State government and politics will start to perk up again after the July 4 holiday week, with Gov. Rick Scott going on the road to talk to the Republican faithful. Meanwhile, state candidates will have to disclose how much campaign cash they raised during the year’s second quarter.
MONDAY
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DATABASE AT ISSUE: The Florida Department of Health will host a rule-development workshop as part of efforts to prevent the inadvertent release of confidential information from a state prescription-drug database. The issue has become controversial in recent weeks after disclosures that a drug probe in the Volusia County area led to the records of 3,300 people being released to attorneys. The database was created to help prevent “doctor shopping” by drug abusers. (Monday, 8:30 a.m., 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Room 301, Tallahassee.)
HEY, WOMEN CAN RUN!: The Oasis Center for Women & Girls, in partnership with Leadership Tallahassee and the League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, will hold a “Women Can Run!” program to encourage more women to seek public office. (Monday, 5:30 p.m., Hotel Duval, 415 North Monroe St., Tallahassee.)
NATIONAL GUARD FURLOUGHS BEGIN: Parts of the Florida National Guard will begin taking furloughs Monday because of the federal government’s budget sequestration. Gov. Rick Scott has been highly critical of the furloughs, arguing, in part, that they could hurt the state’s preparedness for hurricanes.
TUESDAY
TECO SPECIAL CONTRACT CONSIDERED: The Florida Public Service Commission will consider a request by Tampa Electric Co. to extend approval of a special electricity contract that is part of an effort to attract a large manufacturing facility to the utility’s service area. Commissioners earlier this year approved the special contract, but it would need to be extended because the unidentified manufacturer is still considering possible sites across the country. (Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)
APD TO HOLD TOWN HALL: Agency for Persons with Disabilities Director Barbara Palmer will hold a town-hall meeting in Jacksonville to discuss budget issues and to answer questions. (Tuesday, 6 p.m., The Arc Jacksonville, 1050 Davis St., Jacksonville.)
SCOTT AT FLAGLER LINCOLN DAY DINNER: Gov. Rick Scott is expected to take part in the Flagler County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. (Tuesday, 7 p.m., The Grand Club at Pine Lakes, 400 Pine Lakes Parkway, Palm Coast.)
WEDNESDAY
CAMPAIGN FINANCE DEADLINE: State candidates and political committees face a July 10 deadline for filing campaign-finance reports for the second quarter of the year.
PAROLE COMMISSION MEETS: The Florida Parole Commission will take up dozens of cases of felons convicted of crimes primarily from the 1970s and 1980s. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., 4070 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)
COMMUNITIES TRUST MEETING: The governing board of the Florida Communities Trust, which is funded through the Florida Forever program, will meet. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Florida Department of Environmental Preservation, Douglas Building, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Tallahassee. Call in number: 888-670-3525, code number 7020742991.)
APD TO HOLD TOWN HALL: Agency for Persons with Disabilities Director Barbara Palmer will hold a town-hall meeting in Daytona Beach to discuss budget issues and to answer questions. (Wednesday, 2 p.m., University of Central Florida, 1200 West International Speedway Blvd., Building 150, Daytona Beach.)
MARSHALL LEE GORE EXECUTION: Marshall Lee Gore, who was convicted in the 1988 murders of two women in Miami-Dade and Columbia counties, is scheduled to be executed. Gov. Rick Scott signed the death warrant for Gore’s murder of Robyn Novick, whose body was found in rural Miami-Dade County after being last seen leaving the parking lot of a tavern. (Wednesday, 6 p.m., Florida State Prison, near Starke.)
THURSDAY
POPULATION UPDATED: The Demographic Estimating Conference will meet to discuss Florida population estimates. (Thursday, 10:30 a.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capitol.)
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS: The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to release opinions. (Thursday, 11 a.m.)
FRIDAY
NATIONAL ECONOMY DISCUSSED: The Economic Estimating Conference will meet to consider national economic issues. (Friday, 9 a.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capitol.)
