Florida’s economy is slowly regaining strength as state economists project the state’s tax collections will grow about an average of 5 percent, or as much as $3.5 billion, for the next fiscal year. Florida’s unemployment rate for February, 2013 is at its lowest level in four years, 7.7%, and recently fell below the national average for the Read more about 2013-2014 Budget[…]
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll resigned March 12, 2013 in the wake of a federal investigation into a chain of internet cafes, Allied Veterans of the World, which she once represented. Lieutenant Governor Carroll consulted for the company in 2009 and 2010 when she was serving in the Florida House of Representatives. She resigned to prevent the Read more about Resignation of Lieutenant Governor Carroll[…]
On April 3rd we reached the midpoint in the annual, sixty-day session of Florida’s Legislature. We have summarized the current status of many of the major issues being debated this year.
Governor Rick Scott recently appointed Michael D. Crews as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. Crews has nearly 30 years of experience in the corrections and law enforcement arena and most recently served as deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. Crews will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Secretary Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet in January agreed to accept a $4 million lease buy-out from Palace Entertainment which cleared the way for Silver Springs, one the of state’s oldest tourist attractions, to become part of the adjacent state park, Silver River State Park. The north Florida attraction, famous for its glass bottom Read more about Issues of Interest[…]