by Brian Burgess | May 11, 2021
State law enforcement leaders are praising a late-session deal that will provide funding to manage the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) and pay for new radio handsets for first responders who work for state agencies. State lawmakers passed implementing...
by Brian Burgess | May 5, 2021
A gap is beginning to form between digitally advanced small businesses, and business owners who struggle to understand or take advantage of powerful digital toolsets for marketing, customer engagement, and optimization. A new report published by the Connected Commerce...
by Jim Saunders and Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Apr 30, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers passed a $101.5 billion state budget Friday and ended a 60-day legislative session that gave Gov. Ron DeSantis many of his top priorities. The House and Senate adjourned “sine die” — the traditional end of session — at...
by News Service of Florida | Apr 30, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers Thursday night passed a plan to crack down on large social-media companies that block users from their platforms, giving a victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis on one of his top legislative priorities. The Republican-controlled House and...
by Jordan Kirkland | Apr 28, 2021
A bill that would stifle unsolicited telemarketing phone calls that plague Florida phone lines cleared its final hurdle on Wednesday. The legislation (SB 1120) passed unanimously in the House with a 115-0 vote. The measure, a substituted version of HB 1307, seeks to...
by Brian Burgess | Apr 21, 2021
With just over two months remaining on a contract with the vendor that manages the state law enforcement radio system (SLERS), and less than two weeks left in the 2021 Legislative Session to address the situation, Florida’s Police Benevolent Association is...