The Legislature began its 2025 Session on March 4th with the expectation of building the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget and reviewing approximately 1,831 bills that have been filed. Due to the recent passing of Senator Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando), there were several new Senate committee assignments. House Speaker Danny Perez (R-Miami) created budget workgroups to address some Read more about Legislative Update[…]
I-75 EXPANSION PROJECT Groundbreaking of a new 31-mile expansion project on I-75, adding auxiliary lanes from State Road 44 in Wildwood to State Road 326 in Ocala, happened on February 25th. The project, part of the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, is fully funded and moves construction 10 to 15 years ahead of schedule. Launched in Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Torey Alston The Broward College Board of Trustees selected Torey Alston as president and CEO of the College. Most recently, Alston was CEO and executive director of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency. He succeeds Dr. Donald Astrab who served as interim president since 2024. Gus Bilirakis Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-New Port Richey) was appointed to the Select Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Billy Cypress Billy Cypress, the former long-serving chair of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians died on February 28th at the age of 74. First elected to the Miccosukee Business Council in 1973, Cypress served for 26 years as chair. During his tenure, he helped reclaim tens of thousands of acres for the Tribe, established the Tribe’s Read more about In Memoriam[…]
The 2025 Florida Legislative Session started on March 4th. February was a very busy month with a third special session, the resignation of Florida’s lieutenant governor, the swearing in of a new attorney general, the creation of House budget workgroups and preparation for the 2025 session. SPECIAL SESSION After two special sessions on immigration during the Read more about From the Capitol[…]