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On Wednesday, the Florida Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Foundation honored eight youth in the child welfare system with the Foundation’s TRIUMPH Award for their determination, resilience and success. [Read more…] about Florida Guardian Ad Litem Foundation Honors High-Achieving Foster Youth
The jackpot for tonight’s POWERBALL® drawing is an estimated $570 million, the eighth largest in the game’s history. [Read more…] about POWERBALL® Jackpot Grows To $570 Million Ahead Of Tonight’s Drawing
Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book (D-Plantation) and Representative Marie Paule Woodson (D-Hollywood) have filed legislation to ensure all state employees who give birth have access to paid family leave, even in cases of stillbirth. [Read more…] about Leader Book, Representative Woodson File Bill Ensuring Paid Leave in Cases of Stillbirth
Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book (D-Plantation) and Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) this week filed legislation to eliminate the so-called “gay/trans panic defense” from being used in Florida to legally defend assaults and lethal attacks on LGBTQIA+ individuals. [Read more…] about Leader Book and Representative Smith File Bill to Eliminate “Panic Defense” Attacks on LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis today addressed the Enterprise Florida, Inc.’s (EFI) September board meeting where he praised Governor DeSantis for his leadership and criticized the Biden Administration’s proposed $3.5 trillion Public Infrastructure Bill that includes a ‘hurricane tax’ that will increase insurance premiums on all Florida homeowners. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis at EFI Board Meeting: Florida Leaders Must Oppose Biden’s ‘Hurricane Tax’
The Florida Lottery announces the winners from the sixth of eight drawings in the Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion. [Read more…] about Winners Announced From The Sixth Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion Drawing
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public meeting regarding project plans on State Road (S.R.) A1A from south of International Drive to Long Point Road (FPID No.: 430202-5), and from Long Point Road to George King Boulevard (FPID No.:430202-8) on Tuesday, October 5, at 6 p.m. [Read more…] about Upcoming Public Meeting for S.R. A1A Corridor Improvements
The jackpot for tonight’s POWERBALL® drawing is an estimated $545 million, the tenth largest in the game’s history. [Read more…] about POWERBALL® Jackpot Reaches $545 Million Ahead Of Tonight’s Drawing
The jackpot for Saturday’s POWERBALL® drawing is an estimated $523 million, the tenth largest in the game’s history. [Read more…] about $523 Million Is Up For Grabs This Weekend
A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive October 27, 2021 to examine all aspects of FDLE’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support services. [Read more…] about Accreditation team invites public comment about FDLE
