Special Election
Special Elections were held on April 7th for House Districts 17 and 24 and Senate District 6. Congratulations to Cyndi Stevenson (HD 17), Paul Renner (HD 24) and Travis Hutson (SD 6) on winning their elections!
Movers & Shakers
KEEP FLORIDA LEARNING Last year, Governor Scott requested the formation of a committee to study, among other things, how school districts choose to adopt textbooks and other instructional materials and how the districts could best implement Florida’ s new academic standards and testing. The “Keep Florida Learning Committee” members were announced today. In addition to Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
Movers & Shakers
RPOF STAFF Incoming RPOF Chair Blaise Ingoglia announced interim staff assignments at the Republican Party of Florida. David Johnson will serve as the interim executive; Brad Herold as the deputy executive director; Sarah Bascom of Bascom Communications & Consulting, LLC, as the interim communications director and advisor in a volunteer capacity; Lyndsey Cruley, also from Bascom, Read more about Movers & Shakers[…]
Items of Interest
FAMU- FSU ENGINEERING SCHOOL Last year, then-Senator John Thrasher proposed ending the marriage of the FAMU-FSU School of Engineering. The measure ultimately failed amid complaints from both FAMU and FSU leadership and the estimated $1 billion price tag to fund the separate schools. Last week, the Florida Board of Governors voted to keep the engineering school Read more about Items of Interest[…]
Legal Issues
GAY MARRIAGE NEWS The 11th U.S. District Court of Appeals still retains Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appeal regarding a U.S. District Judge’s ruling that Florida’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. The Court of Appeals has signaled no further action will be taken until the U.S. Supreme Court rules later this year. In 2014, a same Read more about Legal Issues[…]