Tallahassee — Today, State Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35), Florida’s first openly-gay State Senator, issued the following statement regarding the final passage of the harmful “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which is headed to the Govnernor’s desk to be signed into law: This bill is another stain on Florida’s history, and history will undoubtedly hold us accou

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Legislation Puts Workforce Education Above Indoctrination SARASOTA, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed three bills to further solidify Florida’s position as the number one state for higher education and further Florida’s goal of becoming the number one state for workforce education by 2030. The Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 266 to prohib

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $3.9 million to the City of Pensacola through the Governor’s Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to facilitate infrastructure improvements at the Port of Pensacola. This award will spur economic growth by establishing a High-Performance Maritime Center of Excellence. This award will also

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Tallahassee — Voters across Florida, most of them elderly Hispanic, have reported their voter registrations changed to the Republican Party without their knowledge. For more than three months voters have been contacting Senator Taddeo’s office with stories of this occurring to them. As a result, Senator Taddeo drafted an amendment to SB 524 to addr

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LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed four bills to combat human trafficking, raise awareness of the signs and impacts of human trafficking, and impose critical reforms to hold human traffickers accountable. EndHumanTrafficking_OnePager   “Biden’s Border Crisis is exacerbating human trafficking across the nation —72% of all h

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High-quality hypnotherapy and specialists set to help participants improve their lives in new reality show from Gossip Stone TV Gossip Stone TV has announced the start of pre-production for their upcoming reality show, “Hypno Challenge,” which promises to give participants a second chance to transform their lives for the better. The show will featu

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Tallahassee — El Senado de Florida aprobó esta semana por unanimidad  el Proyecto de Ley 173 de la Cámara de Representantes, Cuidado de Estudiantes con Epilepsia o Trastornos convulsivos, presentado en el Senado por la Senadora Ileana García (R-Miami).  El proyecto de ley prevé la creación de un plan de acción individualizado para las convulsiones

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until May 30, 2023 to act on these bills.   CS/SB 190 – Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities CS/CS/SB 240 – Education CS/CS/CS/SB 266 – Higher Education CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 – Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking SB 12

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Senate Bill 7054 Prohibits the Use of a Central Bank Digital Currency in Florida   FORT MYERS, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 7054 and SB 214 to protect the personal finances of Floridians from government overreach and woke corporate monitoring. SB 7054 prohibits the use of a federally adopted central bank digital […] T

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MEMORANDUM TO:                  Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Development and Management FROM:            Governor Ron DeSantis DATE:             Friday, May 12, 2023 RE:                  Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day   Peace Officers Memorial Day honors the lives of local, state, and federal officers who have di

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