DIGITAL DRIVER’S LICENSES Under development since 2014, Florida will soon see digital driver’s licenses and State IDs. The license holder’s phone would scan a QR code from someone, like a law enforcement officer, requesting verification. The user’s device sends the request for data to a server, which then bounces the identification data back to the user Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Governor DeSantis Appointments: Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees Appointed was Piero Bussani, Boca Raton, chief legal officer and global head of legal and risk at Revantage Corporate Services. Florida Children and Youth Cabinet Appointed were Jessica Costello, Tampa, a county court judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit; Forough Hosseini, Ormond Beach, senior vice president of information Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Bill Hager Former Republican State Representative Bill Hager died on October 13th in North Dakota at the age of 74. Before living in Florida, Hager served as Insurance Commissioner of Iowa. He moved to Florida in 1990 and served as deputy mayor of the City of Boca Raton from 2004-05. Hager served in the Florida House Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Florida’s economy remains strong. The Senate and House Appropriations committees heard a presentation from state economist Amy Baker in mid-October. The upcoming year’s budget will be even larger than the current year’s $101 billion budget due to the influx of federal coronavirus relief program dollars and increased tax collections. For example, July’s general revenue collections exceeded the Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Although the minimum wage constitutional amendment went into effect in January, some Floridians will see their wage increase as the first bump, as outlined by the amendment, starts October 1st. The minimum wage increases to $10 an hour and will continue rising until it reaches $15/hour by September 30, 2026. Other bills that go into Read more about Laws That Go Into Effect October 1st[…]