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Report: Florida spending additional $2B in new state budget
(The Center Square) — The nonprofit group Florida TaxWatch released its annual Taxpayers Guide to Florida’s fiscal 2024-25 state budget, which details the current outlay and provides past data to put it in a historical context. According to the budget report, the Legislature has more than the $118.6 billion earmarked in the General Appropriations Act, with additional spending occurring in general bills which happens every year, according to Florida TaxWatch. ...
South Florida elected leaders ask Biden to take immediate action on Venezuela
MIAMI - Protests and anger continue in Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Sunday's presidential election.According to news reports, at least 11 people have been killed and more than 130 have been arrested in Venezuela as demonstrators clashed with police in the last 24 hours.Opposition leaders called on Venezuelans to assemble on Tuesday again while in South Florida, Venezuelans are vowing to recognize the victory of Nicolas Maduro's main challenger Edmundo Gonzalez.South Florida elected officials are asking the Biden administration for immediate action in Venezuela, especially after the Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino announced Tuesday morning they will...
Health & Harmony: Water safety goes so much deeper than learning to swim
With a recent spate of Florida drownings in the ocean due to rip currents, as well as the June 13 death of an 8-year-old boy who fell off a sea wall and drowned in the Boynton Inlet — what better time to talk about water safety, especially for children.
How to keep safe from lightning
Thunderstorms roll through Tampa Bay during summer months like clockwork: Sometime usually between 4 and 7 p.m., dark clouds form, rain pours down, thunder claps — and lightning strikes. Florida sees millions of strikes a year. On July 25, four teens were struck by lightning while standing under a...
Palm Bay Police Officer Eddy Lutz Recognized by IPTM as Florida’s Drug Recognition Expert of the Year
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Palm Bay Police Officer Eddy Lutz was recognized by the Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM) as Florida’s Drug Recognition Expert of the Year. IPTM was created to provide management and traffic training to municipal, county, state, and federal...
Palm Bay Fire Rescue B-Shift Crew Members Extinguish Large Brush Fire Involving House, Vehicle
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Palm Bay Fire Rescue B-shift crew members from multiple stations responded to reports of a large brush fire in the far Southwest end of the city on Saturday. According to officials, they were met with a far more severe situation upon...
Floridians pay $3,303 more for home insurance than national average. Here's the good news:
As if Florida homeowners needed another reminder, a recent study comparing the national average of home insurance premiums found that Floridians are paying higher insurance rates than any other state. According to a recent analysis of Bankrate data conducted by real estate investor Fire Cash Buyer, Florida homeowners are paying $3,303 above the...
2024 Voter's Guide: Florida House District 13
Democrat Angie Nixon is seeking re-election in Florida House District 13, which covers most of Northwest Jacksonville and the near Westside, west of I-95, north of 103rd Street, east of Chaffee Road and McGirts Creek. She faces a primary challenger, Brenda Priestly Jackson. While no Republican entered the race, a...
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