Tim Beard The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees named retired Pasco-Hernando State College President Tim Beard to serve as interim president. President Larry Robinson resigned on July 12th after seven years leading the oldest public historically black college and university (HBCU) in Florida and the and top-ranked public HBCU in the country. Kent Fuchs Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
PANHANDLING ORDINANCE BLOCKED A U.S. district judge has ruled that a Daytona Beach ordinance which restricted panhandling in certain geographic areas is unconstitutional. The ordinance has been permanently blocked for enforcement. BEACH ACCESS A U.S. district judge has sided with the City of Redington Beach in a long-running legal fight with waterfront property owners about public Read more about Legal Updates[…]
TAX HOLIDAY Florida’s second disaster preparedness tax holiday is from August 24th to September 6th. This is your chance to stock up on tarps, batteries, flashlights, dog and cat food, and more. Go here for more details. HURRICANE DEBBY It has been three weeks since Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo sent a letter to senators on August 16th outlining her reasons to not call a special session on condominium safety and affordability. Since the Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside in June 2021, the Legislature passed bills in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to address condo safety deficiencies and improve transparency. Her memo suggests that Read more about Legislative Update[…]
Florida held its primary elections on August 20th. A total of 3,029,269 registered voters cast their ballots, or 22.39 percent of eligible voters, 950,333 of whom voted on election day. The county with the highest voter turnout was Taylor County (58.8 percent) and the lowest turnout was in Pasco County (15.88 percent). Several candidates won Read more about Primary Elections[…]