Appointments by Governor Rick Scott: Jacksonville City Council Appointed to serve during the suspensions of City Council Members Reginald Brown and Katrina Brown were Terrance Freeman, Jacksonville, regional director at Ygrene Energy Fund.; and Ju’Coby Pittman, Jacksonville, President of Clara White Mission, Inc. Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners Appointed was Jay Beyrouti, Redington Shores, small business Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
The primary election will be held on August 28th and the general election will be contested on November 6th. Those who want to participate in the 2018 elections must already be registered to vote or register to vote 29 days before the elections. That would be July 30th for the primaries and October 9th for Read more about Elections[…]
BEACH ACCESS Governor Rick Scott issued an executive order clarifying the process that local governments should follow in order to assure public access to private beaches. Many perceived the law denying the public from beach access in front of private property and some counties were passing ordinances based upon this interpretation. The order imposes a moratorium Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
WATER WAR The U.S. Supreme Court has given Florida a victory in the decades-long legal fight with Georgia over the diversion of water from the Apalachicola River. The special master appointed by the Court ruled in Georgia’s favor based primarily on the fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were not a party to the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
ELECTIONS CYBERSECURITY The Florida Department of State will draw down over $19 million of federal money for cybersecurity for the upcoming elections. The Legislature must approve the distribution of the funding to the state’s 67 Supervisors of Elections and the hiring of five new specialists. The funding requires a 5 percent match by the state over Read more about Issues of Interest[…]