Capitol Update is a weekly review of state government. Topics this week include:

  • In four weeks the Senate will hold a special session to consider whether former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel should get his job back.
  • Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Task Force, issued their first draft report that concluded, among other things, that massive algae blooms are a threat to public health.
  • Senate Minority Leader Audrey Gibson asked the Governor and Cabinet to reconsider choosing John MacIver to lead the Division of Administrative hearings as chief judge.