On Tap in the Capital: Monday, April 10, 2017

By the News Service of Florida

SCOTT HONORS VETERANS: Gov. Rick Scott will host a Governor's Veterans Service Awards ceremony in Southwest Florida. (9 a.m., Bonita Bay Club, 26660 Country Club Dr., Bonita Springs.)

MURPHY MEETS WITH CONSTITUENTS: U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., will hold a "coffee with your congresswoman" event. (10 a.m., Little Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant, 1106 East Colonial Dr., Orlando.)

CASTOR CRITICIZES PROPOSED CUTS: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., will meet with University of South Florida researchers to criticize a proposal by President Donald Trump to reduce funding for the National Institutes of Health. (10:15 a.m., USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, 4001 East Fletcher Ave., Tampa.)

UNF PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH DISCUSSED: The University of North Florida Board of Trustees will meet and receive an update related to the school's presidential search committee. University President John Delaney plans to step down next year. (1:30 p.m., University of North Florida, Building 1, Academic Affairs Conference Room, Jacksonville.)

FIRE SERVICE AWARDS PRESENTED: Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who serves as the state's fire marshal, will present the annual Florida Fire Service Awards during a reception at the Capitol. (5:30 p.m., 22nd floor, the Capitol.)

MALLEA RAISES MONEY: A fundraising event will be held in Washington, D.C., for Republican Jose Mallea, who is running next year in state House District 116. (6 p.m., Mission Dupont Circle, 1606 20th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.)

YOHO HOLDS TOWN HALL: U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., is slated to hold a town-hall meeting in Alachua County. (7 p.m., Abraham Lincoln Middle School, 1001 S.E. 12th St., Gainesville.)

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS DUE: State candidates, parties and political committees face a Monday deadline for filing reports showing finance activity through March 31.