Governor Rick Scott announced that state offices will be closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in recognition of state employees’ hard work throughout the year, including the response and recovery from Hurricane Michael. […]
Today, following Governor Rick Scott’s direction to the Department of State (DOS) to draw down $19 million in federal funding for securing Florida’s elections. […]
Governor Rick Scott met with leaders from the Venezuelan community on Monday, including exiled magistrates of the Venezuelan Supreme Court, to discuss ways to continue to help the people of Venezuela gain freedom and democracy. […]
Speaking in Sanford, Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that Florida’s law enforcement officers and first responders “will be able to enjoy license-free freshwater and saltwater fishing beginning today through June 30, 2018.” […]
Late last week, Governor Rick Scott announced that he will propose $30 million in pay raises for state law enforcement agencies to use for officer recruitment and retention in his 2018-2019 recommended budget. […]
Brevard County’s unemployment rate stands at 4.4% as Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in June, the lowest rate since June 2007. […]
Governor Rick Scott attended the official ribbon cutting for the new aluminum bottle line at Anheuser-Busch’s Metal Container Corporation (MCC) manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. […]
Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in Florida following the recent wildfires across the state and the high potential for increased wildfires to continue this year. […]
On Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott announced that he will propose $5.8 million in funding for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to add 46 counterterrorism agents as part of his 2017-2018 recommended budget […]
Earlier this week, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that his state’s businesses added private-sector jobs at the fastest rate in the nation in the last year, tied with Utah […]
On Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott announced that Florida’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 2.3 percent annualized in the second quarter of 2016, beating the national GDP growth rate of 1.2 percent […]
Crime continues to fall across Florida according to the 2016 Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Report. The report shows Florida’s crime volume dropped 3.4 percent compared to the first six months of 2015. […]
