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Jimmy Patronis Urges Florida University Presidents to Go Ahead With Fall Sports

On Monday, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to Florida University Presidents statewide encouraging full participation in college fall sports...

Florida DailyAugust 11, 2020

Crime News

Ashley Moody: We Are Seeing ‘Deliberate, Brutal Attacks’ on Police Officers

Moody weighed in on the increase in line-of-duty deaths urging Floridians to support those who have sworn an oath to protect and serve. According...

Florida DailyAugust 11, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Ron DeSantis: Eight Small and Rural Communities Getting Funds From Competitive Florida Partnership

Each of the eight communities selected to participate in the Competitive Florida Partnership Program will receive $35,000 to fund the development of a strategic...

Florida DailyAugust 11, 2020

Florida News

Jon Miller joins Majority Strategies

Miller is a longtime communications professional based in the Sunshine State and served as director of external affairs for Keiser University.

Florida DailyAugust 11, 2020

Florida News

Ron DeSantis: 22 Florida Communities, Four Regional Planning Councils Getting Almost $1 Million

Administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), the CPTA grant program assists communities with the creation of innovative planning and development strategies...

Florida DailyAugust 10, 2020

Florida News

Jimmy Patronis Offers Tips After NOAA Predicts an Active Hurricane Season

At the end of last week, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis issued a statement regarding the National Oceanic...

Florida DailyAugust 10, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Florida’s Senators Urge Commerce Department to Examine Chinese-Made Drones

Florida’s two U.S. senators--Republicans Marco Rubio and Rick Scott--signed a letter last week to U.S. Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross urging him to examine the...

Florida DailyAugust 10, 2020

Florida News

Rick Scott Wants a Meeting With IOC to Talk About 2022 Olympics in China

For almost a year, Scott has been urging the IOC to reconsider its decision to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in Communist China as...

Florida DailyAugust 9, 2020

Education News

Marco Rubio Offers Proposal to Ron DeSantis to Bring High School Sports Back

Rubio’s proposal is based on a review of protocols created by states, youth sports organizations, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), with guidance...

Florida DailyAugust 9, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Marco Rubio Wants Answers About NBA’s Ties to China

The senators are requesting answers to when and how the NBA took steps to terminate its relationship with the training camp in Xinjiang, why...

Florida DailyAugust 7, 2020

Florida News

Ron DeSantis Names Task Force to Explore the Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities

Members of the task force will work together to develop guidelines on how to safely allow family members to visit their loved ones in...

Florida DailyAugust 7, 2020

Education News

Jimmy Patronis Issues Directive on School Fire Drills During Coronavirus Pandemic

Specifically, the Directive permits schools to conduct fire drills in phases and assemble students in alternate mustering areas, as necessary to promote social distancing....

Florida DailyAugust 7, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Rick Scott Looks to Bring Tax Cuts, Expanding PPE and Testing Into Coronavirus Relief Package

On Thursday, even as most senators left the Beltway without a coronavirus relief agreement in place, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., proposed several amendments,...

Florida DailyAugust 6, 2020

Crime News

Jimmy Patronis Warns Floridians About Fake Check Scams

This week, state Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis warns Floridians and especially business owners to be cautious of fake check scams as a...

Florida DailyAugust 6, 2020

Education News

FEMA Sending Almost $2.5 Million to Reimburse Bay County Schools for Hurricane Michael Recovery

Hurricane Michael hit the Sunshine State back in October 2018.

Florida DailyAugust 6, 2020

Florida News

FEMA Approves $18 Million for FDEM for Helping Bay County After Hurricane Michael

Between Oct. 10, 2018 and Nov. 24, 2018 workers removed 2,349,740 cubic yards of vegetative debris and 109,437 cubic yards of construction and demolition...

Florida DailyAugust 5, 2020

Florida News

Ashley Moody Reaches Kickback Settlement With Pharmaceutical Company

Florida is one of 15 states, along with the federal government, settling allegations of kickback violations against Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., d/b/a Pacira, a developer...

