"Absolutely not, I would rather die," quipped State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, known for being a supporter of organized labor, when asked for her vote on a new law designed to undercut Florida's public sector unions, representing over 150,000 working Floridians. Eskamani and other state Democrats voted that law down, while most of the GOP supported it, despite opposition voiced by a number of Republican union members. The measure, imposing new requirements on public sector unions, was officially OK'ed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May. Since then, several unions have filed legal challenges to block it. Educator unions claim it's unconstitutional, while the statewide police union (whose members are largely exempt from the law) admits the law is confusing (after realizing some of their co-workers, such as 911 operators, will be affected).
Best of Orlando: Local Notables
1st: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, feedhopenow.org
2nd: Zebra Coalition, zebrayouth.org
3rd: Aeras Foundation, aeras.foundation
1st: Equality Florida, eqfl.org
2nd: Stand With Abortion Now (SWAN), swanoforlando.org
3rd: League of Women Voters of Florida, lwvoc.org
1st: Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, petallianceorlando.org
2nd: Pet Rescue by Judy, petrescuebyjudy.com
3rd: Orange County Animal Services, orangecountyanimalservicesfl.net
1st: State Rep. Anna Eskamani, annaforflorida.com
2nd: Mayor Buddy Dyer, orlando.gov
3rd: U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, frost.house.gov
1st: Scott Maxwell, orlandosentinel.com/author/scott-maxwell
2nd: Savannah Boan, facebook.com/thesexysavannah
3rd: Johnny Magic XL 106.7, xl1067.iheart.com/featured/johnny-magic/about
1st: WTKS 104.1-FM Real Radio, realradio.iheart.com
2nd: WMFE 90.7-FM, wmfe.org
3rd: WDBO 107.3-FM and 580-AM, wdbo.com/on-air
1st: Johnny Magic, XL 106.7 xl1067.iheart.com/featured/johnny-magic/about
2nd: Sabrina Ambra, Real Radio 104.1, facebook.com/sabrina.ambra
3rd: Russ Rollins, Real Radio 104.1, realradio.iheart.com/featured/monsters-blogs-russ-rollins
1st: "Johnny's House" on XL 106.7, xl1067.iheart.com/featured/johnny-s-house-live-blog
2nd: "Monsters in the Morning" on Real Radio 104.1, realradio.iheart.com/featured/as-heard-on-the-monsters
3rd: "The News Junkie" on Real Radio 104.1, thenewsjunkie.com
