Bills signed into law by Governor Scott: Pollution Public notification must be given within 24 hours of pollution incidents and additional resources for pollution prevention and recovery are now available. This legislation stems from an incident last year where approximately 215 million gallons of radioactive and contaminated water was released into Florida’s aquifer when a sinkhole Read more about Bills Signed into Law[…]
DOCS VS. GLOCKS In February, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 2011 law prohibiting doctors from discussing firearms with their patients, declaring it unconstitutional. The deadline for the state to appeal this ruling has now passed. The court determination invalidating the law stands. MEDICAL MARIJUANA INVESTORS The 1st District Court of Appeal has Read more about Legal Update[…]
ORCHIDS The City of Miami Beach will be planting 20,000 rare cowhorn orchids throughout the city as part of the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Million Orchid Project. Approximately 85,000 orchids have been planted in public spaces since 2014, with the goal of restoring native plants to suburban landscapes. ZIKA VIRUS The Zika virus has largely been dormant Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
The JEJ & Associates team hopes that, with the official start of summer on June 21st, each of you will have a rewarding and relaxing summer. The Legislature wrapped up a special session earlier this month to finalize unresolved issues from the 2017 Session, which we have outlined below. After the summer break, we can Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Former Senator Lee Weissenborn died May 7th in Palmetto Bay at the age of 88. Weissenborn, who represented Miami-Dade in the Florida House from 1963 to 1967 and Florida Senate from 1967 to 1972, is most notable for sponsoring legislation to move the State Capitol from Tallahassee to Orlando. A champion of civil rights, Weissenborn Read more about In Memoriam[…]