OPIOID CRISIS Governor DeSantis signed Executive Order 19-97 on April 2nd establishing the Office of Drug Control and the Statewide Task Force on Opioid Abuse to combat Florida’s substance abuse crisis. SUNPASS CONTRACTOR The conversion of software for SunPass billing has not gone smoothly since its implementation began last year. Hundreds of complaints still pour Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Florida has a long and rich history which we often tend to overlook. On April 2nd we celebrated the 506th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s landing in Florida which was the first known exploratory expedition in the new world. Although many scholars now claim that he was not the first European to visit, he Read more about Ponce de León[…]
PUBLIX Florida’s favorite grocery store chain was named the best employer to work for in companies with least 100,000 employees and the 12th best company to work for overall by Fortune magazine. And a little trivia: Why are there scales inside Publix? Back in the day, household scales weren’t common so businesses would place scales Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
HURRICANE MICHAEL UPDATE Residents in the Florida Panhandle are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Michael, which struck as a powerful Category 4 storm last October. It is being referred to as “The Forgotten Hurricane”, as it hit the area known as The Forgotten Coast. Insured losses from Michael have topped $5.8 billion and Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
CLIMATE REPORT RELEASED The Fourth National Climate Assessment warns that humans must take action now “to avoid substantial damages to the U.S. economy, environment, and human health and well-being over the coming decades.” The 1,000-page report looks at how climate change is already disrupting life with more hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves and other disasters. Rising Read more about Issues of Interest[…]