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Governor Ron DeSantis and Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran tonight named Dr. Dakeyan Chá Dré Graham, from C. Leon King High School in Hillsborough County, as the 2020 Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year. [Read more…] about Governor DeSantis, Commissioner Corcoran Announce Dr. Dakeyan Chá Dré Graham, Hillsborough County Educator, as 2020 Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year
Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried today joined state lawmakers at Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to ride along on one of PSTA’s newest all-electric buses. [Read more…] about Commissioner Nikki Fried Visits Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority to Highlight Energy Initiatives
First Lady Casey DeSantis today held a listening session on mental health and substance abuse at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office in Sanford. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Holds Listening Session on Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Sanford
Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the appointments of Russell Mayer and Edwin Stewart to the Florida Barbers’ Board. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Two to the Florida Barbers’ Board
Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the appointments of Michael Morley, John Stinneford, Melissa Nelson, the Honorable Michael Andrews, Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan and Pasco County Sheriff Christopher Nocco to the Criminal Punishment Code Task Force. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Six to the Criminal Punishment Code Task Force
First Lady Casey DeSantis today held a listening session at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast to discuss new mental health and substance abuse initiatives. [Read more…] about First Lady Casey DeSantis Holds Listening Session on Mental Health and Substance Abuse at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) officials today visited Pinellas County to highlight numerous Department priorities, including food insecurity, early childhood education, gas pump skimmers. [Read more…] about Commissioner Nikki Fried Visits Pinellas County to Highlight Priorities
Attorney General Ashley Moody today hosted discussions with parents, teachers and law enforcement leaders in two Florida cities about the dramatic increase in teen vaping. [Read more…] about Attorney General Moody’s Teen Vaping Fact-Gathering Mission Stops in Oviedo and Sarasota
On the heels of a landmark 30-year study of ailing Florida Keys coral showing nutrient-supercharged water from as far north as Orlando contributing to the harmful impacts on our coral reefs, the Florida Chamber of Commerce today released the latest in a series of educational water videos which points to 97 percent of water going into Lake Okeechobee coming from north of the lake – Kissimmee, and most of the contaminated water originating on the northwest side. [Read more…] about Latest Florida Chamber of Commerce Educational Water Video Echoes Landmark Florida Keys Coral Research
Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee announced today the selection of five teams to serve in the 2019-2020 Florida Folklife Apprenticeship Program. [Read more…] about Secretary Lee Announces 2020 Folklife Apprenticeship Program Master Artists & Apprentices
