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Representative Slosberg-King and Senator Taddeo File the “Penny Bautista Act” To Ban Cruel Unattended Tethering Of Dogs And Cats

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For the second year in a row, Representative Emily Slosberg-King (D-Boca Raton) and Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami) have filed legislation making it illegal to tether an unattended domestic cat or dog. [Read more…] about Representative Slosberg-King and Senator Taddeo File the “Penny Bautista Act” To Ban Cruel Unattended Tethering Of Dogs And Cats

Department of Children and Families Strengthens Support for Floridian’s Wellbeing in 2021

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Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris today outlined the successes accomplished during her first year at the Department, praising Governor and First Lady DeSantis for their innovative thinking, strong leadership, and dedication to the children and families of Florida. [Read more…] about Department of Children and Families Strengthens Support for Floridian’s Wellbeing in 2021

“Before You Vote” Statewide Televised Debate Project Returns for 2022 Cycle With Planned General Election One-hour Specials in Races for Governor, U.S. Senate

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Less than one year from Florida’s exciting 2022 general election, a diverse and dynamic coalition of nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations today announced solid, specific plans for producing live televised debates next year in Florida’s major races for Governor and U.S. Senator. [Read more…] about “Before You Vote” Statewide Televised Debate Project Returns for 2022 Cycle With Planned General Election One-hour Specials in Races for Governor, U.S. Senate

Governor Ron DeSantis Takes Action Against Communist China and Woke Corporations

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The State of Florida will investigate its holdings in Chinese companies and
retake control of its shareholder proxy voting from ideology-crazed investment funds

Governor Ron DeSantis today held a meeting of the State Board of Administration where he, CFO Jimmy Patronis, and Attorney General Ashley Moody moved to revoke all proxy voting authority that has been given to outside fund managers, to clarify the state’s expectation that all fund managers should act solely in the financial interest of the state’s funds, and to conduct a survey of all of the investments of the Florida Retirement System to determine how many assets the state has in Chinese companies. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Takes Action Against Communist China and Woke Corporations

Optima Domi to Launch World’s First Virtual Reality Charter School

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Classical curriculum development firm Optima Domi will host an online virtual reality news conference and school tour via Zoom on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at 10:00 am to launch the world’s first and only virtual reality (VR) charter school, Optima Classical Academy (OCA), for the 2022-23 school year. [Read more…] about Optima Domi to Launch World’s First Virtual Reality Charter School

Florida Deploys State All-Hazards Incident Management Team to Support Tornado Outbreak Response in Kentucky

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First Lady Casey DeSantis, Madison, Mason, and Mamie joined FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie to send off these dedicated public servants from FDEM and Clay, St. Johns, and Flagler counties

Florida today deployed a nine-person State All-Hazards Incident Management Team comprised of individuals from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) as well as Clay, St. Johns, and Flagler counties to Kentucky to support the tornado outbreak response efforts. [Read more…] about Florida Deploys State All-Hazards Incident Management Team to Support Tornado Outbreak Response in Kentucky