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“Once more, Florida’s students have demonstrated their serious commitment to education as they continue to place third in the nation in Advance Placement (AP)...
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“I’m pleased to launch the Northeast Florida FinTech Initiative in conjunction with Florida State College at Jacksonville and St. John’s River State College,” said...
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These funds are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Hurricane...
Education News
These new standards are a result of the governor’s continued opposition to Common Core. At the start of last year, DeSantis issued an executive...
Crime News
Ron DeSantis Launches Florida Foundation for Correctional Excellence to Help Inmates Reenter Society
The governor’s office noted around 30,000 inmates will rejoin society over the next year and insisted “providing an organized and streamlined transition from prison...
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“The protection of our environment and vital water resources is one of the most pressing issues facing our state,” said DeSantis. “Today’s land acquisitions...
Florida Government & Politics
Hurricane Irma hit the Sunshine State back in 2017. DeSantis made the announcement in the Florida Keys which were hit hard by Hurricane Irma.
Florida Government & Politics
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Sec. Noah Valenstein, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)...
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“We fought tooth and nail last year to secure a historic increase in funding for Everglades restoration. Now it’s time to build on that...
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Waltz’s office stressed that the Sunshine State would benefit from changing the formula and maintained that it would not add to federal spending. Back...
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In recent years, harmful algal blooms have impacted both coasts of our state, devastating the economy and harming native wildlife that is not found...
Education News
The Marcus Foundation has committed $5 million over a three-year period to the Florida Education Foundation to increase students’ access to speech and debate...
Education News
The proposed Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards are expected to be released in the coming days.
Florida Government & Politics
In a letter to DeSantis, Buchanan noted the 140-mile proposed highway from Polk to Collier Counties will run directly into the habitat of the...
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More than two-thirds of those surveyed--68 percent--approve of DeSantis who just started his second year in Tallahassee. Only 18 percent of those surveyed disapprove...
Florida Government & Politics
“As a global leader for in-space manufacturing and assembly, Made In Space has a proven track record of delivering innovative space technology demonstrations at...
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The TOP program will rely on two or more nationally-recognized hospital rating systems that involve metrics such as readmission rates, mortality rates, staffing ratios,...
Florida Government & Politics
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis released the “2020 Florida Military and Defense Economic Impact Study" which was commissioned by Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) and...
Florida News
The study shows torts currently cost Florida $10.0 billion in annual direct costs, $15.5 billion in annual output (gross product), around 167,750 jobs, $811.1...
Florida News
On Wednesday, Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Business and Economics Polling Initiative (BEPI) released a poll looking at the governor’s standing a year after he...
Florida Government & Politics
“One of my administration’s top environmental priorities has been expediting Everglades restoration,” DeSantis said on Wednesday. “Today we take another step in the right...
Florida Government & Politics
I look forward to continuing our work on these issues together in 2020 and throughout the legislative session,” said Department of Business and Professional...
Education News
"With pretty much the same budget priorities and leftover promises from last year, I hope that this is not only the year of the...
Education News
"Well, in this season of opportunity, we can say there is more out there to achieve for our state – and there is no...
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Senators, I would like to take a moment to thank you for all of your hard work over the last year, including the weeks...
Florida Government & Politics
“The Florida Chamber’s annual jobs and competitiveness agenda – the Florida Business Agenda – is a set of priorities that will help grow private-sector...
Education News
Ron DeSantis Ready to Push Mandatory E-Verify, Higher Teacher Salaries as Legislative Session Starts
Riding high in the polls, Gov. Ron DeSantis will look to push several items through the Legislature which kicks off its regular session on...
Education News
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans for the Florida Prepaid College Board to lower Prepaid Plan prices by $1.3 billion, a reduction benefiting...
Florida Government & Politics
The funds will go to infrastructure projects in 15 rural communities in Northwest Florida and will come from the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) which...
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“I am absolutely thrilled to receive an endorsement from ViewPAC. I fully support their mission of electing more strong conservative Republican women to the...
Education News
“According to the National Education Association, Florida ranks 26th in the nation for starting teacher pay at $37,636. With this investment of over $600...