PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Keep Our Constitution Clean, a recently formed political committee, wants to raise the percentage for passage of a proposed constitutional amendment from 60 percent to sixty-six and two-thirds percent. The group filed the proposal with the Florida Division of Elections on March 14th. TRAINS Virgin Trains (formerly known as Brightline) plans to Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
GUN DEFECT A Brazilian gun manufacturer has agreed to a $38 million class action settlement. A Florida judge has given preliminary approval to the settlement. The class action claimed the guns had a defect which may cause them to discharge in the event the gun was dropped. GROW YOUR OWN The First District Court of Read more about Legal Udates[…]
STRAW BAN PROHIBITION Senate Bill 588 and House Bill 603 are both moving in their respective chambers. The bills would ban local governments from enacting ordinances which would prohibit the use of single-use plastic straws in food establishments. Such action would be preempted to the state. The Senate bill has been modified to where it Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
FLORIDA/GEORGIA WATER WARS The U.S. Supreme Court has appointed another special master to recommend a resolution to Florida’s battle with Georgia over water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system. The Court rejected the previous special master. New Mexico’s Senior U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr. will now sort through the case and Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Adam Putnam Ducks Unlimited has chosen former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam as their new CEO, effective April 1st. They are headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Celeste Philip Former Florida Surgeon General Celeste Philip is the new director of health services for Sonoma County, California. Philip was appointed by former Governor Rick Scott in 2016 to Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]