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Legislative Issues

The Legislature gathered in Tallahassee for its final week of committee meetings from December 9th – 12th and multiple fundraisers for candidates who have races next November. Thus far, 1,063 bills have been filed and 1,500 appropriation requests have been submitted by members. The 2020 Legislative Session will begin on January 14th and is scheduled Read more about Legislative Issues[…]

Movers and Shakers

Governor DeSantis College and University Board Appointments:  Daytona State College District Board of Trustees Appointed was Randall Howard, New Smyrna Beach, senior vice president and chief financial officer of EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University. Reappointed was Llyod Freckleton, Flagler Beach, retired from the NYC department of corrections. Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind Board of Trustees Appointed Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]

Legal Updates

STYROFOAM BAN The City of Coral Gables outlawed the use of Styrofoam containers in February, 2016. The Legislature subsequently preempted the right to implement such bans and made it retroactive to January, 2016. The City challenged the law and won the case in the Miami-Date Circuit Court. However, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed that Read more about Legal Updates[…]