The Senate recently confirmed the following appointments and reappointments: Department of State Secretary Ken Detzner; Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Christina Daly; Department of the Lottery Secretary Cynthia O’Connell; Department of Elderly Affairs Secretary Samuel Verghese; Department of Law Enforcement Executive Director Richard Swearingen; and Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold
GAY MARRIAGE NEWS The 11th U.S. District Court of Appeals still retains Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appeal regarding a U.S. District Judge’s ruling that Florida’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. The Court of Appeals has signaled no further action will be taken until the U.S. Supreme Court rules later this year. In 2014, a same Read more about Legal Issues[…]
On Tuesday, January 28th voters in Flagler, Putnam ,St. Johns and Volusia Counties went to the polls to pick winners in the Republican primary election for Senate District 6 and House Districts 17 and 24. The unofficial results have been posted and below are the results. District Candidate % of Vote Senate District 6 Travis Hutson 52.22 Read more about Special Primary Election Results[…]
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Committee assignments have been made for the 2015-16 legislative years. Committees are the first stop for bills as they make their way to the floor for a vote. The following list includes the names of the committee chairs in the Florida Senate. Clicking on the name of the committee will direct you Read more about Committee Assignments[…]
Governor Rick Scott is realigning his leadership team within his office and the state agencies. Julie Jones was appointed Secretary of the Department of Corrections. She previously served as Executive Director of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Mike Carroll was appointed Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Carroll has served Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]