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
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Senator 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
Read MoreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program Reaches Milestone $50 Million Awarded for Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Hometown Heroes housing assistance program has awarded more than $50 million in down payment and closing cost assistance to Florida’s hometown heroes. The program assists individuals such as law enforcement officers, educators, healthcare professionals, and active military personne
Read MoreSpeaker Pro Tempore Bryan Avila and Senator Ileana Garcia Introduce Bill to Protect the Biscayne Bay from Environmental Decline
For Immediate Release February 22, 2021 Office of Speaker Pro Tempore Bryan Avila Contact: Carolina Castillo 305.805.5127 [email protected] Office of Senator Ileana Garcia Contact: Kim Bertron 850.487.5037 [email protected] Speaker Pro Tempore Bryan Avila and Senator Ileana Garcia Introduce Bill to Protect the Biscay
Read MoreGovernor Ron DeSantis Announces Law and Order Legislation
MIAMI — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his legislative proposal to maintain and further improve Florida’s 50-year record low crime rate. This proposal pushes back against the abolishment of cash bail, increases penalties for drug-related crimes, steps up human smuggling interdictions, strengthens the punishment for child rapists, prevents t
Read MoreSenator Lori Berman and Representative Robin Bartleman File Legislation to Protect Victims’ Privacy and Anonymity
Tallahassee — “My name is Karen Hansen, and I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, college rape, and domestic violence…The stigma, the embarrassment, and the judgmental interactions I experienced suppressed my voice. I was never able to achieve justice through the criminal or civil system…” (full story below). Thus begins the story of a […] Th
Read MoreMemo: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Aerospace Hero Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr.
MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Development and Management; Amy Lockhart, Chair of County Commission, Seminole County; Pat Bates, Mayor, Altamonte Springs FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Friday, January 27, 2023 RE: […] The post Memo: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Aerosp
Read MoreLegislation by Senator Ileana Garcia to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence Advances to Senate Floor
Tallahassee — The Senate Committee on Rules 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 locations of the Department of Childre
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