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Pat Neal, George LeMieux Part of Florida TaxWatch’s New Leadership Team
Piyush Patel, the founder and CEO of KYRA Solutions, will serve as treasurer, and Jim Repp, the president and COO of AvMed Health Plans, takes over as secretary.
Marco Rubio Focuses on Chinese Regime Targeting Religions
Rubio is the chairman of the CECC and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. He and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, the cochairman of the CECC, held a hearing on “The Communist Party’s Crackdown on Religion in China” on Wednesday.
Flagler College Teams Up With China Foreign Affairs University
The agreement, which was signed on Monday, will take effect in the spring.
Al Lawson Goes to Bat for Neal Dunn’s Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act
Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Neil Dunn, R-Fla., unveiled the “Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act” to help Floridians still recovering from last month’s hurricane which devastated the Panhandle.
Ron DeSantis Announces Theme for his Inauguration
DeSantis takes over from term limited Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on January 8.
Florida TaxWatch: Film, TV Industry Can Grow in Florida, Offering More Economic Growth
Florida TaxWatch released a report on Thursday examining how other states lure film and television projects to do business in their states and what Florida can learn from them.
AIF, FloridaMakes Partner Up to Help Manufacturers
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) and FloridaMakes announced a partnership “for mutual cooperation, leveraging each other’s programs and services to create impact and benefit manufacturers, suppliers and innovative enterprises across the state.”
First Six Months of 2018 Saw Sharp Decrease in Crime Across Florida
In the first half of the year, crime dropped across the Sunshine State according to the Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Report released this week.
The report finds 24,564 fewer reported index crimes in the first half...
Will Weatherford to Head Up Ron DeSantis’ Advisory Committee on the Economy
On Wednesday, incoming Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the names of more than 45 advisors who will serve on his Transition Advisory Committee on the Economy.
Ron DeSantis Names Inaugural Committee
“The Inaugural Committee will be chaired by Brian and Kathryn Ballard of Tallahassee. Stanley and Gay Hart Gaines of Palm Beach and Bill and Lys Rubin of Broward County will serve as co-chairs,” the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) noted.
FDA: Florida Romaine Lettuce Clear of E.coli
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced on Tuesday that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have cleared Florida grown romaine lettuce, noting that it does not contain E.coli.
Ashley Moody Turns to Legislative Leaders to Lead Her Inauguration
The Inaugural Committee will be headquartered in Tallahassee. The inauguration will be held on January 8.
