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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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Additional Funding to Support Floridians Impacted by Hurricane Ian
$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
Read MoreSENATOR LORI BERMAN FILES BILL TO PROMOTE POOL AND WATER SAFETY AMONG CHILDREN
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
Read MoreAna Maria Rodriguez Elected Chair of Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
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. “
Read MoreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces Nearly $20 Million for Water Quality Projects to Restore the Indian River Lagoon
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
Read MoreSen. Ileana Garcia and Rep. Nick Duran introduce legislation to create a specialty tag to help save the Biscayne Bay
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
Read MoreGovernor DeSantis Announces Florida’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.5 Percent in December 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.5 percent in December 2022, a historic low last reached in 2006, demonstrating that Florida has continued to grow and recover after enduring two hurricanes in late 2022. Florida’s private sector employment increased by 425,800 jobs over the year
Read MoreSenator Rodriguez and Representative Gregory File the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” to Update Abortion Ban Threshold.
Bradenton, Florida & Homestead, Florida – — Last week, Florida legislators Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) and Representative Tommy Gregory (R-Sarasota) filed SB 744 & HB 351, titled the “Florida Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.” These important bills prohibit the killing of unborn children who are capable of feeling pain. “W
Read MoreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces Unprecedented Legislation to Empower Educators, Protect Teachers from Overreaching School Unions and Raise Teacher Pay
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced an unprecedented legislative proposal to create a Teacher’s Bill of Rights that empowers educators to be leaders in their classrooms, enact paycheck protection, reduce terms for school board members from twelve to eight years, and invest another $1 billion in teacher pay. For more informat
Read MoreSenator Ileana Garcia Advances Legislation to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
Tallahassee – The Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs today unanimously approved two bills, by Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence as well as the employees and volunteers of domestic violence shelters. Senate Bill 70 provides a new criminal offense to further protect the locati
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