Representative Dan Daley (D-Coral Springs) issues the following statement on the upcoming fourth anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Tragedy. [Read more…] about Representative Daley Issues Statement on the Anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Tragedy
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Representative Skidmore Responds to New Congressional Maps from the House
In response to the new Congressional maps being dropped this afternoon by the Florida House of Representatives ahead of the Congressional Redistricting Committee scheduled (at the moment) for Friday the 18th, Democratic Ranking Member Representative Kelly Skidmore (D- Boca Raton), issued the following statement: [Read more…] about Representative Skidmore Responds to New Congressional Maps from the House
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Dane Eagle and Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie Survey Crop Damage at Florida Farms Following Freeze
This week, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Dane Eagle and Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie toured Florida orange groves, vegetable farms, and sugar cane fields to survey damage from the record freeze that occurred the weekend of January 28-30. [Read more…] about The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Dane Eagle and Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie Survey Crop Damage at Florida Farms Following Freeze
Governor Ron DeSantis and SEUS/Japan Announce Florida as Host State for 44th Annual Joint Meeting
Governor DeSantis Appoints Eric Silagy as Chairman
Governor Ron DeSantis, along with the Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Inc. (‘SEUS/Japan’) today announced that Florida will be the host for the 44th Annual SEUS/Japan Joint Meeting Program in Orlando November 16-19, 2022, and that Eric Silagy, President & CEO of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), will serve as Chairman of the meeting along with his Japan co-chair, Mr. Masaaki Tsuya, External Advisor, Bridgestone Corporation. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis and SEUS/Japan Announce Florida as Host State for 44th Annual Joint Meeting
Florida Health Care Association Hails Passage of COVID-19 Liability Protections
The Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) applauds the House for passing SB 7014 and sending it to the governor. [Read more…] about Florida Health Care Association Hails Passage of COVID-19 Liability Protections
DCF Files Proposed Rule to End Participation in Federal Unaccompanied Alien Minor Program
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) today filed a proposed permanent rule that prohibits the issuance or renewal of licenses for facilities or organizations that house Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) whom the Federal Government is resettling across the United States, including Florida, unless there is a cooperative agreement between the State of Florida and the Federal Government. [Read more…] about DCF Files Proposed Rule to End Participation in Federal Unaccompanied Alien Minor Program
Statement by Senate President Wilton Simpson on SB 2508, Environmental Resources
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) today released the following statement regarding Senate Bill 2508, which safeguards state taxpayer funds dedicated to clean water resources and protects state water rights from federal government intrusion. [Read more…] about Statement by Senate President Wilton Simpson on SB 2508, Environmental Resources
LeadingAge Florida Statement on Modernization of Nursing Home Facility Staffing
LeadingAge Florida President and CEO Steve Bahmer provided testimony today at the Senate Committee on Health Policy in support of Senator Albritton’s SB 804 – Modernization of Nursing Home Facility Staffing. [Read more…] about LeadingAge Florida Statement on Modernization of Nursing Home Facility Staffing
Statement on the House Health & Human Services Committee’s passage of the 15-week abortion ban (HB 5) from Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates
“Committee members opposed to HB 5 waved their time for questions or debate in hopes that committee chair Colleen Burton would allow citizens who had traveled from across the state a mere minute to make the case that politicians shouldn’t have the right to strip them of their bodily autonomy. [Read more…] about Statement on the House Health & Human Services Committee’s passage of the 15-week abortion ban (HB 5) from Laura Goodhue, Executive Director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates
Representative Skidmore Responds to Florida Supreme Court Ruling
In response to the Florida Supreme Court’s decision today to decline jurisdiction in the Governor’s improper advisory opinion request, the Democratic Ranking Member of the Congressional Redistricting Committee, Representative Kelly Skidmore (D- Boca Raton), released the following statement: [Read more…] about Representative Skidmore Responds to Florida Supreme Court Ruling