In response to the Florida Senate president’s remarks on the most pressing issue Floridians are facing being the cost of housing, Florida State Representative Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville) issued the following statement: [Read more…] about State Representative Nixon Responds to State Senate President Remarks on Housing Costs
Government
Upcoming Public Hearing for the District Five Tentative Five-Year Work Program
The Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) District 5 Office will hold a week-long virtual public hearing on its Tentative Five-Year Work Program from Monday, December 5, to Friday, December 9. [Read more…] about Upcoming Public Hearing for the District Five Tentative Five-Year Work Program
FDLE continues to seek information about missing Samantha Fiddler
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has not forgotten Samantha Fiddler, who went missing from Polk County on Nov. 19, 2016. Fiddler was 29 at the time of her disappearance. [Read more…] about FDLE continues to seek information about missing Samantha Fiddler
DEO Announces State 2022 Veteran Incentive Awards at Second Annual Florida Veterans Workforce Summit
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) last week announced the winners of the 2022 Veteran Incentive Awards at the second annual Veterans Workforce Summit. [Read more…] about DEO Announces State 2022 Veteran Incentive Awards at Second Annual Florida Veterans Workforce Summit
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Extends Application Deadline for the Broadband Opportunity Program
The Deadline to Apply is December 9, 2022
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) today announced that the deadline to apply for funding through the Broadband Opportunity Program has been extended to December 9, 2022. [Read more…] about Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Extends Application Deadline for the Broadband Opportunity Program
Senator Kathleen Passidomo Unanimously Elected Senate President
Naples Senator sworn in as 90th Senate President, Senator
Dennis Baxley of Ocala elected President Pro Tempore
Senator Kathleen C. Passidomo (R-Naples) was today unanimously elected President of the Florida Senate for the 2022-2024 Legislative Term. [Read more…] about Senator Kathleen Passidomo Unanimously Elected Senate President
Florida Rejects the CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines
ICYMI: Florida Rejects the CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines
The agency calls them ‘essential’ for pain management
and acknowledges only ‘potential’ risks.
The Wall Street Journal
By Dr. Kenneth A. Scheppke
Nov. 21, 2022 6:51 pm ET
The U.S. has grappled with the opioid crisis for nearly two decades. [Read more…] about Florida Rejects the CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines
FDOT, FHP Urge Safety During Thanksgiving Travel
Thanksgiving week is perennially the busiest week on Florida roadways. [Read more…] about FDOT, FHP Urge Safety During Thanksgiving Travel
Leader-Designate Fentrice Driskell Confirmed as Caucus Leader
Florida House Democratic Leader-Designate Fentrice Driskell (D-Tampa) today was unanimously confirmed by her peers as Leader of the Florida House Democratic Caucus for the 2022-2024 term. [Read more…] about Leader-Designate Fentrice Driskell Confirmed as Caucus Leader
Senator Rosalind Osgood Releases Statement Regarding Colorado Springs Shooting
Just minutes before Transgender Remembrance Day on Sunday, November 20th, a gun man opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs taking the lives of 5 and injuring 25. [Read more…] about Senator Rosalind Osgood Releases Statement Regarding Colorado Springs Shooting
