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Attorney General Ashley Moody today announced that a company selling fake Twitter followers to celebrities, professional athletes, comedians, television actors and others is permanently banned from the practice. [Read more…] about Company Selling Fake Twitter Followers Permanently Banned
Representative Byron Donalds, a Naples Republican, has filed legislation to raise the felony threshold amount from $300 to $1,000 and to impose a minimum monetary felony threshold for third petit theft offenses. [Read more…] about Donalds Files Bill to Change Felony Threshold Amount
Governor Ron DeSantis today kicked off the start of Deregathon alongside First Lady Casey DeSantis, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez and Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Secretary Halsey Beshears at Valencia College in Orlando. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Kicks Off Deregathon in Orlando
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis joined Tyndall Air Force Base leadership to discuss the rebuilding efforts of the base in the wake of Hurricane Michael, including the devastation to over 600 Balfour Beatty Communities base houses. [Read more…] about CFO Jimmy Patronis: Tyndall Air Force Base Must Remain Top Priority
Senator Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) and Representative Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) have filed legislation, SB 630 and HB 451, that would give patients the right to decide, during the course of their medical treatment, whether to refuse an opioid drug in a doctor’s office or hospital through a document called an advanced directive. [Read more…] about Legislation Filed to Empower Patients with Option to Reject Opioid Pain Treatment
Representative Byron Donalds, a Naples Republican lawmaker, has filed legislation to allow apprenticeship training providers to request money directly from the state via a grant program. [Read more…] about Donalds Files Apprenticeship Training Bill
Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried delivered remarks at today’s 2019 Florida Associated Press Day, an annual gathering of Florida news reporters and editors, in which she laid out her vision and agenda for Florida’s farmers, consumers, and families. [Read more…] about Remarks by Commissioner Nikki Fried at 2019 Florida Associated Press Day
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today released the following statement after additional members of the South Florida Water Management District Board submitted letters of resignations: [Read more…] about Mast Statement On Additional South Florida Water Management District Resignations
Governor Ron DeSantis today issued Executive Order 19-31, to begin the process of making Florida the number one state in the nation for workforce education as well as ensuring that Florida students are prepared to fill the high-demand, high-wage jobs of today and the future. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order 19-31
Attorney General Ashley Moody today announced consumer refunds for parents of campers planning to attend a now shuttered summer camp. [Read more…] about Consumers Provided Refunds in Camp Warrior Shutdown
