HB 45, by Representative Daisy Morales (D- Orlando) and Representative Christopher Benjamin (D- Miami Gardens), passed unanimously in the Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee today. [Read more…] about Bill to Allow Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans Passes First Committee
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FDLE arrests Cape Coral man for written threats to kill and commit mass shooting or terrorism
FDLE agents, with the assistance of the Cape Coral Police Department, arrested David Lee Biasotti, 50, of Cape Coral, for one count each of a written threat to kill, and a written threat to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests Cape Coral man for written threats to kill and commit mass shooting or terrorism
FDLE Tallahassee ESD K-9 is sniffing for crime
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement introduced Rocket, Tallahassee’s first Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) canine, at a media availability today at FDLE Tallahassee. [Read more…] about FDLE Tallahassee ESD K-9 is sniffing for crime
Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient Comes “Full Circle” After Winning $5 Million Scratch-Off Prize
“I Feel Like I’ve Won the Lottery Twice!”
The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Reshena Clark, 29, of Hollywood, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. [Read more…] about Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient Comes “Full Circle” After Winning $5 Million Scratch-Off Prize
Senator Lori Berman and Representative Michael Grieco File “Greyson’s Law”
This week, Senator Lori Berman (D- Palm Beach) and Representative Michael Grieco (D- Miami) filed SB 1106/HB 781. [Read more…] about Senator Lori Berman and Representative Michael Grieco File “Greyson’s Law”
Progress Florida Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Hearing Mississippi Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
Progress Florida’s Reproductive Rights Program Director Amy Weintraub issued the following statement today as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy: [Read more…] about Progress Florida Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Hearing Mississippi Case Challenging Roe v. Wade
Florida Legislature Aims to Provide Public Records Exemption for Law Enforcement Officers and Vehicles
Florida House Representative Matt Willhite (D-Wellington) today filed HB 773, which will exempt public records requirements for law enforcement geolocation information held by a law enforcement agency. [Read more…] about Florida Legislature Aims to Provide Public Records Exemption for Law Enforcement Officers and Vehicles
Legislation Filed to Stimulate the Creation of a Capital Market Ecosystem in Florida
The Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) today announced that legislation to stimulate the creation of Florida’s capital market ecosystem has been filed by Representative Joe Harding. [Read more…] about Legislation Filed to Stimulate the Creation of a Capital Market Ecosystem in Florida
Ride Like a Reindeer with SunRail This Holiday Season and Enter for Chances to Win Free Merchandise!
SunRail invites you to Ride Like a Reindeer aboard specially decorated trains this holiday season! Throughout December, look for red noses and antlers adorning the fronts and sides of SunRail trains to encourage members of the community to choose the train and ride in style. [Read more…] about Ride Like a Reindeer with SunRail This Holiday Season and Enter for Chances to Win Free Merchandise!
FHCA Updates House Panel on Long Term Care Facilities’ Worsening Workforce and Economic Crisis
Emmett Reed, CEO of the Florida Health Care Association, told the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee that, almost two years into the pandemic, chronic staffing shortages, ongoing costs to fight COVID-19, and stagnant occupancy levels are taking a significant financial toll on long term care facilities and threatening access to care for Florida’s most vulnerable long-term and post-acute care patients. [Read more…] about FHCA Updates House Panel on Long Term Care Facilities’ Worsening Workforce and Economic Crisis