CRITICAL WORKFORCE NEEDS GRANTS Three state colleges received a total of $9 million to support and expand programs that provide workforce training and certificates. Daytona State College in Volusia County received $2.8 million, St. Petersburg College in Pinellas County received $3.4 million and South Florida State College, which has campuses in Highlands, DeSoto and Hardee Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
DeSantis Transition Team Governor DeSantis announced his second term transition team with chairs Adrian Lukis, the Governor’s former chief of staff and current partner at Ballard Partners; Scott Wagner, vice chair of the South Florida Water Management District and founder of Wagner Legal; and Shane Strum, another former chief of staff and current president and Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
SOCIAL MEDIA LAW Florida has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to review legislation passed and signed into law that punishes social media companies who have been determined to restrict content and commentary. A U.S. District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the measure. The Circuit Court of Appeals upheld much of Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Florida experienced two hurricanes in six weeks – Category 4 Hurricane Ian on September 28th and Category 1 Hurricane Nicole, which made landfall on November 9th. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Governor DeSantis’ Hurricane Nicole emergency declaration for 60 counties and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Read more about Hurricanes[…]
BILLS FILED The bill filing deadline is noon on January 11th, 2022. As of this writing, 2,703 bills have been filed with many more anticipated in the next month. Here is a sampling of some of the bills filed so far. STATE BIRD The northern mockingbird was designated the state bird in 1927, but some Read more about Legislative Issues[…]