Turn your clocks back
Daylight Savings ends this Sunday at 2am. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour!
Author: Lena Juarez
Movers and Shakers
Agency for Health Care Administration Liz Dudek retired as Secretary of Agency for Healthcare Administration on October 3rd. She has served in this role since 2011 and has been an employee with the State of Florida for more than 40 years. Dudek will serve as director of healthcare affairs in the Tallahassee office of law firm Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Constitutional Amendments
Voters approved Amendment 4 by 72 percent during the August primary. This amendment was proposed by the Legislature to exempt solar energy and other renewable energy devices from counting towards a property’s tax value. The benefit will now extend to all real properties. Four other proposed amendments will be on the ballot in November for Read more about Constitutional Amendments[…]
From the Capitol
The General Election is just a week away. To date, over three million Floridians have requested a vote-by-mail (formerly absentee) ballot and over 1.9 of those ballots have been returned. Approximately 12.7 million people are eligible to vote for this election, with 100,000 being registered during the period when the registration deadline was extended by a Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Issues of Interest
ENTERPRISE FLORIDA The Enterprise Florida board of directors voted to cut its budget by $6 million during its June meeting, eliminating 26 positions and closing some international offices. The public-private partnership, which was created to recruit businesses to the state, received $23.7 million from the Legislature this year, though the Governor had requested $250 million. Read more about Issues of Interest[…]