CAR INSURANCE According to FINN, a car subscription service, Florida drivers pay an average of $2,560 per year for auto insurance, an amount higher than any other state. The national average is $1,682. Further increases are expected. BRIGHTLINE Brightline is planning a new station between Orlando and South Florida. The rail company is seeking proposals Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Broward College Appointed president was Barbara Bryan. Bryan was first appointed temporary president after Gregory Adam Haile resigned in September. Henry Mack was initially appointed as temporary president, but declined the position after he and the College could not reach an agreement on his contract. The college has three campuses and 55,000 students. Richard Corcoran Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Faye Blanton Former Florida Senate Secretary Faye Blanton died on November 8th, one day before her 77th birthday. Blanton started her career in 1970, working for Senator Welborn Daniel. She moved to the Senate Secretary’s Office in 1974 and became Assistant Secretary of the Senate under Secretary Joe Brown. In 1996, she was selected as Read more about In Memoriam[…]
The Florida Capitol Complex is getting a major overhaul with the installation of tinted, energy-efficient, bulletproof windows in the Senate and House office buildings and the 22-story Capitol building. The Legislature approved $61 million in 2019 for the removal of the louvered shutters and the purchase of 1,656 windows. The windows will be replaced in phases Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Gulf County Board of County Commissioners Appointed was Lloyd “Jack” Husband, president of Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc. Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission Appointed were Pamela Davis, Chief of Police for the Punta Gorda Police Department; Daniel Foganholi, a Broward County School Board; and John Newman, chief of security and emergency management for Hillsborough County. Read more about Governor DeSantis Appointments […]