ENTERPRISE FLORIDA The Enterprise Florida board of directors voted to cut its budget by $6 million during its June meeting, eliminating 26 positions and closing some international offices. The public-private partnership, which was created to recruit businesses to the state, received $23.7 million from the Legislature this year, though the Governor had requested $250 million. Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
While the majority of the 269 laws passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Governor Scott this spring went into effect July 1st, 26 will go into effect Saturday, October 1st. They include: ELECTRONIC SKIMMERS • SB 912, which is part of a crackdown on illegal electronic skimmers that have been found on gas pumps Read more about New laws go into effect October 1st[…]
HAVANA FLIGHTS A year after the United States and Cuba reestablished diplomatic relations, eight airline carriers were tentatively approved to provide air passenger service to Havana. While American tourism to Cuba is still prohibited, the federal government relaxed travel restrictions in March to allow educational trips without special permission. Only 20 daily round-trip flights per Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Governor Rick Scott Appointments: Florida Elections Commission Appointed are Kymberlee Curry Smith, Cooper City, a self employed attorney, nominated by Senate Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner; and J. Alex Kelly, Tallahassee, vice president of advocacy at the Foundation for Excellence in Education, nominated by House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. Reappointed was Barbara Stern, Fort Lauderdale, an attorney Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
GHOST ORCHIDS A group of scientists from Illinois College has been transplanting lab-grown ghost orchids into the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. The results are promising as 80 percent are still thriving a year later. The endangered ghost orchid is highly sensitive to climate conditions, pesticides, pollinator loss and human activity. There are approximately 2,000 Read more about Issues of Interest[…]