Takeaways from Tallahassee â Safety first
Safety first
While you might not know what EHS means, the profession and its functions in the workplace have been front-and-center for the past year.Â
The acronym stands for Environment, Health and Safety and covers everything from slip-and-falls to forklift accidents, carpal tunnel to workplace violence.Â
Before the COVID-19 crisis, The Florida Chamber had created a group designed to help propel the state to become one of the safest, healthiest, and most sustainable in the nation. The pandemic and its impact on every business in Florida highlight the critical importance of EHSâs purpose.
âThe Florida Chamber Safety Council tapped into Floridaâs leading companies and their safety leaders to create an Advisory Board that is an incubator of research, leadership and education, and provides resources, tools and best practices for small to mid-sized businesses that often do not have full-time safety, health and susta
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Florida protests to face limits as bill gets boost from Senate president
Senate President Wilton Simpson, a supporter of the bill, used a procedural maneuver to ensure the Gov. Ron DeSantisâ legislative priority started moving in the Senate.
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TALLAHASSEE â The Republican majority in the Florida Legislature appears to be on the verge of passing an anti-rioting bill â a top legislative priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he positions himself for re-election in 2022.
But how the bill got to this point â in public view and behind the scenes â has been a bumpy ride.
The fight over the proposed legislation (HB 1), which enhances penalties for a host of crimes committed during protests that turn violent, has driven a good part of the behind-the-scenes jockeying during the first half of the legislative session.
March 31, 2021
As the GOP continues to tout claims of election fraud by the Democrats following the 2020 election, Florida Republicans now find themselves engrossed in their own election scandal.
On March 18, former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, was arrested and charged with three third-degree felonies regarding campaign finance violations: one count of making or receiving campaign contributions over or in excess of limits, one count of conspiracy to make or receive two or more campaign contributions over or in excess of limits, and one count of false swearing in connection with voting or elections.
The charges come following Artiles allegedly hiring a “ghost candidate” in District 37’s State Senate race in November.
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