Adam Putnam Ducks Unlimited has chosen former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam as their new CEO, effective April 1st. They are headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Celeste Philip Former Florida Surgeon General Celeste Philip is the new director of health services for Sonoma County, California. Philip was appointed by former Governor Rick Scott in 2016 to Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Bills of Interest AMENDMENT 4 Debate continues on whether Amendment 4, which grants voting rights to certain ex-felons, is self-implementing The Senate Criminal Justice Committee and Representative J.W. Grant (R-Tampa) filed bills that establish certain rules and regulations before voting rights would be restored. The main issue is whether full financial restitution should be made Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
APPOINTMENTS RESCINDED Governor DeSantis rescinded 169 appointments made by out-going Governor Scott on February 25th covering a wide range of boards. He had previously rescinded 45 appointments in his first days of office. MARIJUANA GROWER BANKING Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Patronis has asked the Trump Administration to use its executive power authority to allow banks Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Appointed by Governor DeSantis: Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Appointed was Marcus Chambers, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, to replace Mary Beth Jackson, who was suspended by Governor DeSantis on January 11th. Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections West Palm Beach attorney Wendy Link was chosen to replace suspended Palm Beach County’s elections chief Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
PUBLIX Florida’s favorite grocery store chain was named the best employer to work for in companies with least 100,000 employees and the 12th best company to work for overall by Fortune magazine. And a little trivia: Why are there scales inside Publix? Back in the day, household scales weren’t common so businesses would place scales Read more about Issues of Interest[…]