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This week, Representative Robin Bartleman (D-Weston) and Senator Shevrin Jones (D- Miami Gardens) have filed HB 855/SB 1258 – Managed Care Plan Performance. [Read more…] about Representative Bartleman and Senator Jones File Legislation to Address Health Care Disparities in Florida’s Medicaid Program
FDLE agents, with the assistance of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, arrested Denzel Rashad Scott, 24, and Kathryn Lynn Barrow, 51, both of Melbourne, for one count each of trafficking fentanyl and possession of methamphetamine. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests Melbourne man, woman for drug trafficking, firearms crimes
The Floridians for Reproductive Freedom coalition today held a virtual press conference highlighting how communities across Florida are standing up to defend access to abortion, even as threats loom from the Florida Legislature to the United States Supreme Court. [Read more…] about Local leaders speak out on importance of cities and counties standing up for access to abortion
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announces the graduation of 21 law enforcement analysts from the Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy on December 16, 2021. [Read more…] about Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy Class 32 Graduation
Florida today deployed a nine-person State All-Hazards Incident Management Team comprised of individuals from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) as well as Clay, St. Johns, and Flagler counties to Kentucky to support the tornado outbreak response efforts. [Read more…] about Florida Deploys State All-Hazards Incident Management Team to Support Tornado Outbreak Response in Kentucky
An FDLE investigation led to the arrest of Trent Kellee Freeman, 38, of Bronson, on two counts of uttering a forged instrument and one count of scheme to defraud. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests former Gilchrist deputy for forgery, fraud
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) today announced a record increase in the number of professional boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts events hosted by the Florida Athletic Commission (formerly the Florida State Boxing Commission) in the 2021 calendar year. [Read more…] about Florida Sees Record Increase in Professional Combat Sporting Events
State Senator Jeff Brandes is proposing a resolution that, if passed, would expand the existing Florida homestead exemption to reflect increases in the Housing Price Index. [Read more…] about Senator Jeff Brandes Proposes Expansion of Homestead Exemption
First Lady Casey DeSantis hosted a roundtable discussion with state and community leaders highlighting Hope Florida – A Pathway to Prosperity, and the work community partners and faith-based organizations are doing to support vulnerable families in Florida. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Hosts Roundtable with Faith-Based Community on Hope Florida – A Pathway to Prosperity
Representative Christine Hunschofsky (D-Parkland) and Senator Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart) filed House Bill 899 and Senate Bill 1240: Mental Health of Students, updating school services to ensure that whole families are made aware of available mental health services, not just the student. [Read more…] about Representative Christine Hunschofsky and Senator Gayle Harrell File Legislation to Improve Mental Health Services in Florida Schools
