On August 30, 2023, Senator Rick Scott issued a statement and guide with federal resources available for Florida families and businesses working to recover from the devastation of Major Hurricane Idalia.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appealed to President Biden for federal assistance in managing the surge of asylum seekers in New York, seeking support to address the growing humanitarian and logistical challenges, her office said in a press release.
Twenty-nine New York-based and national organizations have urged Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Fair Courts for Immigrant New Yorkers bill, aimed at strengthening legal protections for immigrants facing criminal charges.
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office today arrested an owner of a medical transportation service for Medicaid fraud.
Scientists have long agreed that nonhuman primates are critical to biomedical research because of their anatomical, behavioral and genetic similarities to humans.
On August 18, 2023, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Marco Rubio and their colleagues in sending a letter to Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Richard Spinrad urging him to invoke the provisions of their Restoring Resilient Reefs Act in response to recent coral bleaching in the Florida Reef.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) reportedly ordered Chinese law firms to conceal information about the risks of doing business in the PRC from American investors.
On August 10, 2023, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on the recent revelations that FBI employees frequently and repeatedly abused the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 to spy on American citizens with unlawful, warrantless searches.
Constantly seeking to provide value to one’s employer or clients is the best way to prosper in a down economy, media company CEO Curt Mercadante told Orlando-based sales trainer Joe Pici on a recent episode of The Sales Edge Podcast.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) introduced measures to support stateless noncitizens in the U.S., enhancing their access to immigration benefits and refining data collection processes, according to a recent press release.
Dr. Matthew Blair of Gulf Coast Breathe Free said a balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive treatment that can open your sinuses and improve your symptoms.
As deadly fentanyl from Mexico continues to exacerbate the national opioid crisis claiming thousands of lives across the country, Florida is also suffering the effects.
On August 4, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Nancy Watkins and the reappointment of Ashley Bell Barnett, Kelly Rice, and Joel Schleicher to the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
On August 3, 2023, Senators Rick Scott and Bob Casey, member and chair of the Special Committee on Aging respectively, introduced the Veterans Accessibility Act to ensure that VA complies with federal disability laws and makes its programs accessible for people with disabilities, including facilities and technology.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has introduced the "End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act of 2023," which intends to close loopholes to prevent the misapplication of birthright citizenship and restore the original intent of the 14th Amendment's intent.