Loranne Ausley

The GOP hopes a candidate with name recognition and new, favorable district lines can help unseat Ausley. Former football star Corey Simon is quickly raising money in his bid to flip Tallahassee’s Senate seat red in November, but not as fast as Sen. Loranne Ausley. Through his first three...

Republican leaders quickly endorsed Corey Simon in a race to unseat Sen. Loranne Ausley, D-Tallahassee, but Simon declined to endorse their legislative agenda that included a 15-week abortion ban, and restrictions on how racial history and sexuality is taught and discussed in public schools, all approved earlier this year.  Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Wilton...

Former Florida State University football star Corey Simon is the Senate Republicans' pick to challenge Sen. Loranne Ausley in November and flip Tallahassee’s state Senate seat into the Republican column.  Simon announced his candidacy late Monday afternoon, filing paperwork to raise campaign money and to qualify for the August primary to secure a...

Simon bring name recognition and political ties to a race that is within reach for Republicans. Former professional and Florida State football player Corey Simon is challenging Tallahassee Sen. Loranne Ausley in Senate District 3. The former All-American defensive tackle and National Football League pro-bowler will run as a Republican...

As Florida families struggle to afford rising child care costs, Representative Ben Diamond (D- St. Petersburg) has filed the companion bill to Senator Loranne Ausley’s (D- Tallahassee) “Brighter Future Act.” This legislation would create a scholarship program to ensure every Florida child has access to high-quality, early education ahead of kindergarten.

This week, state Sen. Loranne Ausley, D-Tallahassee, and state Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, D-Parkland, filed legislation “to repeal language in Florida Statute Section 569.0025 and Section 569.315 that prohibits local governments in Florida from enacting laws to prevent youth tobacco use” and “repeal the preemption on ‘the establishment of the minimum age for purchasing or possessing, and the regulation for the marketing, sale, or delivery of,’ tobacco and nicotine products.”

Senator Loranne Ausley recently hosted an open house at her Quincy office for her constituents in late June; during the open house, guests had the opportunity to enjoy h’orderves and speak with Ausley. Support local journalism. Subscribe to The Gadsden County Times. This content is reserved for subscribers only. Subscribe...

We are now one week away from the end of the 2021 Legislative Session. With only 70 bills that have passed both the Senate and House, and a budget that is still not resolved we have a lot of work to do. Budget negotiations began late last week, continued through last weekend and are still in process. Session is scheduled to end next Friday, April 30th but the only way we can end on time is if the budget is finalized, published and available to Legislators and the public by Tuesday. The Constitution requires a 72 hour “cooling off” period from the time the budget is provided to Members before a final vote – so the Tuesday deadline is important to a timely finish.