The average VA loan amount in Florida during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023 was $390,680, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
On October 2, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $6.4 million has been approved through the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to small businesses impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
Florida collected $1.1 billion in miscellaneous tax revenue during the third quarter of 2023, a 20.5% decrease from the same period the previous year when $1.3 billion was reported, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Halloween is right around the corner, and for some, it can involve mingling with groups of people, which can be an extra risk for sinusitis sufferers. Dr. Matthew Blair of Gulf Coast Breathe Free said a quick trip to an ENT doctor could minimize sinusitis troubles.
Florida collected $1.1 billion in miscellaneous tax revenue during the third quarter of 2023, unchanged from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.
Today, following the announcement on the upcoming closure of the GP Foley Mill in Taylor County, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to work closely with and provide information to local officials on the possibility of preserving the mill’s federal permits and maintaining hundreds of jobs in the area as it comes under new ownership.
On October 2, 2023, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement as the trial begins in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ politically-motivated lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today announced the arrests of three Miami-Dade County health care workers for committing Medicaid fraud.
September is National Recovery Month, and Attorney General Ashley Moody is using the occasion to urge Floridians struggling with addiction to seek treatment.
On September 30, 2023, following the House and Senate passing a Continuing Resolution to avert a government shutdown, which includes the $16 billion in disaster relief that Senator Rick Scott fought for, the senator released the following statement.
On September 29, 2023, Senators Rick Scott, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson and Roger Marshall, all members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to immediately rescind the appointments of James Clapper, John Brennan and Paul Kolbe to the newly formed Homeland Intelligence Experts Group.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning about online sextortion ending with victims taking their own lives.
On September 29, 2023, as the border crisis continues to rage out of control and the federal government approaches a possible shutdown, Senator Rick Scott led his colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act.
The VA issued 16 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Florida during the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, compared to eight loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.