Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.12.21
Good Wednesday morning.
According to a new poll, Florida voters overwhelmingly support the new Gaming Compact between the state and Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Gov.
Ron DeSantis and Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman
Marcellus Osceola Jr. recently signed the new Gaming Compact, which would give the Tribe exclusive control of sports betting in Florida and allow pari-mutuels to offer sports betting under the tribeâs supervision.
In exchange, the state would receive a minimum of $2.5 billion in revenue in the first five years of the 30-year deal, with yearly amounts adjusted afterward.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.11.21
Good Tuesday morning.
Jared Rosenstein has joined its team of government affairs consultants.
Rosenstein comes to the firm from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, where he served as legislative affairs director.
âJared fits our firm culture of hard work, a deep knowledge of issues, and attention to detail very well. He will undoubtedly provide top-notch government affairs services at the state level and before local governments in South Florida,â founding partner
Ron LaFace, Jr. added.
Before FDEM, Rosenstein served as a legislative assistant to then-Rep.
Jared Moskowitz during his time in the House. He also served as a district aide to former Rep.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.10.21
Good Monday morning.
Cody McCloud, press secretary to Gov.
Ron DeSantis, is exiting the comms shop to become Legislative Affairs Director at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
State Rep.
Ben Diamond is entering the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District â a seat being vacated by incumbent
Charlie Crist, who
jumped into the 2022 gubernatorial contest Tuesday.
The St. Petersburg Democrat is set to make the announcement today at USF St. Pete, where he will be joined by several local politicos, including Pinellas County Commissioners
Pat Gerard and
Florida Chamber safety conference â progress toward normal (somewhat) Safety is Job 1 to Floridaâs business leaders .
Offering yet another sign that Florida is emerging from the yearlong crisis precipitated by COVID-19, the Florida Chamber kicks off its first in-person conference since the beginning of the pandemic today through Wednesday at Disneyâs Coronado Springs Resort.
Fittingly, the event they are hosting â the inaugural Southeastern Leadership Conference on Safety Health and Sustainability â has arranged several safeguards to keep its 330 attendees safe. They are required to wear face coverings. There also will be on-site temperature screenings and COVID-19 rapid tests, as well as social distancing and hand sanitizer stations. A blood drive is part of the gathering with COVID-19 antibody testing.
Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 5.7.21
Who s up, down, in and out â your morning tipsheet on Florida politics.
No Casinos is launching a new statewide ad campaign to warn Floridians about the new Seminole Compact, which opens sports betting that they say illegally expands gambling in violation of the Florida Constitution.
The Orlando-based anti-gambling group argues the deal between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, signed by DeSantis late last month and could be finalized during a Special Legislative Session starting May 17, lets âpoliticians and gambling lobbyists, instead of voters, authorize a massive expansion of gamblingâ in the Sunshine State.