Governor DeSantis Signs Four Bills  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:
CS/CS/HB 269 – Public Nuisances
CS/CS/HB 1297 – Capital Sexual Battery
CS/CS/HB 1359 – Offenses Involving Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs
CS/CS/HB 1627 – Pretrial Release and De…

The Florida Senate Passes Senator Janet Cruz’s Bill Expediting Military Spouse Licensure Applications

The Florida Senate Passes Senator Janet Cruz’s Bill Expediting Military Spouse Licensure Applications

Tallahassee — Yesterday, The Florida Senate unanimously passed SB 562, Military Occupational Licensure, by Senator Janet Cruz (D—Tampa), which takes aim at the problem of active duty military spouse unemployment.  Active duty military spouses face significantly more challenges to entering the Florida workforce than their civilian counterparts, due to the frequency of relocation and licensing requirements imposed […]

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Special Event Permitting on Clematis Street

Special Event Permitting on Clematis StreetMay 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)  Special Event Permitting on Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL — The City of West Palm Beach has approved ‘Pride on the Block,’ scheduled for Friday, June 2 […]

SENATOR STEWART’S BILL ON SEXUAL OFFENSES UNANIMOUSLY PASSES THE SENATE

The Florida Senate Passes Senator Janet Cruz’s Bill Expediting Military Spouse Licensure Applications

This week, the Senate unanimously passed SB 692 Sexual Offenses, sponsored by Senator Linda Stewart (D – Orlando). The bill establishes consistency in the definition of female genitals in Florida statute.  “There is an issue in current statute where a woman’s genitals are defined only as vagina. By replacing the word with the defined term […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Floridians’ Financial Future & Economic Liberty

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Floridians’ Financial Future & Economic Liberty

Legislature answers Governor’s call to action to combat government- and corporate-sanctioned activism and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the corporatist environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement — a worldwide effort to inject woke political ideology across the financial sector, […]

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Roommates Of Three-Time Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To Prison On Child Exploitation Offenses

Roommates Of Three-Time Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To Prison On Child Exploitation Offenses

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Donald Ray Shadowens (30, Clearwater) to 6 years in federal prison for receiving child sex abuse material. On April 19, 2023, Judge Moody sentenced related defendant Craigan Joyner (20, Clearwater) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for receiving child sex abuse […]

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Full Court Press Newsletter: Spring 2023

Full Court Press Newsletter: Spring 2023
Originally published at https://www.flcourts.gov/Publications-Statistics/Publications/Full-Court-Press/Full-Court-Press-Spring-2023The post Full Court Press Newsletter: Spring 2023 first appeared on City News Mi…

Fort Myers Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Unlawfully Possessing A Firearm As A Convicted Felon

Roommates Of Three-Time Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To Prison On Child Exploitation Offenses

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Jontavious Jarquel Griffin (34, Fort Myers) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered Griffin to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Griffin had pleaded guilty […]

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Learn how to build wealth for your small business

Learn how to build wealth for your small business

Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Gamma Zeta Omega chapter are bringing a high-level networking and game-changing business insights to Miami Gardens.  The “Building Wealth Through Small Business Ownership” event is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Complex, 3000 NW 199th Street […]

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