After last week’s storm, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants to remind you about his Mock Insurance Village which will be set up next Thursday in Tampa. The post-disaster, on-site insurance village demonstrates the CFO’s hurricane preparedness plans. More information may be found here. If you were impacted by Hurricane Hermine and are having difficulty filing your claim, call Read more about A Message from CFO Atwater[…]
ZIKA UPDATE As of August 30th, there were 682 cases of the Zika virus in Florida, 78 related to pregnant women. Governor Scott asked the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to activate an emergency response team to assist the Florida Department of Health and other partners in their investigation, sample collection, and mosquito control efforts. An unprecedented Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
SUNRAIL EXPANSION Construction of the 17.2 mile segment of Phase 2 South of Sunrail started in April and is expected to be completed in two years. It will link Sand Lake Road in Orange County to the Town of Poinciana in Osceola County. Four new stations, railroad grade crossings and an additional track are part Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
RED SNAPPER In April, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a nine-day season for the harvest of red snapper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The season started June 1st and ended on June 10th. To make up for lost opportunity due to Tropical Storm Colin, Governor Scott sent a request to Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
SCHOLARSHIP AUDIT A routine audit at the Department of Education discovered that a small percentage of students receiving Personal Learning Scholarships, named Gardiner Scholarships this past session after Senate President Andy Gardiner, were later classified as ineligible to receive the scholarship money this school year because they re-enrolled in public school. Jacksonville-based Step Up for Read more about Issues of Interest[…]