TERM LIMIT ELIGIBILITY Representative Mayfield (R-Melbourne) resigned her position in the Florida House to run for the current vacated Senate District 19. The Secretary of State ruled she was ineligible to run due to term limits as she had previously served two terms in the Senate. Mayfield appealed in an emergency filing to the Florida Supreme Court and Read more about Legal Updates[…]
State Immigration Enforcement Council Appointed to this newly formed Council by Governor DeSantis was Chief Charles Broadway, Chief of Police for the Clermont Police Department. Appointed by House Speaker Perez were Duval County Sheriff T.K. Waters and Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell. Appointed by Senate President Albritton Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and Polk County Sheriff Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
The Legislature began its 2025 Session on March 4th with the expectation of building the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget and reviewing approximately 1,831 bills that have been filed. Due to the recent passing of Senator Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando), there were several new Senate committee assignments. House Speaker Danny Perez (R-Miami) created budget workgroups to address some Read more about Legislative Update[…]
I-75 EXPANSION PROJECT Groundbreaking of a new 31-mile expansion project on I-75, adding auxiliary lanes from State Road 44 in Wildwood to State Road 326 in Ocala, happened on February 25th. The project, part of the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, is fully funded and moves construction 10 to 15 years ahead of schedule. Launched in Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Billy Cypress Billy Cypress, the former long-serving chair of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians died on February 28th at the age of 74. First elected to the Miccosukee Business Council in 1973, Cypress served for 26 years as chair. During his tenure, he helped reclaim tens of thousands of acres for the Tribe, established the Tribe’s Read more about In Memoriam[…]