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Sen. Annette Taddeo & Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith file legislation to repeal Florida’s local minimum wage and earned sick time preemption law

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SB 446 / HB 6047 would restore local governments’
power to set worker wages and benefits

In order to protect Florida’s hard workers, Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami) and Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) have re-introduced legislation to restore local governments’ power to set worker wages, benefits, and earned sick time. [Read more…] about Sen. Annette Taddeo & Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith file legislation to repeal Florida’s local minimum wage and earned sick time preemption law

Senator Taddeo and Representative Robinson File Bill to Let the Voters Decide On Medicaid Expansion at the Ballot Box

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As the third largest state in the nation, Florida cannot continue to be the outlier in Medicaid Expansion, a commonsense, cost effective, and fiscally sound answer to the growing number of uninsured persons in our state. [Read more…] about Senator Taddeo and Representative Robinson File Bill to Let the Voters Decide On Medicaid Expansion at the Ballot Box

Florida Health Care Association Updates Legislature on Continued Workforce, COVID-19 Challenges in Long Term Care Centers

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COVID-19 pandemic amplifies worsening workforce recruitment and retention efforts

COVID-19 cases have sharply declined in Florida’s skilled nursing centers and assisted living communities, but those facilities continue to experience significant workforce challenges that existed before the pandemic but have only worsened over the past year and a half, the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) told members of the Florida Senate’s Health Policy Committee this week. [Read more…] about Florida Health Care Association Updates Legislature on Continued Workforce, COVID-19 Challenges in Long Term Care Centers

FDLE arrests three members of Pensacola family operating a pill mill

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FDLE agents, with the assistance of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Norfolk (Virginia) Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today arrested Dr. William Wilson, 68, Beverly Wilson, 66, and James Wilson, 48, on multiple charges related to operating a pill mill. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests three members of Pensacola family operating a pill mill

Massachusetts woman wins $5 million top prize playing the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game

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The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Ann Margaret Woodworth, 54, of Holbrook, Massachusetts, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office. [Read more…] about Massachusetts woman wins $5 million top prize playing the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game

Marsy’s Law for Florida Launches “Shed Light on Domestic Violence” Campaign for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Marsy’s Law for Florida has launched the “Shed Light on Domestic Violence” campaign, which encourages Floridians to replace their front porch light or lights inside their homes and businesses with a purple lightbulb – the color of domestic violence awareness – as a reminder of this important issue. [Read more…] about Marsy’s Law for Florida Launches “Shed Light on Domestic Violence” Campaign for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month