WATER WAR The U.S. Supreme Court has given Florida a victory in the decades-long legal fight with Georgia over the diversion of water from the Apalachicola River. The special master appointed by the Court ruled in Georgia’s favor based primarily on the fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were not a party to the Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Department of Juvenile Justice Appointed Chief of Staff by Secretary Christina Daly was Heather DiGiacomo. She previously worked as the executive director of the Florida Juvenile Justice Association and as the assistant to the executive director at the Florida Association of Counties. Dwayne Taylor The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by former state Read more about Movers and shakers[…]
Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles T. Canady has been elected chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Canady will replace current Chief Justice Jorge Labarga on July 1st. He will remain chief justice until June 30, 2020. New York City Schools Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade schools, is moving to York City to be the Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT Florida was awarded $13 million from the federal government as part of a grant program to help post-hurricane evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands dislocated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria to find work in the U.S. Around 350,000 Puerto Ricans have arrived in Florida since the storms, although the Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
TIKD LICENSURE Tikd, a startup phone app, has been ordered by the Florida Supreme Court to answer the Florida Bar allegation that it is practicing law without a license. The app allows you to upload traffic tickets in less than two minutes with the company assuming all responsibility and guaranteeing drivers will receive no points on Read more about Legal Updates[…]