)
Advertisement
Elizabeth Koh - Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
Elizabeth Koh

Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau

Elizabeth Koh is a staff writer in the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee bureau, covering the Florida Legislature and state government. A Brown University graduate, she has also reported for the Washington Post and the Dallas Morning News' Washington, D.C. bureau.

  1. DeSantis nominee calls sexual harassment allegations ‘personal attacks’ against him
    Jan. 16, 2020• The Buzz
    <Samsung D70 / D75 / S730 / S750>
  2. Proposed Medicaid changes could hurt those with disabilities, advocates say
    Jan. 15, 2020• The Buzz
    The Florida Capitol at the start of the legislative session on Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
  3. Ron DeSantis touts environment, teacher pay as conflict looms in 2020 session
    Jan. 14, 2020• The Buzz
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves to members of the Florida Legislature during a joint session of lawmakers, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Tallahassee.
  5. Florida House Speaker José Oliva goes after health care costs
    Jan. 14, 2020• The Buzz
    Florida house speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, addresses the house at the start of session on Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
  6. Bill targets Florida nonprofit that paid top official $761,000.
    Jan. 9, 2020• The Buzz
    Tiffany Carr — shown during a 2004 visit to a Hollywood nail salon, where she spoke on domestic violence — was paid $761,560 annual salary. She was head of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence until she retired last year.
  7. Florida lawmakers convene in Tallahassee next week. Here are the issues to watch.
    Jan. 9, 2020• The Buzz
    Traffic passes Florida's historic Old Capitol building at the intersection of Monroe Street and Apalachee Parkway in Tallahassee. | Archive
  8. Feds announce approval of Florida importing prescription drugs from Canada
    Dec. 18, 2019• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an announcement Monday, Nov. 4, 2019 in Palm Harbor.
  9. Toll road effects on Florida panther dismissed by Senate president
    Dec. 17, 2019• The Buzz
    A Florida panther cub. (Times | 2014)
  10. Abortion parental consent bill passes early obstacle
    Dec. 10, 2019• The Buzz
    Florida Senator Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, was the sponsor of a law that was to go into effect Friday that would have created new requirements for abortion doctors that could have limited the number of clinics. But the U.S. Supreme Court threw out similar Texas restrictions, raising doubt about the fate of Florida's new law. [Scott Keeler | Times]
  11. Nikki Fried accuses DeSantis of ‘sunshine’ secrecy in bank regulator appointment
    Dec. 3, 2019• The Buzz
    Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried speaks during the general assembly at the Florida Democratic State Convention Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
  12. DeSantis’ budget: $1 billion on teacher pay, millions for elections security
    Nov. 18, 2019• The Buzz
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing $1 billion in increased teacher pay as part of a $91.4 billion state budget he put forward on Monday.
  13. This Florida nonprofit boss got flak for $761,000 salary. Now she’s retiring.
    Nov. 14, 2019• The Buzz
    Tiffany Carr — shown during a 2004 visit to a Hollywood nail salon, where she spoke on domestic violence — was paid $761,560 annual salary as head of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
  14. Florida Senate delays bill on parental consent for abortions
    Nov. 12, 2019• The Buzz
    Florida Senator Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, was the sponsor of a law that was to go into effect Friday that would have created new requirements for abortion doctors that could have limited the number of clinics. But the U.S. Supreme Court threw out similar Texas restrictions, raising doubt about the fate of Florida's new law. [Scott Keeler | Times]
  15. Florida plans to send troubled kids in child welfare to this location
    Nov. 7, 2019• The Buzz
    Amanda Williams Cruce and Deena Ruth Cruce currently have five foster kids in their home. Here are four on a restaurant outing.
  16. Florida may crack down on assisted living facilities after all
    Nov. 5, 2019• The Buzz
    In this Sept. 13 photo, a woman is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma in Hollywood. Nine have died and patients had to be moved out of the facility, many of them on stretchers or in wheelchairs. Authorities have launched a criminal investigation to figure out what went wrong and who, if anyone, was to blame. [Amy Beth Bennett | South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP]
  17. As lawmakers weigh disability program redesign, DeSantis and Galvano provide few specifics
    Oct. 29, 2019• The Buzz
    The Florida Capitol. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
  18. Abortion parental consent requirement fast-tracked in Florida House
    Oct. 22, 2019• The Buzz
    Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, speaks on the floor of the Florida House. Grall is sponsoring a bill for the second time that would require parental consent for minors to obtain an abortion.
  19. Florida lawmakers may lift statute of limitations on rape cases
    Oct. 21, 2019• The Buzz
    Nearly two dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein voiced their outrage at a hearing in Manhattan on Aug. 27, 2019.
  20. This nonprofit paid its CEO $761,000. Now it’s flouting Florida auditors.
    Oct. 17, 2019• The Buzz
    Tiffany Carr — shown during a 2004 visit to a Hollywood nail salon, where she spoke on domestic violence — did not respond this past week to requests from the Miami Herald to address her $761,560 annual salary. She is head of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
  21. Florida attorney general opens investigation into vaping companies’ marketing practices
    Oct. 16, 2019• The Buzz
    In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, file photo, a woman using an electronic cigarette exhales in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
  22. Florida hires mental health coordinator to respond to hurricanes, natural disasters
    Oct. 16, 2019• The Buzz
    Hurricane Michael, which made landfall in Mexico Beach last year, left wide swaths of destruction across the Florida Panhandle.
  23. Florida’s assisted living facilities write rules on reporting deaths, injuries
    Oct. 12, 2019• The Buzz
    The annual assault on Florida&#8217;s public records law begins anew today in the Legislature.
  24. Florida’s Medicaid program for people with disabilities facing budget cuts
    Oct. 1, 2019• The Buzz
    The Florida Capitol. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
Advertisement

This site no longer supports your current browser. Please use a modern and up-to-date browser version for the best experience.

Chrome — Firefox — Safari — Edge