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Commissioner Stewart Honors Nine Schools with Family and Community Involvement Award

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Award recognizes exemplary programs that link schools, families and communities

The Florida Department of Education today announced that nine schools are winners of the 2018 Family and Community Involvement Award. The award recognizes exemplary school practices that focus on increasing family involvement, welcoming families into the local school system, providing effective communication, supporting student success, and promoting collaboration with the community. [Read more…] about Commissioner Stewart Honors Nine Schools with Family and Community Involvement Award

South Lake Trail Public Information Meeting in Lake County

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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is holding a public information meeting on the South Lake Trail Phase IIIB. The meeting is on Tuesday, June 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the E.L. Puryear Building/Community Center in Groveland. [Read more…] about South Lake Trail Public Information Meeting in Lake County

Leadership Florida Presents The Honorable Judge Rosemary Barkett with LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award

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The Honorable Judge Rosemary Barkett was presented with the 2018 Leadership Florida® LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award today during the organization’s Annual Meeting.  This award recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond by using their leadership abilities to improve the quality of life for Florida’s citizens and its future generations.  The award is in recognition of the impeccable standards Governor LeRoy Collins set for leadership in Florida, and in 1991 Leadership Florida renamed the Lifetime Achievement Award in his honor. [Read more…] about Leadership Florida Presents The Honorable Judge Rosemary Barkett with LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award

Leadership Florida Honors the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network (JASMYN)

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Leadership Florida® presented JASMYN with the 2018 Florida Regional Impact Award Saturday during its Annual Meeting.  This award recognizes a business or nonprofit organizations that has created a specific project or body of work whose impact is currently transforming the future of its region and has the potential to transform Florida as a whole. [Read more…] about Leadership Florida Honors the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network (JASMYN)

Gov. Scott: Nearly Twenty Thousand New Jobs Means Real Results for Families

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Governor Rick Scott today announced that Florida businesses have created 19,000 private-sector jobs in May and 179,000 in the past year, for a total of 1,539,800 jobs since December 2010. Florida’s annual job growth rate has outpaced the nation for 73 of the past 74 months. The only month that Florida did not exceed the nation was due to Hurricane Irma. In May, Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent, a drop of 7.0 percentage points since December 2010; this drop is faster than the national decline of 5.5 percentage points.

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Congressman Rutherford to Hold Vietnam War Veterans Commemoration Pinning Ceremony

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MEDIA ADVISORY

On Saturday, June 16, 2018, Congressman John Rutherford will be holding a pinning ceremony to recognize, thank, and honor United States military veterans who served during the Vietnam War. It is estimated that approximately 170 veterans plan to attend. This event is open press.

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Sachs Media Group’s Worldcom Public Relations Group Peer Review

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Florida-based Agency Meets Criteria for Quality of Service, Management Practices of World’s Largest Partnership of Independent PR Firm

Sachs Media Group, consistently ranked among Florida’s and the nation’s top independent full-service public relations agencies, recently passed the Worldcom Public Relations Group’s rigorous peer review of its service delivery, business, and agency management processes.

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Matt Caldwell Raises Over $200,000 in May

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Leading in actual funds raised from donors in this race

In May, Matt Caldwell’s campaign and Political Committee raised a combined $200,620. After tallying another strong month of fundraising, the campaign and Political Committee has raised nearly $2.2 million – leading in actual funds raised from supporters across the state. This follows the announcement of the campaign’s statewide finance committee. [Read more…] about Matt Caldwell Raises Over $200,000 in May

Gregory Continues Strong Fundraising

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Republican Tommy Gregory has banked nearly $180,000 and an impressive list of endorsements in the race for House District 73.

The Tommy Gregory Campaign today announced that it raised $25,650 during May. That brings the total amount raised for his campaign account to more than $81,500, well over twice that of his primary opponent. In addition, Friends of Tommy Gregory raised $12,700 in the month of May which brings his total amount raised to over $179,000. [Read more…] about Gregory Continues Strong Fundraising

Gov. Scott Proclaims June 12 as Pulse Remembrance Day in Florida

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Governor Rick Scott today proclaimed June 12th as Pulse Remembrance Day in Florida in recognition of the 49 innocent lives lost in the horrific attack on Pulse Nightclub on June 12th, 2016. Gov. Scott is asking all Florida residents to pause for a moment of silence at 9:00 a.m. and is directing all state flags in Florida to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, June 12th, 2018. [Read more…] about Gov. Scott Proclaims June 12 as Pulse Remembrance Day in Florida