The Scoop: Mon. May 19, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida Headlines by WMNF

The Scoop: Mon. May 19, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Former and current Florida legislators talk term limits at Tampa political forum Over 30 years ago, Florida voters amended the state’s constitution to limit legislators’ terms to eight years. But WMNF’s Chris Young reports, at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club Friday, political leaders favored overturning term limits. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs will resign May 31 Jacobs submitted her resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis after a lengthy, c…

Is Eight Enough? Sitting and former lawmakers debate term limits in the Legislature • Florida Phoenix

Former GOP state Sen. Tom Lee, Tampa Bay Democratic Sen. Darryl Rouson, Hillsborough County Property Appraiser Bob Henriquez, and lobbyist Ron Pierce at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club in Ybor City on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Florida voters amended the state Constitution subjecting legislators to eight-year term limits more than three decades ago. But as this year’s legislative session continues with no end in sight, the issu…

Is Eight Enough? Sitting And Former Lawmakers Debate Term Limits In The Legislature

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida voters amended the state Constitution subjecting legislators to eight-year term limits more than three decades ago. But as this year’s legislative session continues with no end in sight, the issue of whether term-limits are working for all Floridians was the topic of debate at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club on Friday afternoon. “I’ve seen a lot happen,” said Tampa Bay area Democratic Sen. Darryl Rouson, the long…