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ICYMI: CNN: Caldwell Defends 2nd Amendment Rights

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Representative Matt Caldwell, candidate for Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, today joined CNN to defend the Second Amendment and discuss real solutions to the devastating tragedy in Parkland.

Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture oversees the concealed-weapon license system and safeguards the Second Amendment. As a candidate for Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Caldwell is the principled conservative in the race and the only candidate who has consistently received an A rating from the NRA.

ICYMI: Bradenton Herald: Florida’s First Lady visits three Manatee elementary schools during tour

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Florida’s First Lady visits three Manatee elementary schools during tour
Bradenton Herald
Richard Dymond
January 24, 2018
It’s not often that the First Lady of the state drops into Manatee County schools but it happened Tuesday.
Ann Scott, wife of Florida Gov. Rick Scott, visited Willis, McNeal and Tara elementary schools as part of a statewide tour for Celebrate Literacy Week.
While at Willis in Lakewood Ranch, Scott met Savannah Adams, a fifth-grade student who had written a letter to Gov. Scott last year as part of a social studies project.
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Students holding signs lined the walkway at McNeal, welcoming the First Lady. She was also given a tour by students, as they made their way to the media center.
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“It was such a pleasure to have Mrs. Scott in our classroom today,” said the fifth-grade teacher, Olivia Mayer. “My students and I are so grateful that she chose our school to visit.”
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The First Lady’s new book is called “Ally & Jordi’s Adventures Through Florida,” which was named for her daughters. She spoke in detail about her family – and read a passage from the book to every class that she visited in Manatee County.
The First Lady told the students that during this last year of the governor’s term in office, she will continue to focus on reading and literacy by visiting schools across the state.
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ICYMI: Tampa Bay Times: Florida to provide Puerto Rico high school diplomas to eligible evacuees

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Florida to provide Puerto Rico high school diplomas to eligible evacuees
Tampa Bay Times
Jeffrey Solochek
January 2, 2018
Puerto Rican teens who evacuated after Hurricane Maria’s devastation can still earn a high school diploma from their home island while completing their work in Florida, the state Department of Education has informed superintendents.
If the students fled the storm, are currently enrolled in a Florida public school and had attained 11th or 12 grade by the time Maria hit, they can pursue this option, K-12 chancellor Hershel Lyons wrote in a late December memo.
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Education commissioner Pam Stewart reached out to her counterpart in Puerto Rico in November to make this arrangement possible. The state is coordinating with Puerto Rico to get student credits transferred and to get transcripts delivered.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… USA Today: “Florida tops in nation on infrastructure”

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Florida tops in nation on infrastructure

A new report suggests Florida takes care of its infrastructure better than any other state.

The analysis by 24/7 Wall St, a financial reporting firm, puts the Sunshine State at the top of the heap based on its review of federal records on the conditions of roads, bridges, dams. It also looked at how much each state prioritizes highway spending.

Here’s what the report, dubbed “States That Are Falling apart,” concluded about Florida:

— 3.2% of the state’s roads are in poor condition (3rd best in the U.S.)

— 2.1% of its bridges are rated as deficient (also 3rd best)

— 6.3% of the state’s dams are considered at “high hazard risk” (9th best overall)

— 8.7% of Florida’s total government spending is spent on highways (only seven states spent more as a percentage).