July 2013: From the Capitol…

Posted on July 13, 2013July 13, 2013 by Lena Juarez

Since the completion of the 2013 legislative session in early May, Governor Rick Scott and his team have received two hundred eighty-five bills for consideration. As of July, he has acted on all of them. The Governor is also working to appoint a new Lieutenant Governor. Since former Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll’s resignation in March, Read more about July 2013: From the Capitol…[…]

March Issues of Interest

Posted on March 22, 2013July 13, 2013 by Lena Juarez

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld the temporary ban on Florida’s drug-testing for welfare recipients. The Court stated that Florida failed to show that the drug testing plan was so critical that the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bars unreasonable searches by the government, should be suspended. Governor Rick Scott immediately Read more about March Issues of Interest[…]