After 18 months of intense negotiations, Florida Polytechnic University announced that its administration and the United Faculty of Florida (UFF) Florida Poly chapter have signed a collective bargaining agreement. [Read more…] about Florida Poly administration and faculty union reach historic agreement
Governor Ron DeSantis Kicks Off Deregathon in Orlando
Governor Ron DeSantis today kicked off the start of Deregathon alongside First Lady Casey DeSantis, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Secretary Halsey Beshears at Valencia College in Orlando. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Kicks Off Deregathon in Orlando
CFO Jimmy Patronis: Tyndall Air Force Base Must Remain Top Priority
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis joined Tyndall Air Force Base leadership to discuss the rebuilding efforts of the base in the wake of Hurricane Michael, including the devastation to over 600 Balfour Beatty Communities base houses. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: Tyndall Air Force Base Must Remain Top Priority
First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces 2019 Black History Month Theme and Student Contests
Student essay contest winners will receive a 4-Year Florida College
Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation
First Lady Casey DeSantis today announced the theme and student contests for 2019 Black History Month. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Announces 2019 Black History Month Theme and Student Contests
Legislation Filed to Empower Patients with Option to Reject Opioid Pain Treatment
SB 630 and HB 451 would create voluntary non-opioid directives
Senator Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) and Representative Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) have filed legislation, SB 630 and HB 451, that would give patients the right to decide, during the course of their medical treatment, whether to refuse an opioid drug in a doctor’s office or hospital through a document called an advanced directive. [Read more…] about Legislation Filed to Empower Patients with Option to Reject Opioid Pain Treatment
North Palm Beach man claims $500,000 top prize playing the $500,000 PAYDAY Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that Thuy Hoang, 45, of North Palm Beach, claimed a $500,000 top prize from the $500,000 PAYDAY Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. [Read more…] about North Palm Beach man claims $500,000 top prize playing the $500,000 PAYDAY Scratch-Off game
Donalds Files Apprenticeship Training Bill
House Bill 367 promotes greater workforce education opportunities for Floridians
Representative Byron Donalds, a Naples Republican lawmaker, has filed legislation to allow apprenticeship training providers to request money directly from the state via a grant program. [Read more…] about Donalds Files Apprenticeship Training Bill
Remarks by Commissioner Nikki Fried at 2019 Florida Associated Press Day
Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried delivered remarks at today’s 2019 Florida Associated Press Day, an annual gathering of Florida news reporters and editors, in which she laid out her vision and agenda for Florida’s farmers, consumers, and families. [Read more…] about Remarks by Commissioner Nikki Fried at 2019 Florida Associated Press Day
Mast Statement On Additional South Florida Water Management District Resignations
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today released the following statement after additional members of the South Florida Water Management District Board submitted letters of resignations: [Read more…] about Mast Statement On Additional South Florida Water Management District Resignations
Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order 19-31
Charting a Course for Florida to Become Number 1 in the Nation in Workforce Education
by 2030 and Ensuring Florida Students are Prepared for the Jobs of the Future
Governor Ron DeSantis today issued Executive Order 19-31, to begin the process of making Florida the number one state in the nation for workforce education as well as ensuring that Florida students are prepared to fill the high-demand, high-wage jobs of today and the future. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order 19-31
