Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott signed off on the two congressional maps that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature approved on Monday. The changes were made to correct Districts 5 and 10, currently held by Representatives Corrine Brown, a Democrat, and Daniel Webster, a Republican. Judge Terry Lewis ruled the districts were drawn illegally and gave the legislature Read more about Governor Scott Approves New Maps[…]
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Controversy continues to plague FSU in their search to replace Eric Barron, who left for Penn State in April. William Funk, the consultant hired find the university’s new president, resigned on June 9th days after the FSU Faculty Senate took a vote of no-confidence in the Dallas-based consultant. The faculty Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
The Florida Elections Commission has thrown out Allison Tant’s complaint that Governor Rick Scott illegally transferred $27 million from his Let’s Get to Work organization to a new Let’s Get to Work organization. Tant, the Florida Democratic Party’s chairwoman, unsuccessfully argued that Scott used loopholes in election law by transferring money from his ECO, where the Read more about Florida Elections Commission throws out complaint[…]
The Legislature has sent Governor Rick Scott all 264 bills that passed during the 2014 Session. He has signed all into law except one (SB 392), which would have allowed the Florida Department of Transportation to raise speed limits to 75 mph on highways, up to 70 mph on rural divided highways, and up to Read more about From the Capitol[…]
The Florida Legislature officially adjourned its sixty day session at 10:39p.m. on Friday, May 2nd. This session, legislators filed 1,812 general bills and passed 264, or a little over 14% of the total. To date, Governor Rick Scott has signed 65 bills and vetoed none. By Florida law, the Governor has fifteen days to act Read more about From the Capitol[…]