Florida celebrated its 170th year of statehood on March 3, 2015. The Legislature began its sixty day session on the same day. Now that we have reached the midpoint of the 2015 Session, we wanted to update you on some of the key items of interest impacting Floridians. There is a saying that ‘nothing is Read more about From the Capitol[…]
The 2015 legislative session begins today, March 3rd. Members of the House and Senate spent the three weeks in February attending meetings in Tallahassee preparing for the session. Today, legislators will return to Tallahassee to conduct the state’s business under the leadership of Central Floridians – Senate President Andy Gardiner (R- Orlando) and House Speaker Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Campaign season is still under way with the General Election just weeks away. If you would still like to request an absentee ballot, contact the Supervisor of Elections in your county by 5pm on October 29th.On October 1st, 32 of the bills passed by the Legislature this past session went into effect. Some of interest include: Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Yesterday, Governor Rick Scott signed off on the two congressional maps that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature approved on Monday. The changes were made to correct Districts 5 and 10, currently held by Representatives Corrine Brown, a Democrat, and Daniel Webster, a Republican. Judge Terry Lewis ruled the districts were drawn illegally and gave the legislature Read more about Governor Scott Approves New Maps[…]
The Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget (also known as the General Appropriations Act) was signed into law by Governor Scott on June 2nd. Of the $77.1 billion budget passed by the Legislature, only $68.9 million in projects were vetoed by him. It was a good year for many social service agencies, infrastructure projects and the arts Read more about 2014 – 2015 Budget Items Vetoed by Governor Scott[…]