With the dog days of summer upon us, parts of Florida have experienced temperatures close to 100 degrees. Florida covers six degrees of latitude lending a six degree difference in temperature between Key West and Jacksonville. As the second warmest state in the nation, Floridians know heat. The year 1998 marked the state’s hottest summer Read more about Dog Days of Summer[…]
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Sha’Ron James has been named Florida’s next consumer advocate on insurance issues. James replaces Steve Burgess, who retired earlier this year. She previously served as director of the Division of Rehabilitation & Liquidation. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES Aaron Keller has been promoted Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
TOLL CONTRACT UPDATE The fate of a potential $500 million contract for statewide toll services is in the hands of an administrative law judge after hearings concluded on July 11th. At issue is the decision by FDOT to award the contract to Xerox, which was initially ranked third by a procurement committee, before a second Read more about Legal Updates[…]
LETHAL INJECTION APPROVED The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a capital punishment case that a sedative administered prior to the injection of lethal drugs was constitutionally sound and could be used in such cases. In response to the ruling, the Florida Supreme Court lifted its stay of executions as its protocol was nearly identical to Read more about Legal Updates[…]
COLLEGE PERFORMANCE FUNDING On July 23rd, the State Board of Education approved a new plan to allocate $40 million appropriated by the Legislature for state college performance based funding initiatives. Colleges will be scored based on four categories: completion rates of students; retention rates of students; job placement and continuing education for graduates; and the Read more about Items of Interest[…]