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Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to harbor some raw feelings about school boards that defied his efforts last year to bar districts from requiring students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis on Friday signed a bill (HB 1467) that, in part, will cap school…
Read More “Throw The Bums Out” DeSantis Signs Bill That Caps Florida School Board Members’ Terms
After lawmakers unanimously passed the measure this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will help prevent the use of devices to restrain public-school students with disabilities. The bill (HB 235) will block school employees from using mechanical restraints, though school resource…
Read More Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill That Blocks Restraints For Florida Students With Disabilities
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. – At approximately 2:00 pm St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue units were dispatched to a vehicle that struck a water main at the intersection of 34th Street North and 24th Avenue North. Crews arrived to find an SUV that struck the large…
Read More SUV Strikes Water Main In St. Petersburg
Continuing to take a rare stance against the National Rifle Association, the state this week tried to convince a panel of federal judges to uphold a law that bans the sales of rifles and other long guns to people under age 21. The Republican-controlled Legislature…
Read More Appeals Court Weighs Challenge To Florida Gun Law
Florida’s employment picture continues to brighten, while the state jobs agency envisions conditions slowing to a more “stable” pace over the next two years. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity issued a report Friday that said the state’s unemployment rate in February was 3.3 percent,…
Read More Florida Jobless Rate Drops To 3.3 Percent
On Thursday, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis warned Floridians about the pitfalls of crowdfunding websites like “GoFundMe” being used to host online charity scams related to the Ukrainian War. With nearly 1,400 Ukraine relief fundraisers on GoFundMe, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers that before giving…
Read More Florida CFO Warns Of “GoFundMe” Style Ukraine Crowdfunding Scams
LAND O’ LAKES, FL. – The 14-year-old that was reported missing on March 16, has been located safe. Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Marquise Little, a missing-endangered 14-year-old. Little is 5’8″, approx. 150 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Little was last seen…
Read More Missing Land O’ Lakes Teen Found Safe
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida businesses continue to have robust employment opportunities, a benefit of a competitive and energized workforce where employers have added jobs for 22 consecutive months. Florida’s economic indicators have continued a positive trajectory and are surpassing pre-pandemic rates. The…
Read More Gov. DeSantis: Florida Outpaces Nation As State Employers Add Jobs For 22 Consecutive Months
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – A common economic scam is the ransom scam, this crime can have potentially devastating consequences. Pasco Sheriff’s Office wants to share ways citizens protect themselves from scams including the Ransom Scam. The scammer will call the victim and claim they are holding a member of the victim’s family captive. The scammer instructs the victim to…
Read More Pasco Sheriff’s Office Offers Tips On Economic Ransom Scams
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – Hillsborough County will celebrate the grand opening Friday of a new esports lounge at Emanuel P. Johnson Park & Recreation Center, the second esports gaming room created and run by Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation. Multiplayer video gaming is one of…
Read More Hillsborough To Celebrate Opening Of New Esports Gaming Room At Emanuel P. Johnson Park