STATE FIREFIGHTER RAISES  Earlier this summer, the First District Court of Appeal ruled that Governor Scott’s veto of a 2015  $2,000 pay raise for state firefighters did not violate collective-bargaining rights.  The firefighter’s union has appealed to the Florida Supreme Court with arguments given on September 26th. SCHOOL DISTRICTS LAWSUIT  As previously reported, 13 school districts have Read more about Legal Updates[…]

TRI-STATE WATER WARS  In a case stretching back to 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case involving Florida, Georgia and Alabama’s claim to water flowing from the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint River Basin.  The Court had ordered a special master to hear the case earlier this year, with the decision going Read more about Legal Updates[…]

Governor Rick Scott Appointments: Hillsborough Community College District Board of Trustees Appointed was Arthur “Chip” Diehl III, Tampa, managing director of Diehl and Associates and a retired Brigadier General with the United States Air Force. Hillsborough County Sheriff Appointed Sheriff was Colonel Chad Chronister, Tampa. Chronister is a veteran law enforcement officer with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]

Governor Rick Scott Appointments: Board of County Commissioners of Putnam County Appointed was Terry Turner, San Mateo, President and Owner of Armstrong Roofing, Inc, and Armstrong Contracting Services, Inc. Turner also serves as a member on the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. Board of Pharmacy Appointed was Blanca Rivera, Miami, executive director of pharmacy at the University of Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]