HILLSBOROUGH STATE ATTORNEY An elected Florida prosecutor who says he was suspended by Governor DeSantis for political gain, and because he is a Democrat, is continuing his fight to regain his office. He is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate him, citing a federal judge’s ruling that DeSantis violated state law and his First Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Appointed by Governor DeSantis: Broward College District Board of Trustees Appointed were Cindy Kushner, Fort Lauderdale, partner with Crowe LLP; Alexis Yarbrough, Fort Lauderdale, vice chair of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission and former general counsel for FDOT; and Mario Zanotti-Cavazzoni, Weston, senior advisor of organization transformation for CONMEBOL. Reappointed was Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
CONSUMER WARNINGS This month, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is warning residents about grandparent scams and tax-related identity theft. Grandparents are particularly vulnerable to this scam as most will do anything to help a grandchild who appears to be in distress. A con artist poses as a grandchild needing financial assistance through Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Sam Bell Former state lawmaker and lobbyist Sam Bell, III died unexpectedly March 14th. Bell represented Volusia County as a Democrat in the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1988. He served as appropriations chair and was on the verge of becoming House Speaker when he lost his reelection to a Republican challenger in Read more about In Memoriam[…]
FLORIDA EXECUTION The U.S. Supreme Court denied the request of an execution stay in the case of a Florida death row inmate. The convicted murderer alleged that he had a neurological condition related to being exposed to alcohol before birth, which contributed to his behavior. Donald Dillbeck was executed by lethal injection on February 23rd, the first Read more about Legal Updates[…]