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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces $25 Million to Lee County Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces  Million to Lee County Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of a $25 million bridge loan to Lee County through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program. The program, created in a Special Legislative Session earlier this year, is administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to support government operations that may have been […]

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Governor DeSantis Signs Twelve Bills & Vetoes Two

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces  Million to Lee County Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/HB 133 – Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits CS/HB 179 – Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act CS/CS/CS/HB 391 – Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children CS/CS/HB 783 – Opioid Abatement CS/HB 959 – Dosage Form Animal Health Products CS/HB 965 – […]

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Curb Your Climate Impact with WPB’s and the UF’s Climate Smart Floridians Program

Curb Your Climate Impact with WPB’s and the UF’s Climate Smart Floridians ProgramJune 2, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:                 Diane G. Papadakos, Director of Communications City of West Palm Beach – Mayor’s Office [email protected] (561) 822-1411 (TTY: 800-955-8771)  Curb Your Climate Impact with the City of West Palm Beach’s and the University of Florida’s Climate Smart Floridians Program WHO:                   City of West Palm Beach Office […]

Leader Lauren Book Responds to Governor DeSantis’ Signing of HB1557

Leader Lauren Book Responds to Governor DeSantis’ Signing of HB1557

Tallahassee — “Today, Governor DeSantis signed yet another piece of divisive and particularly cruel legislation, in HB1557. Dismissive and uninformed Republicans claims the reason for national outrage is because we haven’t read the bill. We read it. So did medical professionals, educators, community leaders, and parents. It is an attack on Florida’s LGBTQ+ community and […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Charbel Barakat to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces  Million to Lee County Through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Charbel Barakat to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.   Charbel Barakat Barakat, of Tampa, is the Regional General Counsel for D.R. Horton, Inc. He currently serves as a Commissioner for the Second District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission and serves on the […]

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Road and Dock Closures for the week of June 1, 2023

Road and Dock Closures for the week of June 1, 2023CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING & UTILITY ROAD CLOSURES  Southern Boulevard between Olive Avenue and Washington Road (through July 2023): One eastbound lane closure as repairs are made on road depressions. Monceaux Road between Dixie Highway (US 1) and Georgia Avenue (through August 2023): There will intermittent lane closures for underground utility improvements. Access to all homes […]

Marion County Woman Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy And Firearm Possession

Marion County Woman Sentenced To More Than 16 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy And Firearm Possession

Ocala, FL – U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Nishera Remon Johnson (42, Silver Springs Shores) to 16 years and 8 months years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute narcotics (including methamphetamine and cocaine) and possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. Johnson had been indicted on September 2, 2020. She […]

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