OKEECHOBEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Continuing his focus on job creation and promoting Florida’s agriculture industry, Fla. Governor Rick Scott spent his tenth “Let’s Get to Work” Day as a ranch hand with the Williamson Cattle Company in Okeechobee. The multi-generational family operation is …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Today, Governor Rick Scott signed two bills that facilitate economic development opportunities by prioritizing Florida’s investment in vital transportation projects, including improvements to Florida’s 14 deepwater sea ports. Improvements to Florida’s ports ensure they are prepared to benefit from the …
TAMPA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Today, Governor Rick Scott attended the Homeless Youth Forum hosted by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough to ceremonially sign House Bill 1351, which gives homeless youth age 16 and older the ability to request and receive their birth certificate from …
TALAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Today Governor Scott signed two bills to protect vulnerable women and children throughout Florida. The laws will impose tougher penalties for human trafficking criminals and provide more support for commercially exploited children. House Bill 99 provides that children who have been …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Today, Governor Rick Scott joined leaders of Florida’s Jewish community at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County to ceremonially sign Senate Bill 792, Financial Institutions. The legislation gives the Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) the authority to require …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Christopher W. Pole, of Plantation, to the Broward County Court. Pole, 60, has been a sole practitioner since 1988. He previously practiced with Conroy, Simberg and Lewis and was in-house counsel for …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Florida Governor Rick Scott signed legislation today intended to prevent taxpayer dollars from ending up in the hands of companies with business ties to the dictatorships of Cuba or Syria. House Bill 959 lays the groundwork to prevent state and local governments from entering contracts worth $1 million or more […]
TALAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — The American economy is sustained by business owners large and small who invested their money because they saw the potential of our great nation. Companies from around the world should continue flocking here, but instead they are being deterred by a nation facing a trillion dollar deficit and a federal […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today joined business, military, veteran and workforce leaders during the annual Florida National Guard Day at the Capitol to launch a year-long effort aimed at connecting returning National Guardsmen and other veterans with job openings as Florida’s economy continues to improve.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Florida Governor Rick Scott announced today that Florida’s unemployment rate went down again in the last month of 2011 to 9.9 percent. A total of 5,100 new private-sector jobs were also added in December, solidifying Florida’s status as one of the nation’s leaders in job creation last year.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Today, Colt’s Manufacturing Co. LLC announced its commitment to create 63 jobs in Osceola County for its new regional headquarters and product manufacturing center.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — New job creation and unemployment numbers were released this month showing unemployment down from 10.6 percent last month and 12 percent in December, to 10.3 percent October.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — It is unfortunate that after months of debate the congressional ‘super committee’ charged with finding $1.2 trillion in budget savings failed to make the difficult choices needed to begin fixing our nation’s out of control debt.
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today announced the reappointment of David Darm to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Darm, of Tallahassee, is a government analyst with the Office of Policy and Budget. …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ –- “The death of Osama Bin Laden marks a great victory for Americans and for freedom-loving people worldwide. Finally, some degree of justice has been achieved after nearly a decade of …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Gerald Bailey today announced the State’s crime rate declined 6.7 percent for 2010 over the previous year, reaching a …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott today announced the reappointment of Larry D. Hart and the appointments of Dorene S. McShea and Russell A. Priddy to the Board of Trustees, Florida Gulf Coast …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Governor Rick Scott on Monday (April 25) announced four reappointments and four appointments to the District Board of Trustees, Daytona State College. First: Robert C. Davidson, also known as Bob …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– Today, Governor Rick Scott named Dr. Frank Farmer as Florida’s Surgeon General and announced he will retain Liz Dudek as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). As …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today launched a new website that will serve the public by providing access to frequently requested public records and other information, including a state employee salary database. The …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott today announced the appointments of Manuel “Manny” L. Maroño of Sweetwater and Jay N. Trumbull of Panama City to the Florida Transportation Commission. Moroño, 39, is the Mayor …
Tallahassee, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Scott and members of the Cabinet voted unanimously today to tighten the rules of executive clemency, which will eliminate automatic restoration of rights for convicted felons. Click below to …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — In fulfillment of another campaign promise, Governor Rick Scott today has directed the Department of Management Services to accept two bids that were revealed earlier this week. This sale of …
EUSTIS, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Governor Rick Scott, unveiled the state’s first “Jobs Budget” before a capacity crowd in Eustis, today. The Governor said his “Jobs Budget” was “designed to reduce state spending, lower taxes …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ — Immediately after being sworn-in as Florida’s 45th governor, Gov. Rick Scott fulfilled campaign promises by signing executive orders to freeze job-killing regulations and require state agencies to verify legal immigration …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ -– As Prepared for Delivery: Thank you! Governor Crist, thank you for your graciousness. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Cabinet, Mr. Chief Justice and members of the Supreme Court. …
