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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Four, will conduct a Public Information Meeting regarding the State Road (SR) 7/US 441 Roadway Improvements Project. [Read more…] about Roadway Improvements along SR 7/US 441 from North of SR 80/Southern Boulevard to SR 704/Okeechobee Boulevard
Earlier today, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma held a press conference to announce that the operator of a drug rehab facility in Altamonte Springs had been arrested for selling fentanyl to patients. [Read more…] about Senator Brodeur to Address Drug Sales in Rehab Facilities
FDLE is reminding citizens to download the FDLE Mobile App before Halloween to easily search Florida’s Sex Offender Registry. [Read more…] about Download the FDLE Mobile App before Halloween to help stay safe
State Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) and State Representative Yvonne Hayes Hinson (D-Gainesville) recently filed SB 604 and HB 393, termed the “Safe Waterways Act.” [Read more…] about Senator Berman and Representative Hinson File “Safe Waterways Act”
Through a partnership with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) is lighting the way for thousands of students to earn a Bright Futures Scholarship through the Lighting the Way to a Bright Future Project. [Read more…] about Florida Lottery grants are lighting the way to a brighter future for students and families
Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) has been collaborating with Miami-Dade County Chief Bay Officer Irela Bagué to address the misuse and subsequent deterioration of spoil island preserves and parks in Biscayne Bay, managed by local municipalities and Miami-Dade County, which have faced increased traffic and damages since before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Senator Ileana Garcia and Miami-Dade Chief Bay Officer Irela Bagué Collaborating to Address Deterioration of Spoil Islands Preserves and Parks, Threats to Manatees and Seagrass
FDLE agents arrested Alfred Desmond Mann, 26, of Clermont, yesterday for 11 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in violation of Florida Statute 827.071(5)(a), a third-degree felony. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests Clermont man for possession of child sexual abuse material
Long term care providers, including Florida Health Care Association members, this week urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for assistance with the burdens imposed by anticompetitive practices by direct care staffing agencies. [Read more…] about Long Term Care Providers Ask Federal Trade Commission for Help on Staffing Agency Price Gouging
Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris today highlighted that Governor Ron DeSantis has recognized October as Safe Sleep Awareness Month in Florida, [Read more…] about Governor DeSantis Recognizes October as Safe Sleep Awareness Month in Florida
Florida Senate Majority (Republican) Leader Debbie Mayfield (R-Melbourne) today released the following statement in response to Governor DeSantis’ call for a special session to safeguard Floridians from overreach by the federal government. [Read more…] about Statement from Senate Majority Leader Debbie Mayfield on Special Session
