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2017 bay scallop season in Dixie/Taylor counties starts June 16
Get your bay scallop bags and shucking tools ready. The 2017 recreational bay scallop season for Dixie County and parts of Taylor County will...
POWERBALL® JACKPOT SURGES TO ESTIMATED $435 MILLION
TALLAHASSEE - The POWERBALL® jackpot for Saturday?s drawing is an estimated $435 million; the largest in the nation. In addition to the large POWERBALL...
Condolence Notices on Passing of Officer Joshua Montaad, Office of Agricultural...
Commissioner Adam H. Putnam’s Statement on the Passing of Officer Montaad
Jun 7, 2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam issued the following statement regarding...
FTC and DOJ Case Results in Historic Decision Awarding $280 Million...
As the result of Do Not Call (DNC) litigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, as...
ACLU of Florida Statement on the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Proposal for...
Miami, FL – The Miami-Dade Police Department is seeking federal funds to obtain aerial surveillance tools capable of filming and collecting images for up...
Nelson files bill to train 15,000 more doctors
Jun 7, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is leading the charge to alleviate the country’s growing physician shortage.
The Florida Democrat has...
Graham Demands Legislature End Deals, Division & Dysfunction
Tallahassee, Fla. — As the Florida Legislature begins its special session on Wednesday, gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is demanding Republican leadership end their backroom...
NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For...
After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join an exciting future of space exploration, NASA has selected its largest astronaut class since 2000....
Gov. Scott: U.S. Must Take Stand Against Cuba and Venezuela
On June 7, 2017
Governor Rick Scott has written the below op-ed regarding the dictatorships in Cuba and Venezuela.
U.S. Must Take Stand Against Cuba and...
FHP Seizes Approximately 170 lbs. of Illegal Marijuana
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In May, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Troopers and the FHP Criminal Interdiction Unit (CIU) conducted a traffic stop when a tractor-trailer car...
Patients in health care facilities at risk for Legionnaires’ disease
A new CDC analysis finds that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health care-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a concerning finding...
Florida Department of Health Issues Suspension and Restriction Orders
Tallahassee, Fla.—The Florida Department of Health issued 21 Emergency Suspension Orders (ESOs) and Emergency Restriction Orders (EROs) during May for serious violations which can...
Federal Prisoner and Fiancée Plead Guilty to Running an Inmate Taxi...
ATLANTA – Federal inmate Deldrick D. Jackson and his fiancée Kelly M. Bass pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist inmates to escape from the...
