Daylight Savings Ends November 3
We get an extra hour of sleep this Saturday night! Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour when you go to sleep Saturday. Daylight Savings Ends Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 2am
Category: Issues of Interest
Issues of Interest
EDUCATION Ahead of the 2020 legislative session, the Department of Education is working on policy changes to address mental health issues for students and ensure schools are safer as part of the 2018 passage of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act. This includes offering three options for mental health professionals to become school counselors. The Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Issues of Interest
VOTER REGISTRATION DATA Over a year after approval by the Legislature, Governor DeSantis has authorized Florida’s 67 election supervisors to join the Electronic Registration Information Center. The bipartisan, non-profit group is a coalition of 29 states who share voter registration data to clean up voter rolls by identifying duplicate registrations, deceased voters, and other conflicting issues. Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
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HURRICANE UPDATE Hurricane Reimbursements. Since January 8th, the Florida Department of Emergency Management has awarded more than $766 million in recovery funds for Hurricanes Michael, Irma, Matthew and Hermine. Two years after Hurricane Irma crashed into the Florida Keys, total losses of $2.63 billion triggered an increase in the federal cost share from 75 percent to Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Red snapper fishing days announced
Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced six additional recreational red snapper fishing days. The season for private recreational anglers and state for-hire operations will be open on the following Saturdays and Sundays: October 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27. Private recreational anglers may harvest red snapper in state and federal Read more about Red snapper fishing days announced[…]