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Edward “Ed” Mezvinsky, born January 17, 1937. He was a Democratic Congressman.
Ed was on the House Judiciary Committee that decided Richard Nixon fate. He was also one of Bill Clintons close friends. During this time he had an affair with a NBC reporter and later divorced his wife. Mezvinsky was arrested and was indicted, pleaded guilty to 31 counts of bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. He served 5 years in Federal prison, released early and has still not made complete restitution to his victims.
Check this… Mezvinsky’s son Marc and Chelsea Clinton were married at George Soros’ Mansion. They bought a $10.5 million dollar NYC apartment. Isn’t life grand? Follow the Money!!!
Friends,
As the month closes, we will be well into our final few weeks of committee meetings before the 2020 Legislative Session begins in January. This leadership in Tallahassee is very talented, energetic and committed to making Florida the best place to live, work and raise a family. We have you, the voter, to thank for sending us these leaders and it is quite humbling to be part of this great process that shapes policy for 20 million residents and millions more visitors. We do not have a perfect system, but it is so much better than anything they have anywhere else in the world. We have gotten to work on a lot great ideas and proposals so far, and it is exciting to be able to share a few of those things with you today.
Earlier this year, we filed SB 498 Consumer Protection. This legislation will crack down on unlicensed vendors who have been predominately preying on people living in our senior communities, but their reach is not just limited to them and it is becoming a state-wide issue. These are vendors that typically show up at your front door, promise a service, take your deposit and either never return, or only partially complete the job. This legislation would help put a stop to these dishonest practices. Continue reading
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Vincent Chiu to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court.
Vincent Chiu
Chiu, of Orlando, has served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida since 2008. He received his bachelor’s degree from Cedarville University and his law degree from Ohio University Moritz College of Law. Chiu fills the new judicial seat created by Governor DeSantis’ signing of House Bill 5011.
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued the below statement following the Senate Special Master’s report and recommendation:
“The victims with families impacted by the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School deserve justice and accountability. I disagree with the analysis contained in the non-binding recommendation; the senators will render their own independent judgement on Scott Israel. Floridians were appalled by Scott Israel’s repeated failures and expect their senators will provide the accountability that the Parkland families have sought for the past year and a half.”
Pictured is Kailah Netherclift who was with TomL Publishing until she started traveling and teaching. Kailah wrote a column each month about her travels. She is a very accomplished writer. We knew she would emerge some day in a great job. I see on LinkedIn that Kailah’s has been promoted to Vice President of Clark Brothers Investments. She is also the daughter of Wendy Netherclift who is our GM and a long timed friend. Congratulations!
On September 20, 2019, in News Releases, by Staff
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Tampa area added 21,300 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the third-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The Tampa area’s unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in August.
The industries with the highest growth over the year in the Tampa area were professional and business services with 6,000 new jobs and construction with 5,200 new jobs.
The Tampa area remained first among the state metro areas in job demand in August with 58,697 openings. The Tampa area also continues to rank first in the state in demand for high-skill, high-wage STEM occupations with 18,471 openings in August 2019. Continue reading
On September 20, 2019, in News Releases, by Staff
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Ken Lawson, Department of Management Services Secretary Jonathan Satter and Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Terry Rhodes to the Blockchain Task Force.
On May 23, 2019, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1024 into law, establishing Florida’s Blockchain Task Force within the Florida Department of Financial Services. The Blockchain Task Force will study if and how Florida’s state, county and municipal governments can benefit from a transition to blockchain-based systems for recordkeeping, data security, financial transactions and service delivery and identify ways blockchain technology can be used to improve government interaction with businesses and the public.
Ken Lawson
Lawson, of Tallahassee, serves as the Secretary for the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). Previously, he served as President and CEO of VISIT Florida and Secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Lawson earned his juris doctorate from Florida State University College of Law. Continue reading
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida leaders applauded President Donald Trump for nominating Florida Supreme Court Justices Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has jurisdiction over federal cases originating in the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. President Trump is nominating Justices Lagoa and Luck for the vacancies created by Judge Gerald Tjoflat, appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975, and Judge Stanley Marcus, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997, who have announced their intentions to take senior status on the court.
“President Trump has demonstrated great judgment in nominating Justices Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,” said Governor DeSantis. “I appointed these two Justices to the Florida Supreme Court for their demonstrated understanding of the Constitution and the appropriate role of the judiciary. We are proud of these two Floridians who have earned the respect of many for being great jurists and public servants. They will serve our nation well.”
By Blanca Taylor
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
Marriage is a tradition that exists on every continent and in nearly every country. Having a partner not only means creating a family unit, it means sharing things like a home and other property. Understanding how your future retirement might affect your spouse is important. When you’re planning for your retirement, here are a few things to remember:
Your spouse’s benefit amount could be up to 50 percent of your spouse’s full retirement age amount, if you are full retirement age when you take it. If you qualify for a benefit from your own work history and a spouse’s record, we always pay your own benefit first. You cannot receive spouse’s benefits unless your spouse is receiving his or her retirement benefits (except for divorced spouses). If you took your reduced retirement first while waiting for your spouse to reach retirement age, when you add spouse’s benefits later, your own retirement portion remains reduced, which causes the total retirement and spouses benefit together to total less than 50 percent of the worker’s amount. You can find out more about this at www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/quickcalc/spouse.html. Continue reading
SIGNET Research Inc.
Do Readers Still Want Print?
Back in 2010, Signet Research, Inc. released data on readers’ platform preferences when consuming content in media brand issues. The objective was to learn whether the sentiment that print was a fading format, was premature and exaggerated. The results showed a strong preference for the print format over the digital version.
Signet continued to gather data for the last 10 years and recently provided our clients with the updated results. The results show that the significant preference for print still exists for readers of B2B media brand issues.
In order to highlight this point more comprehensively, we are planning additional in depth data gathering in the coming year. We are going to be offering all of our 2020 clients access to the results of a case study regarding ad performance by medium. Continue reading
