Nursing home administrators, frontline nurses, and other long-term caregivers will descend on the Florida Capitol Wednesday to ask lawmakers to renew the $138 million Medicaid funding increase approved last year to preserve quality care and protect caregiver jobs in Florida’s nursing homes. [Read more…] about Long-Term Caregivers Bring Message to Lawmakers: Florida Seniors Need Proper Funding of Nursing Home Quality Care in the State Budget
New Report Highlights Trends in High Textbook Costs and Impact of Student Success
For the first time college and university students in the state of Florida are seeing textbook costs slightly trend lower, according to the Florida Virtual Campus’ 2018 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Report. [Read more…] about New Report Highlights Trends in High Textbook Costs and Impact of Student Success
Petra Hosts University of North Florida Enlivened Spaces Exhibition
University of North Florida sculpture students will have installation artwork on display during an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Rainbow Building, located at 1754 North Main Street in downtown Jacksonville. [Read more…] about Petra Hosts University of North Florida Enlivened Spaces Exhibition
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Return Florida’s Citizen Initiative Process Back to Florida Citizens
Florida’s Foundational Document Now Used as a Political
Tool by Out-of-State and Billionaire Special Interests
The Florida Chamber of Commerce applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for advancing a bill that will return the citizen initiative process back to Florida citizens. [Read more…] about Senate Committee Advances Bill to Return Florida’s Citizen Initiative Process Back to Florida Citizens
Consumer sentiment holds steady in March
Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased slightly two-tenths of a point in March to 100.8 from February’s revised figure of 100.6. [Read more…] about Consumer sentiment holds steady in March
Attorney General Moody Recognizes State Trooper for Saving Civilian’s Life
Attorney General Ashley Moody today presented a Back the Blue Award to Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Mithil Patel at the Florida Cabinet Meeting. [Read more…] about Attorney General Moody Recognizes State Trooper for Saving Civilian’s Life
Boca Raton man claims $1 million top prize playing the $5 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that Brian Bell, 66, of Boca Raton, claimed a $1 million top prize in the $5 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game, at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. [Read more…] about Boca Raton man claims $1 million top prize playing the $5 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game
DSC Foundation’s Food and Wine Festival raises funds to support homelessness initiative
Nearly 400 people converged on the new L. Gale Lemerand Student Center at Daytona State College on Sunday for the DSC Foundation’s first-ever Food and Wine Festival fundraiser. [Read more…] about DSC Foundation’s Food and Wine Festival raises funds to support homelessness initiative
CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Honors Florida’s Outstanding Firefighters
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis along with Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried recognized members of Florida’s firefighting community for their outstanding accomplishments in the fire service industry during the 2019 Fire Service Awards today at the Florida Capitol. [Read more…] about CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Honors Florida’s Outstanding Firefighters
Attorney General Moody Appointed Chair of Statewide Task Force on Opioid Drug Abuse
Attorney General Ashley Moody will lead Florida’s new Statewide Task Force on Opioid Drug Abuse. [Read more…] about Attorney General Moody Appointed Chair of Statewide Task Force on Opioid Drug Abuse
