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Chris Hand from a recent appearnce on This Week in Jacksonville with Kent Justice. (WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Chris Hand, an attorney with a long record of public, civic and legal service in Florida, is often seen on News4Jax helping analyze political and legal developments and governmental developments.
Chris served as chief of staff for Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown from 2011 to 2015. leading advancement of strategic initiatives and oversaw policy, advocacy, communications, outreach and scheduling for the mayor’s office. Chris also led efforts to achieve comprehensive retirement reform and participated in economic development and downtown revitalization initiatives.
Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, noted that over the years lawmakers have borrowed money from the Chiles endowment and sometimes have not repaid it.
The Chiles fund was created by the Legislature in 1999 at the request of then-Gov. Jeb Bush to provide perpetual support for health care programs and biomedical research. Florida lawmakers might wipe out a special account used to pay for health care and biomedical research and set up with money from a landmark 1997 settlement with tobacco companies
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday voted to scrap a fund named after former Gov. Lawton Chiles, the last Democrat elected as governor. Chiles helped engineer a behind-the-scenes effort to get the Legislature to allow the lawsuit that led to the massive settlement.
Appropriations Chair Jay Trumbull noted that lawmakers have borrowed from the fund and sometimes not repaid it: “This action will help to make sure the funds are truly used as a reserve and help as a savings account rather than an investment portfolio.
The Chiles fund was created by the Legislature in 1999 at the request of then-Gov. Jeb Bush to provide perpetual support for health care programs and biomedical research.
Florida lawmakers might wipe out a special account used to pay for health care and biomedical research and set up with money from a landmark 1997 settlement with tobacco companies
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday voted to scrap a fund named after former Gov. Lawton Chiles, the last Democrat elected as governor. Chiles helped engineer a behind-the-scenes effort to get the Legislature to allow the lawsuit that led to the massive settlement.