TOURISM RECORD Governor Scott announced in November that Florida set another record in tourism, welcoming 85 million visitors to Florida so far this year. In the third quarter of 2016, 26.9 million people came to the State. CITRUS UPDATE Orange growers are cautiously optimistic about estimates concerning the citrus production forecast. The latest projection from Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
DEATH PENALTY The Florida Attorney General’s Office has stated that they intend to appeal the recent Florida Supreme Court death penalty ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Florida court ruled that jury death penalty recommendations must be unanimous. DEATH SENTENCE REVIEWS Reacting to their unanimous death penalty sentencing ruling, the Florida Supreme Court has Read more about Legal Issues[…]
DISASTER FUNDING Volunteer Florida awarded $300,000 to organizations throughout Florida to start or improve their emergency response efforts. The City of Orlando and Orange County were among the 40 recipients of the federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Funding will be used for recruiting and training of civilians to assist first responders during Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Now that all 160 members have been sworn into office during the Organizational Session on November 22nd, the Florida Legislature is ready to conduct business. Both Senate President Joe Negron (R-Palm City) and House Speaker Richard Corcoran (R-Lutz) have announced their leadership teams. They include the following: SENATE Anitere Flores(R-Miami), President Pro Tempore Wilton Simpson Read more about From the Capitol[…]
PUBLIC RECORDS REDACTION A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the Department of Corrections in a public records redaction case. The Miami Herald sought records pertaining to incidents in Florida’s correctional institutions and received in return heavily redacted records. The paper asked for legal opinions from the Department for each Read more about Legal Updates[…]