Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights Freedom Summer Sales Tax Holiday

More Than 11,000 Florida Teachers Receive Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement

Each educator earning a Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement receives a stipend worth $3,000 each TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Department of Education. The educators have completed either the Summer Civics Professional Learning Series or […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces List of Invalid Out-of-State Driver Licenses Issued to Undocumented Immigrants

Driver licenses given exclusively to undocumented immigrants in other states are invalid as of July 1, 2023 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has published a list of out-of-state license classes that are invalid in Florida as of July 1, 2023, […]

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Jacksonville Convicted Sex Offender Indicted For Committing Multiple Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Kevin John Merritt (61, Jacksonville) with the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse materials. If convicted, Merritt faces a minimum mandatory 25 years, and up to 110 years, in federal prison. Merritt is a registered sex offender. […]

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Convicted Felon Sentenced To Four Years For Gun Possession

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Anthony Quantarius Brooks (21, Winter Park) to four years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Brooks to forfeit a Glock 9-millimeter handgun and ammunition, which were used to commit this offense. Brooks had pleaded guilty […]

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Serial Robbers Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Robbery And Pair Of Commercial Armed Robberies In South Tampa And Ybor City

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Antonio Brown (55, Tampa) and Steve Jackson (41, Tampa) have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of robbery, and one count of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Each faces a […]

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Lifestyle

Road and Dock closures for July 6, 2023

CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS & 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 be intermittent lane closures for underground utility improvements. […]

VOTING RIGHTS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE S.B. 90 FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL: STRIKE IT DOWN!

July 3, 2023

Broward County — “Appointed by President Obama in 2012, Federal District Court Judge Mark E. Walker issued a 288-page order that ruled the Florida Voting Law as racially motivated and unconstitutional. Republicans did not see this coming, but this act of conscious and humanity is long overdue! SB 90 is a rendition of “voter suppression […]

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Governor DeSantis Signs Senator Ileana Garcia’s Legislation to Defend Patient Visitation Rights

July 3, 2023

Miami — Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs, today joined Governor Ron DeSantis as he signed Senate Bill 988, In-person Visitation, by Senator Garcia, into law. To ensure patients have the support of their loved ones when they need it most, the legislation requires intermediate care […]

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