Governor Scott Appointments: College of Central Florida District Board of Trustees Appointed was Randall Ewers, Ocala, strategic sourcing manager with Hale Products. Florida SouthWestern State College Board of Trustees Appointed were Julia Du Plooy, Clewiston, an independent contractor and owner of Julia du Plooy, LLC, and president of the Lake Okeechobee Business Alliance; and Jonathan Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
A big shout out to the Florida Humanities Council for the party and thank you’s for our work this session! What a surprise and honor!
Below are some highlighted bills that failed FRACKING Neither chamber passed a measure to ban fracking within Florida. The Senate bill passed two committees but stalled in Appropriations Committee, while the House held no hearing on the proposal. GUNS IN CHURCHES Church gun carry bills would have allowed concealed weapons permit holders to carry Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
The 2018 Legislative Session ended at 4:16pm on Sunday, March 11th. Session was extended to allow for the required 72-hour review period of the budget. The budget conference committee did not conclude its work until the previous Thursday. This session, 3,250 bills were filed and 200 bills passed both chambers. In contrast, 3,132 bills were Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Governor Rick Scott Appointments: (many appointments are awaiting confirmation from the Senate) Indian River State College District Board of Trustees Reappointed was Tony George, Stuart, partner at Fox Wackeen Law Firm. Lake-Sumter State College District Board of Trustees Appointed was Bryn Blaise, The Villages, construction manager for the Villages Commercial Property Management. Reappointed were Bret Jones, Clermont, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]