Florida DailyAugust 5, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Brian Mast Urges VA to End Limits on People Attending Funerals for Veterans

Under current policy, any cemetery managed by the VA may restrict the number of attendees for a veteran’s committal service to 10 people.

Florida DailyAugust 5, 2020

Florida News

Vern Buchanan Urges Congressional Leaders to Include Proposal Stockpiling Medicine in Next Coronavirus Package

Buchanan’s bill, introduced in May, would create a new federal office responsible for stockpiling adequate supplies of critical medicines and encourage companies to ramp...

Florida DailyAugust 4, 2020

Florida News

FEMA Approves Additional $1.25 Million for FDOT to Help With Hurricane Michael Recovery Expenses

The funds will reimburse FDOT for debris cleanup activities throughout Holmes County. Work completed includes collection and disposal of 56,797 cubic yards of vegetative...

Florida DailyAugust 4, 2020

Education News

Marco Rubio: The Hard Truth is It’ll be Awhile Before We Can Go Back to Doing Things the Way We Once Did

“The challenge before us is about a lot more than just the fear of catching a disease. We had to cancel weddings. We couldn’t...

Florida DailyAugust 4, 2020

Florida News

HUD Approves DEO’s Action Plan for $735 Million to Help Florida Recover From Hurricane Michael

Funding provides impacted families with the opportunity to rebuild, repair or replace their homes damaged by disasters, as well as providing communities the ability...

Florida DailyAugust 3, 2020

Florida News

Michael Patete Takes Over as President of the Florida Medical Association

Patete, a Board-certified otolaryngologist in private practice who also specializes in head and neck plastic surgery, has been practicing medicine for more than 30...

Florida DailyAugust 3, 2020

Florida News

Dan Webster Leads Letter to Labor Department Urging Better Transparency for Private Pensions and Chinese Investments

Eight other House Republicans signed Webster’s letter to U.S. Labor Sec. Eugene Scalia including U.S. Reps. Bill Posey and Francis Rooney of Florida.

Florida DailyAugust 3, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Kathy Castor to HHS: More Reagents Needed in Florida to Stop the COVID-19 Pandemic

Last week, Castor urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D. to increase production...

Florida DailyAugust 3, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Marco Rubio Urges State Department To Sanction Vietnam for Human Rights Abuses, Attacks on Religious Freedom

Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., paired up with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and sent a letter to U.S. Sec. of State...

Florida DailyAugust 3, 2020

Florida News

Darren Soto Takes to House Floor to Champion Rubio’s, Wilson’s Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act

The bill, which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., will establish a 19-member commission examining the...

Florida DailyAugust 2, 2020

Florida News

Jimmy Patronis: Florida’s Urban Search and Rescue Teams Ready for Hurricane Isaias

Currently, there are seven US&R teams that are status level "green," meaning they are prepared for deployment. Patronis’ Division of State Fire Marshal is...

Florida DailyJuly 31, 2020

Florida News

Coronavirus Hurting Ron DeSantis, New Poll Finds

Mason Dixon released a poll of Florida voters on Friday which found almost half of those surveyed--49 percent--disapprove of DeSantis’ performance as governor while...

Florida DailyJuly 31, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Marco Rubio Takes Aim at China During Fox News Interview

Appearing with Shannon Bream on Fox News, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, came out swinging...

Florida DailyJuly 30, 2020

Florida News

Republican Congressional Candidate Declared Himself a ‘RINO’ in 2016

A video resurfaced recently in which Chase, at Gainesville City Commission meeting, described himself as “RINO”--which stands for “Republican in Name Only” who voted...

Florida DailyJuly 30, 2020

Florida News

Jimmy Patronis Urges Floridians to Prepare as Potential Tropical Storm Draws Near

Patronis’ PrepareFL.com website serves as a one-stop-shop for disaster preparedness information and tips to help Floridians ensure they are prepared to weather a storm.

Florida DailyJuly 30, 2020