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Florida CFO Patronis Appoints Tom Gallagher to Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Board of DirectorsFlorida CFO Patronis
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the appointment of Tom Gallagher to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) Board of Directors. FIGA is a nonprofit corporation created by the Florida Legislature in 1970 and services pending claims by Florida policyholders of member insurance companies that become insolvent and are ordered liquidated.
Florida sees COVID-19 surge in emergency rooms, near past winter's peaks
Rates of COVID-19 have surged in Florida emergency rooms over recent weeks, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are now near peaks not seen since the worst days of this past winter's wave of the virus.The weekly average of emergency room patients with COVID-19 has reached 2.64% in Florida, according to CDC data updated Friday, and now rank among the highest of any state during this summer's COVID-19 wave.Trends from Florida have also climbed steeply in other key metrics that authorities now use to track COVID-19, including in wastewater and nursing homes. Florida's steep increase...
DeSantis signs final group of bills to wrap up 2024 legislative session
(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed some of the last bills to wrap up the 2024 legislative session. House Bill 1347 allows consumer finance companies to increase annual interest rates, of which they can charge up to 36% on the first $10,000 of principal amounts; 30% on amounts that exceed $10,000 up to $20,000; and 24% on amounts between $20,000 and $30,000. DeSantis vetoed a bill...
Trump asks Judge Cannon to halt classified documents case over immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump urged a judge on Friday to pause most of the proceedings in his classified documents case in Florida, arguing that the Supreme Court‘s recent decision on presidential immunity must be factored into the case first. Trump’s attorneys said in a court filing that the high court’s ruling that presidents enjoy some […]
Florida Department of Environmental Protection provides update on Piney Point cleanup
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - More than 151,000 cubic yards of material has been removed from Piney Point’s NGS-South compartment to be dried out and packed up. The team has also closed off the NGS-North compartment. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, they are continuing regulations to ensure progress...
Outdoor workers react to federal government's heat protection proposal which Florida blocked
MIAMI -- In South Florida hundreds of workers are exposed to extreme heat, according to WeCount – a worker's center led by people who work outdoors."This is hot, hot… very hot," said a landscaper who goes by Mr. Knox, referring to working over eight hours a day under the heat advisory weather conditions in South Florida. "Without the breaks, staying in the sun too much and not hydrating, you pretty much can have a heat stroke," he added.Echoing him are agriculture workers, car washers, and roofers – just some of the men working outdoors on the Fourth of July holiday. ...
Rockledge Police Officer Bobby Weigel Retires After 42 Years of Dedicated Service
BREVARD COUNTY • ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA – The City of Rockledge and the Rockledge Police Department recognized Officer Robert “Bobby” Weigel who retired after 42 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Rockledge. Throughout his lengthy career, Bobby has served as a Patrol Officer, Traffic Officer,...
Villager allegedly flips golf cart and flees scene of crash
A Villager was arrested after flipping his golf cart and fleeing the scene of the crash. Gary Steven Breault, 58, who lives at 908 Aloha Way on the Historic Side of The Villages, was found hiding in the bushes after his golf cart flipped over at about 10 a.m. Fourth of July at El Camino Real and Cazares Avenue, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Ocala hosts inaugural drone show for 4th of July event
OCALA, Fla. — On the Fourth of July, many people across Central Florida gathered for firework shows. However, the city of Ocala broke tradition and hosted its first drone show for their Fourth of July celebration. What You Need To Know. This was the first time the city of...
CONFIRMED: A Budget Airline Is ENDING a Popular Orlando Route
There’s one less way to get to Walt Disney World. Back in 2022, low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines, announced with great fanfare that they were launching service from Upstate New York’s Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) to Orlando. However, just two years later, that service is being discontinued permanently. Issues...
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