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The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission (CFCRC), the SunRail advisory board of elected leaders from the five Local Funding Partners, will hold a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. [Read more…] about SunRail Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission Meeting Aug. 12, 2021
Florida Association of Managing Entities CEO Natalie Kelly today issued the following statement after Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Chris Sprowls, selected Ann M. Berner, CEO of Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network, to serve on the new statewide Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. [Read more…] about Florida Association of Managing Entities Praises Legislature for Selecting Ann M. Berner for Commission of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
State Senator Gary Farmer provided a letter to Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, outlining the falsehoods included in Ron DeSantis’ Executive Order on masks in schools. [Read more…] about Senator Farmer Calls on Florida’s Surgeon General to Stand Up to Governor’s Overreach and Dangerous Misinformation
The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces its tenth consecutive record-breaking year with an estimated $9.07 billion in annual sales for fiscal year 2020-21. [Read more…] about Florida Lottery Celebrates End of Fiscal Year With Record Sales and Education Contributions
On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Five will be joined by Alert Today Florida, the National Coalition for Safer Roads, and the Space Coast TPO to host a Stop on Red Event to help educate road users about how to safely approach intersections, obey traffic signals, and share the road with others. [Read more…] about FDOT Stop on Red Event
State Senator Gary Farmer who represents all of coastal Broward County issued the following statement today in response to news that Governor DeSantis would be issuing an executive order to invalidate the Broward County School Board’s decision to mandate masks in public schools: [Read more…] about Broward County Senator Gary Farmer Defends School Mask Mandate
Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book on Friday issued the following statement after Governor DeSantis said he will sign an executive order allowing parents to ignore COVID safety precautions recommended by local school districts and the CDC: [Read more…] about Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book Responds To Executive Order, Governor’s Selective Meddling
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) today released the following statement following Governor DeSantis’ announcement of executive action to preserve parental choice regarding the masking of children in Florida schools. [Read more…] about Statement from President Simpson on Masking in Schools
FDLE and the Largo Police Department today arrested Andrew Carlson, 43, of Clearwater on two counts of transmission of child sexual abuse material and 11 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. [Read more…] about Clearwater man arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material
As the CDC urged both vaccinated and unvaccinated people in areas with high COVID-19 transmission rates (which covers most of Florida) to wear masks, Florida’s cities and counties are left with their hands tied after the Legislature passed a DeSantis priority bill which eliminated their ability to effectively enforce their own mask mandates. [Read more…] about Senator Farmer Calls For Protection of County and Local Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
