s...
Senate committee OKs misgendering of trans people in government jobs • Florida Phoenix
A hotly contested proposal that would prohibit the use of preferred pronouns in state and local government workplaces, and limit gender identity training for state and local government employees, won ...
floridaphoenix.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Our students' SAT scores are among the worst in America.
Our insurance rates are among the highest.
So Florida's GOP legislators remain laser-focused on their true policy priorities ... pronoun laws.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/03/25/s...
Our insurance rates are among the highest.
So Florida's GOP legislators remain laser-focused on their true policy priorities ... pronoun laws.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/03/25/s...
The fact that Florida is the only state in America with a 'free kill' law should be a bright, red flag.
It's part of a systemic effort by lawmakers and Florida's business lobby to strip you of your ability to sue companies that do you wrong.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/25/s...
It's part of a systemic effort by lawmakers and Florida's business lobby to strip you of your ability to sue companies that do you wrong.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/25/s...
Scott Maxwell: Florida should repeal ‘free kill’ law
Scott Maxwell: Florida is the only state with a ‘free kill’ law that says family members can’t sue negligent doctors for the deaths of adult loved ones without spouses or young ki…
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March 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The fact that Florida is the only state in America with a 'free kill' law should be a bright, red flag.
It's part of a systemic effort by lawmakers and Florida's business lobby to strip you of your ability to sue companies that do you wrong.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/25/s...
It's part of a systemic effort by lawmakers and Florida's business lobby to strip you of your ability to sue companies that do you wrong.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/25/s...
It's time for change.
These bills would finally allow Orange County to spend hotel-tax money on things like transit and workforce housing.
And they'd force tourism interests to contribute $1 to Visit Orlando for every $1 taxpayers do.
Both are way overdue.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/04/m...
These bills would finally allow Orange County to spend hotel-tax money on things like transit and workforce housing.
And they'd force tourism interests to contribute $1 to Visit Orlando for every $1 taxpayers do.
Both are way overdue.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/04/m...
Florida's hotel-tax laws would get major overhaul under new law proposed by Orlando senator. Columnist Scott Maxwell says it's way past time.
Scott Maxwell says proposed changes to Florida’s hotel-tax laws are way overdue. They would allow spending on local needs and force tourism interests to contribute as much to Visit Orlando as…
www.orlandosentinel.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's time for change.
These bills would finally allow Orange County to spend hotel-tax money on things like transit and workforce housing.
And they'd force tourism interests to contribute $1 to Visit Orlando for every $1 taxpayers do.
Both are way overdue.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/04/m...
These bills would finally allow Orange County to spend hotel-tax money on things like transit and workforce housing.
And they'd force tourism interests to contribute $1 to Visit Orlando for every $1 taxpayers do.
Both are way overdue.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/04/m...
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From @scottmaxwell.bsky.social:
The guy slated to be Florida's next attorney general has spent the last two years fighting to keep hidden phone records connected to his role as Ron DeSantis' chief of staff.
A conservative judge said he had no right to do so
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/28/u...
The guy slated to be Florida's next attorney general has spent the last two years fighting to keep hidden phone records connected to his role as Ron DeSantis' chief of staff.
A conservative judge said he had no right to do so
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/28/u...
Scoott Maxwell: Florida’s new AG has a history of hiding public records
James Uthmeier is a political operative who has been fighting in court for 2 years to hide public records connected to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard
www.orlandosentinel.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
From @scottmaxwell.bsky.social:
The guy slated to be Florida's next attorney general has spent the last two years fighting to keep hidden phone records connected to his role as Ron DeSantis' chief of staff.
A conservative judge said he had no right to do so
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/28/u...
The guy slated to be Florida's next attorney general has spent the last two years fighting to keep hidden phone records connected to his role as Ron DeSantis' chief of staff.
A conservative judge said he had no right to do so
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/28/u...
Notice what’s missing here.
It’s what’s *always* missing from the Florida GOP’s supposed crackdowns on immigration - any crackdown on the employers that exploit and profiting off illegal labor.
That is intentional.
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It’s what’s *always* missing from the Florida GOP’s supposed crackdowns on immigration - any crackdown on the employers that exploit and profiting off illegal labor.
That is intentional.
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January 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Notice what’s missing here.
It’s what’s *always* missing from the Florida GOP’s supposed crackdowns on immigration - any crackdown on the employers that exploit and profiting off illegal labor.
That is intentional.
1/3
It’s what’s *always* missing from the Florida GOP’s supposed crackdowns on immigration - any crackdown on the employers that exploit and profiting off illegal labor.
That is intentional.
1/3