While the majority of the 269 laws passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Governor Scott this spring went into effect July 1st, 26 will go into effect Saturday, October 1st. They include: ELECTRONIC SKIMMERS • SB 912, which is part of a crackdown on illegal electronic skimmers that have been found on gas pumps Read more about New laws go into effect October 1st[…]
Governor Rick Scott Appointments: Florida Elections Commission Appointed are Kymberlee Curry Smith, Cooper City, a self employed attorney, nominated by Senate Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner; and J. Alex Kelly, Tallahassee, vice president of advocacy at the Foundation for Excellence in Education, nominated by House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. Reappointed was Barbara Stern, Fort Lauderdale, an attorney Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
GHOST ORCHIDS A group of scientists from Illinois College has been transplanting lab-grown ghost orchids into the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. The results are promising as 80 percent are still thriving a year later. The endangered ghost orchid is highly sensitive to climate conditions, pesticides, pollinator loss and human activity. There are approximately 2,000 Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
After last week’s storm, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants to remind you about his Mock Insurance Village which will be set up next Thursday in Tampa. The post-disaster, on-site insurance village demonstrates the CFO’s hurricane preparedness plans. More information may be found here. If you were impacted by Hurricane Hermine and are having difficulty filing your claim, call Read more about A Message from CFO Atwater[…]
WRITE-IN CANDIDATE SUIT A group of Northeast Florida voters filed a lawsuit contesting current law regarding write-in candidates. The issue involves closed primary elections. Should all candidates for an office be from one party only, then the election will be open to all voters, regardless of party affiliation. However, should a write-in candidate emerge, then Read more about Legal Updates[…]