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Senator Taddeo Calls For Emergency Investigation By Senate Ethics and Elections Committee

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This call comes as more damning voters have contacted her office revealing party registration changes without their consent, including calls from outside Miami-Dade County.

In a press conference today Senator Annette Taddeo announced her request to Senator Baxley, Chair of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, to hold a full scale emergency investigation into the third party voter registration organizations. [Read more…] about Senator Taddeo Calls For Emergency Investigation By Senate Ethics and Elections Committee

Representative Skidmore Responds to New Congressional Maps from the House

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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

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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

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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

DCF Files Proposed Rule to End Participation in Federal Unaccompanied Alien Minor Program

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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

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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