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Jul 24, 2024 · Grading by county shows Lafayette, St. Johns, Nassau, Walton, and Sarasota rounding out the highest scoring counties, with Lafayette scoring 73% in the aforementioned categories.. Twenty-two counties received "A" grades, including Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Broward. The grading scale changed from the previous year to incorporate learning gains on state assessments in the ...

Nov 12, 2024 · That provision allows law enforcement to ask a judge to temporarily bar dangerous individuals from possessing or purchasing a firearm. Following mass shootings in the summer of 2019, Scott wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post declaring that he supported a national version of a red-flag law, as well.. It’s that provision (among others) that has led gun rights activists to argue that, at the ...

Dec 4, 2024 · Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis says he wants Sarasota County Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters to replace him when he steps down early next year to run for a Congress. In a message posted on X on Wednesday morning, Patronis, who has already been endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump in the special election scheduled […]

3 days ago · In defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Republican-led Florida Legislature passed a bill late Tuesday night anointing Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the state’s chief immigration officer and zapping millions of dollars from the governor’s office for immigration enforcement. The bill cleared the chambers by a 21-16 vote in the Senate and 82-30 in the […]

Nov 14, 2024 · Florida Medicaid managed care plans — the coverage offered to millions of the state’s low-income residents — scored in the middle on industry report cards assessing the quality of care people receive. The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) released in September its 2024 report cards that rank commercial, …

Dec 5, 2024 · The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has admitted in a settlement agreement made public on Wednesday that its policy of keeping a list of people considered likely to commit future crimes and sending deputies to their homes violated the U.S. Constitution. As part of the settlement, the office will pay $105,000 to four Pasco County residents […]

Rick Scott. Republican • Incumbent Scott has served in the U.S. Senate since 2019. Before being elected to Congress, Scott served as Florida's governor from 2011 to 2019.

Nov 1, 2024 · There’s a new face to Florida’s Medicaid program. Brian Meyer is now deputy secretary for Medicaid, the Agency for Health Care Administration website shows, which makes him the state’s Medicaid director. Meyer has been in the position since Oct. 7, AHCA Deputy Chief of Staff Alecia Collins told the Florida Phoenix in an email. He […]

Voter information for Florida’s House District 37 race for the 2024 election, including candidate profiles for Susan Plasencia and Nate Douglas.