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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and its Division of Licensing are responsible for the processing of applications for and issuance of concealed weapons licenses.
This past weekend, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was delayed in transmitting criminal history data to the Division of Licensing during the implementation of FDLE’s new criminal history system.
[Read more…] about Statement on Continued Processing of Concealed Weapons Licenses
Governor Ron DeSantis will be making a major policy announcement in Winter Park, Florida on Thursday, January 17th, 2019. The Governor will be joined by Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez.
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Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long visited local communities in the Florida Panhandle that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Michael. Stops included Panama City, Mexico Beach and Port St. Joe.
I-4 Ultimate crews are working tonight (Jan. 16) to restripe lanes on the eastbound Interstate 4 (I-4) temporary ramp system to open a second travel lane between New Hampshire Street and Winter Park Street. [Read more…] about Second Travel Lane to Open on EB I-4 Temporary Ramp System
Today marked the end of the 2019 OIR Summit where more than 250 attendees from 19 different states joined Florida’s top insurance leaders and regulators for a variety of in-depth discussions on regulatory updates, innovative products and ways in which assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse impacts Florida’s consumers. [Read more…] about 2019 OIR Summit Highlights Assignment of Benefits Abuse and Innovative Efforts to Serve and Protect Floridians
The first Stetson HackerSpace workshop for the spring semester, Build and Deploy Your First Website, will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, 2-4 p.m. Participants will learn the structure and syntax of basic HTML and CSS. [Read more…] about Stetson University HackerSpace Presents Website-building Workshop
As the partial federal government shutdown continues into record-setting territory at 23 days and counting, hundreds of thousands of federal employees do not know when they will receive their next paycheck and how they will support their families. Farm Share, a Florida-based food nonprofit, stands ready to assist these families by providing them with healthy and nutritious fruits, vegetables, rice, proteins, and other non-perishable food products. [Read more…] about Farm Share to Provide Immediate Food Assistance to In-Need Floridians Impacted by Partial Government Shutdown
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued the following statement upon learning of the findings of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) report regarding the tragic case of Jordan Belliveau, Jr.
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CFO Jimmy Patronis will join Governor Ron DeSantis and FEMA Administrator Brock Longto to visit communities impacted by Hurricane Michael on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis Joins Governor Ron DeSantis and FEMA Administrator Brock Long on Visit to Florida Panhandle
A newly released report by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education for the first time categorizes the University of North Florida in the top tier of national universities — those that grant doctoral degrees. [Read more…] about UNF Gains National Recognition for Doctoral Programs
