POT GROWING BAN The Florida Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of a District Court of Appeal ruling upholding the ban on medical marijuana users of privately cultivating and processing marijuana. MOBILE GYM INSURANCE The Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled against a woman who sued her auto insurance company. The woman Read more about Legal Updates[…]
BALLOT POSITIONING A U.S. District Court judge struck down a 1951 law requiring that the political party in control of the Governor’s Office during an election year be listed first on ballots. Statistics have shown that the first ballot position receives a disproportionate number of votes, creating an unfair advantage. BEST AND BRIGHTEST SETTLEMENT A Read more about Legal Updates[…]
NEW AREA CODE The Florida Public Service Commission approved a new 448 area code in Northwest Florida. Rolling out in mid-2021, the new area code includes 18 counties and the cities of Tallahassee, Panama City and Pensacola. FUTURE BUDGETS The revenue estimating conference met in November to discuss its end of the year report that Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Lou Frey Former United States Congressman Lou Frey passed away on October 14th at the age of 85. He served the Central Florida community for a decade from 1968-1978 and was a member of the congressional Republican House leadership from 1973 through 1976. Frey brought tremendous economic development opportunities to the Central Florida area. As Read more about In Memoriam[…]
How many poinsettias do you have on your front porch? We all rush out in November to purchase our plants to provide the color we all enjoy during the holiday season. But what do we know about them? The “painted leaf” plant is originally from Mexico and was first identified by Europeans during an expedition Read more about Happy Poinsettia Day![…]