Florida bill that threatened historic coastal buildings is dead
The bill sponsor said he plans to bring it back next year.
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The bill sponsor said he plans to bring it back next year.
To understand why Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida should lose in his quest to punish The Walt Disney Co. for the high crime of publicly disagreeing with Ron DeSantis, it is first necessary to talk about tow trucks. Specifically, it’s necessary to discuss a case about tow trucks and the First Amendment and how it answers a key question: If the government offers some person or entity a benefit, can it also take it away?
State legislators have amended two bills that preempt local governments from having a say in preserving historical structures, and the amendments exempt historic towns and areas like Key West and
A pair of related bills rapidly advancing through the Florida Legislature would eviscerate protections for historic buildings and districts in coastal areas across the state, allowing property owners and developers to bypass local regulations and bulldoze and redevelop much of Miami Beach, among many other places.
The First Amendment ramifications are substantial.