Salzman also praised Andrade in the press release. His reputation as a team player and a true conservative, and his sincere care for his constituents, are why I look forward to serving with him for years to come, Salzman said in the statement. I’m proud to endorse him for reelection to the Florida House.
Salzman, Andrade seemed split over ECUA bill
The endorsement marks a shift from earlier this year when the two representatives appeared divided over Salzman s effort to restructure the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority.
The legislative delegation endorsed imposing term limits for the ECUA board, but Salzman put forward a bill that also would have applied state procurement rules to ECUA.
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Florida lawmakers returned to Tallahassee on Monday, for a special session to consider a gaming deal between the state and the Seminole Tribe. WUWF’s Dave Dunwoody recently spoke with state Rep. Michelle Salzman on that, and her first regular session in office.
The 30-year compact would expand gambling and legalize sports betting in the nation’s third most populous state. DeSantis said at the signing last month that the agreement, if passed, would allow the state to capitalize on internet sport betting, which is already underway with increasing popularity.
“Sports betting really is going on already,” contended the governor. “Why don’t we come together, put some structure to this, and let it be done in a way where the tribe is in control of the sports, and the state is able to share with some generous revenue payments.”
Chad Michael Salsman, 44, a prosecutor in Bradford County, has pled guilty
Charges include counts of sexual and indecent assault and witness intimidation
Complaints from former clients of Salsman saw how he had touched them inappropriately, forced them to have sex in his office, amid other accusations
Several of his staff testified to seeing distressed women leaving the DA s office
Salsman would ask his secretary to play music or use a white noise machine to drown out the noise coming from his office in Bradford County
As a condition of his plea, Salsman also resigned as the District Attorney
Under the plea agreement, Salsman still faces a maximum sentence of 11 years in state prison and a $25,000 fine
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During its first-quarter 2021 earnings presentation, Skanska announced that its year-over-year quarterly revenue decreased by 10% overall to 34.4 billion Swedish krona ($4.1 billion), with its construction operations experiencing a 12% reduction in revenue to 29.4 billion krona, when factoring in currency effects.
During the company s conference call with analysts, Anders Danielsson, Skanska s president and CEO, pointed to the strength of its construction business, despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting a gross operating margin of 722 krona, a 23% increase from the first quarter of 2020. This strength in profitability, Danielsson said, reflects the success of the company s strategy of selective bidding and focus on management.