ORLANDO’S GREEN EFFORT The Orlando City Council has approved an ordinance that will prohibit vendors from using and/or distributing plastic straws, plastic bags and Styrofoam products on City property, including parks and recreation facilities. The ban will go into effect on October 1st. OSCEOLA COUNTY SALES TAX Osceola County voters resoundingly rejected a proposal to increase the Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
NEW AREA CODE Population growth has led to shortage of phone numbers available in Central Florida. The Public Service Commission approved a new area code, 689, for the region. The new area code took effect on June 4th. I-4 CONSTRUCTION DELAYS Drivers in the Orlando metropolitan area are getting used to hearing the words – “delays in Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Ballard Partners Former Miami Representative Jose “Pepi” Felix Diaz has joined Ballard Partners as executive vice president. Diaz had been at Akerman LLP since 2005.First elected in 2010, Diaz resigned from the Florida House in September, 2017. Floridians for Better Transportation Selected chair was former FDOT secretary Jose Abreu, Miami, and now senior vice president of Gannett Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
SCHOLARSHIP AUDIT A routine audit at the Department of Education discovered that a small percentage of students receiving Personal Learning Scholarships, named Gardiner Scholarships this past session after Senate President Andy Gardiner, were later classified as ineligible to receive the scholarship money this school year because they re-enrolled in public school. Jacksonville-based Step Up for Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12th a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando. All told, as of this writing, 49 innocent people lost their lives and 53 were injured in the worst mass shooting in America’s history. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and families who Read more about From Orlando[…]