2013 Legislative Leadership Priorities

Posted on March 17, 2013July 13, 2013 by Lena Juarez

Campaign Finance Reform – The Legislature’s campaign reform proposals, SB 1382 by the Senate Ethics & Elections Committee and HB 569 by Representative Robert Schenck (R-Spring Hill) would: Raise campaign contribution limits. Eliminate certain political committees. Require candidates to file campaign finance reports more frequently. Senate Committee Chairman Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater) and Representative Schenck are working Read more about 2013 Legislative Leadership Priorities[…]

2013-2014 Budget

Posted on March 15, 2013July 13, 2013 by Lena Juarez

Florida’s economy is slowly regaining strength as state economists project the state’s tax collections will grow about an average of 5 percent, or as much as $3.5 billion, for the next fiscal year. Florida’s unemployment rate for February, 2013 is at its lowest level in four years, 7.7%, and recently fell below the national average for the Read more about 2013-2014 Budget[…]

Resignation of Lieutenant Governor Carroll

Posted on March 8, 2013July 13, 2013 by Lena Juarez

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll resigned March 12, 2013 in the wake of a federal investigation into a chain of internet cafes, Allied Veterans of the World, which she once represented. Lieutenant Governor Carroll consulted for the company in 2009 and 2010 when she was serving in the Florida House of Representatives. She resigned to prevent the Read more about Resignation of Lieutenant Governor Carroll[…]

March From the Capitol

Posted on March 3, 2013May 15, 2013 by Lena Juarez

On April 3rd we reached the midpoint in the annual, sixty-day session of Florida’s Legislature. We have summarized the current status of many of the major issues being debated this year.

Movers and Shakers

Posted on February 21, 2013May 15, 2013 by Lena Juarez

Governor Rick Scott recently appointed Michael D. Crews as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. Crews has nearly 30 years of experience in the corrections and law enforcement arena and most recently served as deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. Crews will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Secretary Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]