Tallahassee — Today, Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) filed SB 1290, to deliver financial relief to Florida’s schools and taxpayers by harnessing the power of the sun. “The traditional way of providing electricity to power our public schools is not only expensive, but antiquated,” said Senator Berman. “Switching to solar would mean not only a [

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Approvals Complete Two Florida Forever Projects Photo by Carlton Ward/Wildpath   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved the investment of more than $17.7 million to conserve more than 3,500 acres across the state. The five properties stretch from Nassau County south to Charlotte County and protect or b

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Tallahassee — Senator Lori Berman (D-Delray Beach) and Representative Tina Polsky (D-Boca Raton) have jointly filed legislation, SB 962/HB 595, to protect employees who are licensed users of medical marijuana. The legislation would protect licensed medical marijuana users from discrimination by their employer, unless their marijuana use adversely a

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Funding to support restoration of Florida’s beaches, the state’s first line of defense against storm events   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of $100 million to support beach nourishment projects within 16 coastal counties impacted by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole. On Dec. 16, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed

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Tallahassee — Ileana Garcia (R-Miami) was today sworn into office as Senator of Florida’s 37th District. Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles T. Canady administered the oath during the 2020 Organization Session. “It is my great honor to be elected to the Florida Senate by the people of District 37 and represent them here in […] The post Ilea

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$1 million will support teachers impacted by Hurricane Ian and $13.8 million will support mental health services   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he has directed the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to utilize $13.8 million in grant funding to support and expand mental health resources for Floridians impact

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Boynton Beach — Senator Berman has filed SB 358, a bill that will help save the lives of many children for decades to come. SB 358 asks parents of children entering any public or private school system to confirm that their child has had swimming lessons when entering the school system, especially into kindergarten. Drowning […] The post SENATOR LOR

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Miami-Dade –Ana Maria Rodriguez (R- Homestead) was unanimously elected Chair of the 2021 Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation, the largest in the state, on December 7, 2020.   “My sincerest gratitude and appreciation to my Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation colleagues for unanimously choosing me to serve as 2021 Chair,” Senator Rodriguez said. “

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced nearly $20 million to support water quality improvement projects along the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). These projects will help collect stormwater runoff and treat it to reduce the amount of pollutants and nutrients that enter the IRL. These projects are in addition to the $255 million Flori

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Tallahassee, FL — – Today Senator Ileana Garcia (R- Miami) and Representative Nicholas X. Duran (D- Miami) filed legislation (SB 860 and HB 501, respectively) that would create the “Protect Biscayne Bay” specialty tag. The bill draws from regional examples of related, successful specialty plates for Indian River Lagoon and the Tampa Bay Estuary. Fu

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