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[…]
Department of Juvenile Justice Appointed Chief of Staff by Secretary Christina Daly was Heather DiGiacomo. She previously worked as the executive director of the Florida Juvenile Justice Association and as the assistant to the executive director at the Florida Association of Counties. Dwayne Taylor The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by former state Read more about Movers and shakers[…]
The 2018 Election Cycle is bound to be intriguing and dramatic this summer and fall. Elections will be held for all four of Florida’s Cabinet offices (Governor, Chief Financial Officer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services), all 120 of the seats in the House of Representatives and half of the Senate seats. Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Governor Scott Appointments: Office of the Governor Appointed Chief of Staff was Brad Piepenbrink. He most recently served as deputy chief of staff in the Governor’s Office and previously as political director for Governor Scott’s reelection campaign in 2014. He replaces Jackie Schutz Zeckman. Florida Southwestern State College District Board of Trustees Appointed was Laura Read more about Movers and shakers[…]
July 1st marks the day many bills signed into law by Governor Rick Scott go into effect. In addition to the 2018-19 budget and tax package, here is a sampling of new laws: EDUCATION ( HB 7055): Expands the use of voucher-like scholarships to send more public-school students to private schools; allows students who face Read more about New Laws Go Into Effect Sunday[…]