REDISTRICTING The Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment and the Florida House Redistricting Committee, as well as their individual subcommittees, have continued to work to develop district maps as required by law. Committee staffs have prepared several maps for proposed congressional districts, Florida Senate districts, and Florida House districts. The subcommittees are looking to make their recommendations to Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
GRINCH PLEADS GUILTY The Indian River Sheriff’s office tracked down and arrested the Grinch. Charged with burglary, theft and trying to stop Christmas, the green grouchy creature pled guilty when confronted by his victims, specifically Cindy Lou Who. The Indian River County judge, Nicole Menz, accepted his plea and ruled that the offender will be released on Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
FSU SOCCER The Florida State University women’s soccer team came home from Santa Clara, California with their third national championship on December 6th. A scoreless game, they won on the last penalty kick to secure the win against Brigham Young University. Go Lady Noles! MASK FINES The Florida Department of Education returned over $875,000 in state Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Preparation for the 2022 Session has kept the Legislature and Governor busy these past few weeks. We will keep you updated throughout the 2022 Session once the new year begins. Here are some of the latest happenings. SPECIAL SESSION The Legislature held a special session the week of November 15th to address COVID-19 vaccination Read more about From the Capitol[…]
On October 27th, Governor DeSantis issued an Executive Order calling for special elections in Senate District 33 and House Districts 88 and 94. The primary election will be held on January 22, 2022 and the general election on March 8, 2022, meaning all three seats will remain vacant during the 2022 legislative session. Senator Perry Read more about Special Elections[…]