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[…]
Governor Rick Scott Appointments: (many appointments are awaiting confirmation from the Senate) Broward College Board of Trustees Reappointed was Gloria Fernandez, Dania Beach, chief operating officer of HB Capital. Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees Reappointed was Mary Beth McDonald, Vero Beach, former Mayor of the City of Vero Beach. Appointed was Brad Levine, Deerfield Beach, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
FELON VOTING RIGHTS A U.S. district court judge has ruled Florida’s procedure, in place since 2011, for felons to regain their voting rights unconstitutional. Governor Scott developed the system requiring a minimum five year wait after serving their sentence, probation and victim restitution before a felon could apply for restitution. Even after meeting those requirements, the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT Florida was awarded $13 million from the federal government as part of a grant program to help post-hurricane evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands dislocated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria to find work in the U.S. Around 350,000 Puerto Ricans have arrived in Florida since the storms, although the Read more about Issues of Interest[…]