Gov. Rick Scott, hoping to leave office on the same fiscal high note he pursued for the last eight years, announced Friday that Florida businesses will continue to pay the lowest possible rate for reemployment taxes in 2019 -- for the fourth year in a row. And because of that, the state has been recognized with a national award.
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board approved a contract Thursday to drill a test Emergency Estuary Protection Well to gain further site specific scientific information on the amount of Lake Okeechobee water that can be sent into the Kissimmee River basin's Boulder Zone.
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis and the 2019 Inaugural Committee today announced inaugural events taking place in Tallahassee on Jan. 7 and 8.
Independent watchdog Florida TaxWatch on Wednesday released a follow-up to its 2018 Voter Guide, detailing local tax measures and new bond issues that voters approved last month. It also provides an update on what's next for the 11 amendments now part of the Florida Constitution.
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez today announced the names of more than 45 advisors who will serve on the Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety. The committee will be chaired by Kent Stermon, COO, of Total Military Management.
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis today announced he has chosen state Rep. Halsey Beshears, R-Monticello, to lead the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).
Florida citrus is hitting all the marks to meet the forecasts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The South Florida Water Management District's (SFWMD) Water Resources Analysis Coalition (WRAC) didn't shy away from controversy Thursday -- in fact, members steered headlong into it, discussing steps the District board took involving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Storage Reservoir.
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez announced Friday the names of more than 50 advisors who will serve on the Transition Advisory Committee on Health and Wellness. The committee will be chaired by Nuñez and co-chaired by Alan Levine, former secretary of Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration.
Gov. Rick Scott announced the launch of two VISIT FLORIDA Hurricane Michael assistance programs on Friday, both aiming to aid local tourism businesses in the counties included in the FEMA major disaster declaration on Oct. 11.
