Bills Signed by Governor Scott SCHOOL SAFETY Governor Scott wasted no time signing into law the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. Among other things, the Act raises the minimum age to purchase all firearms to 21; bans the sale or possession of bump stocks; creates a three-day waiting period for the purchase Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles T. Canady has been elected chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Canady will replace current Chief Justice Jorge Labarga on July 1st. He will remain chief justice until June 30, 2020. New York City Schools Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade schools, is moving to York City to be the Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor Rick Scott Appointments: (many appointments are awaiting confirmation from the Senate) Broward College Board of Trustees Reappointed was Gloria Fernandez, Dania Beach, chief operating officer of HB Capital. Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees Reappointed was Mary Beth McDonald, Vero Beach, former Mayor of the City of Vero Beach. Appointed was Brad Levine, Deerfield Beach, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
FELON VOTING RIGHTS A U.S. district court judge has ruled Florida’s procedure, in place since 2011, for felons to regain their voting rights unconstitutional. Governor Scott developed the system requiring a minimum five year wait after serving their sentence, probation and victim restitution before a felon could apply for restitution. Even after meeting those requirements, the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT Florida was awarded $13 million from the federal government as part of a grant program to help post-hurricane evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands dislocated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria to find work in the U.S. Around 350,000 Puerto Ricans have arrived in Florida since the storms, although the Read more about Issues of Interest[…]