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Senator Brodeur Files Legislation to Increase Protections and Improve Consistency for Children in Out-of-Home Care

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Legislation seeks to reduce trauma related to
inconsistent transition and sibling placement

State Senator Jason Brodeur (R-Sanford) today filed Senate Bill 80, Child Welfare. [Read more…] about Senator Brodeur Files Legislation to Increase Protections and Improve Consistency for Children in Out-of-Home Care

APCIA: Insurers Ready to Work with Legislature to Address Challenges Facing Florida’s Property Insurance Market

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today issued the following statement, attributed to its assistant vice president of state government relations Logan McFaddin, regarding the Florida Senate Banking & Insurance Committee’s discussion of Florida’s property insurance market. [Read more…] about APCIA: Insurers Ready to Work with Legislature to Address Challenges Facing Florida’s Property Insurance Market

Broward Leaders File Bill to Rename Reef Conservation Area in Memory of Environmental Champion Kristin Jacobs

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Senator Lauren Book and Representative Christine Hunschofsky lead
the charge to honor their friend who fought tirelessly for ocean conservation

Senator Lauren Book (D-Plantation) and Representative Christine Hunschofsky (D-Parkland) have filed SB 588 to rename the Southeast Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation area after the late Representative Kristin Jacobs, a nationally-recognized champion and tireless advocate for protecting Florida’s environmental assets who lost a battle with cancer last year. [Read more…] about Broward Leaders File Bill to Rename Reef Conservation Area in Memory of Environmental Champion Kristin Jacobs

MEGA MILLIONS jackpot increases to $625 million ahead of tonight’s draw

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MEGA MILLIONS® and POWERBALL® Combined Jackpots climb to $1.1 Billion!

Players have a chance to win big this week as America’s dueling jackpots, MEGA MILLIONS® and POWERBALL®, continue to climb, reaching a combined total of $1.175 billion! [Read more…] about MEGA MILLIONS jackpot increases to $625 million ahead of tonight’s draw

Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer Seeks Criminal Investigation Into Whether President Trump Violated State Criminal Anarchy, Treason Statutes

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In a letter sent Friday to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer (D-Lighthouse Point) requested that a criminal investigation be launched by her office into whether President Donald Trump committed crimes against the state by issuing his call to arms to his mob of supporters, inciting them to storm the nation’s Capitol. [Read more…] about Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer Seeks Criminal Investigation Into Whether President Trump Violated State Criminal Anarchy, Treason Statutes