The Legislature has passed its halfway mark of the 2023 Session. Thus far, the top priorities of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) and House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) were approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. With a current total of 1,814 bills filed this session, over 600 have not been heard in committee Read more about From the Capitol[…]
NURSING HOME ACQUITTAL In a case dating from 2017, a judge has granted an acquittal of a nursing home administrator for the manslaughter of nine residents. During Hurricane Irma, the nursing home lost power and temperatures rose to 99 degrees over the space of 62 hours. It was determined that the excessive heat was the cause of Read more about Legal Updates[…]
NON-NATIVE LIZARDS Scientists are asking the public to report sightings of the invasive brown basilisk lizard by going to EddMapS to aid in determining the lizard’s potential impact on the environment, wildlife, and human health. The lizard has been found from Miami to Brevard County and can be identified by a head crest, distinct yellow Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
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[…]