Ryan Nicol

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

U.S. Sugar is pushing to stay on the cutting edge of new tech improvements in farming per a partnership with the Everglades Equipment Group. U.S. Sugar utilizes John Deere machinery and technology to help those machines perform optimally. Everglades Equipment Group, which serves as a John Deere dealership in Central and South Florida, will work to ensure U.S. Sugar has the latest tech available as operations evolve.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

After stepping down from the bench, former Broward Chief Judge Jack Tuter is taking on a new role in the private sector. Tuter is joining Conrad & Scherer Trial Lawyers as a senior partner. William R. Scherer Jr., co-founder and managing partner of Conrad & Scherer, welcomed Tuter to the firm in a prepared statement. “We have the utmost respect and admiration for Jack,” Scherer said. “His knowledge, experience and legal insights are unmatched, and we’re thrilled to welcome him back to our firm.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

They finally did it. After a month of delay, two more weeks of negotiation and several spending spats, the House and Senate have finally agreed to a budget. It got worrisome at times this past week, with multiple days of silence as lawmakers targeting a Friday deadline in order to satisfy the state’s 72-hour cooling off period to wrap the process by Monday. But breakthroughs came toward the end of the week, and lawmakers finally agreed to a $115.1 billion total.

2 weeks ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

The House is adjusting proposals for several key sticking points in the civil and criminal justice silo, offering to fund more judgeships and increase available funds for correctional programs and services. The latest numbers come as part of the conference between the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee and the House Justice Budget Subcommittee. New budget documents released late Thursday compare the newest House bump offer with its previous bump offer released Monday.

2 weeks ago | floridapolitics.com | Ryan Nicol

Take Stock in Children President and CEO Jillian Hasner says it’s time to move on. Hasner will be leaving Take Stock in Children later this year after a decade leading the organization, which helps low-income and underrepresented students prepare to succeed in college. “I have loved serving our students, our mentors, and the people who serve our network,” Hasner said in a statement announcing her departure.