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Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince To Speak On Professionalism In Legal Careers
Tampa Electric Bills To Increase In January
Beginning in January, Tampa Electric customers will see slightly higher bills to reflect the prices of fuel and other factors, as part of an annual adjustment ap- proved recently by state reg- ulators.
A residential customer’s monthly bill will rise by $1.32 to $106 for 1,000 kilo- watt-hours (kWh), about a 1 percent rise from the cur- rent $104.68 a month, be- ginning in January.
Tampa Electric residen- tial customers’ bills would remain about 17 percent below the national average – which is $127.20 per month, according to June 2017 data from the Energy Informa- tion Administration. Com- mercial and industrial customers would see bills
rise by approximately 2 per- cent.
The Florida Public Serv- ice Commission (PSC) unan- imously approved Tampa Electric’s request last month. Although natural gas prices remain low, the pro- posed increase is due to a 2017 refund to customers that is cycling off bills for 2018. The refund was re- lated to over-collected fuel expense from a previous year.
“Tampa Electric contin- ues to have some of the low- est rates in Florida. We are proud to provide outstand- ing value to our customers every day – for about the cost of a gallon of milk,” Gordon Gillette, Presi- dent and Chief Executive Of- ficer of Tampa Electric said.
Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince will speak at WMU-Cooley’s Tampa Bay campus (9445 Camden Field Parkway, Riverview, FL, 33578) about professionalism in legal careers on Monday, Nov. 13, noon-2 p. m. Justice Quince’s discussion is being hosted by the Black Law Students Association.
Justice Quince was appointed to Florida’s Supreme Court in 1998 and served as chief justice from 2008-2010. In 1980, she began her career with the State Attorney Gen- eral's Office, Criminal Division. As an assistant attorney general, she handled numerous ap- peals in the Second District Court of Appeal, the Florida Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Her 13.5- year tenure at that office included five years as the Tampa bureau chief. Additionally, she spent three years ex- clusively handling death penalty cases on di- rect appeal and in post-conviction proceedings.
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE PEGGY QUINCE
Individuals interested in attending should RSVP at blsa-tb@cooley.edu.
Meeting
Middleton Alumni Association Meeting
The Middleton High School Alumni Association will meet on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 11 a. m. at the police sub- station on 22nd street. Business of importance will be dis- cussed as well as the election of officers.
You can also come by and pick up a souvenir book from the Middleton/Blake game. All classes are invited and new mem- bers are welcome.
President Luvator Nelson will be there to greet you.
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