CITY MURAL Responding to a lawsuit, the City of Boynton Beach agreed to resolve the matter by paying an $80,000 settlement. Latosha Clemons, the City’s first Black female firefighter, filed the suit after a public mural depicted her as a White woman. Clemons had approved a photograph which was the basis of the mural and the original Read more about Legal Updates[…]
SEMINOLE GAMING COMPACT The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida has dismissed one of the lawsuits challenging Florida’s new Gaming Compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Court ruled that the pari-mutuel operations who filed the litigation did not have standing. However, other lawsuits are pending that have not yet been heard. HORSE Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Governor DeSantis Appointments: Florida Women’s Hall of Fame Selected for induction to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame were: Virginia Covington, Tampa, senior district judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In 2004, she became the first Hispanic United States district court judge for the Middle District of Florida when Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
PREPAID COLLEGE The cost for prepaid college plans were reduced last year, which meant some plans were paid off early and those individuals should get a refund. But over 30,000 families have yet to claim their refunds, to the tune of $200 million. Families may choose to transfer the balance to another student or put the Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Enterprise Florida Jamal Sowell has stepped down as CEO as he prepares for special training with the U.S. Navy Reserve. A replacement has not been named. Flagler College John Delaney has been selected as the college’s fifth president. He previously served as president of the University of North Florida. Delaney has been interim president of Flagler since Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]