News Service of Florida

The salary boosts and bonuses will come from $67.8 million in savings derived by closing New River Correctional Facility in Bradford County.

“Together, we express deep alarm about what appears to be a serious breach of academic freedom.”

During an afternoon news conference at the Capitol, DeSantis blasted the Biden administration for imposing vaccination requirements on workers.

As an example, it cited a $12 million contract that the University of Florida received last year from NASA.

At Wednesday’s rally DeSantis also laughed as the crowd chanted ‘Let’s Go Brandon.’

Department of Health attorneys wrote that Rivkees “does not have necessary or unique information related to the existence of daily COVID-19 reports.”

Diaz added that communism has been “romanticized by certain groups” in recent years, which he said represents a danger to impressionable young people.

“Creating a new, you know, OSHA-like entity in the state when it already exists in the federal government seems a little counterintuitive from an entity that really wants less government, right?” Book said.

Maps must be finalized before qualifying for next year’s congressional and legislative races begins June 13.

The professors were set to testify as plaintiffs’ witnesses in a federal lawsuit challenging a new Florida election law that, in part, makes it harder for people to vote by mail.

Under the proposal, sales taxes would not be charged on items that cost $500 or less.

“The most important part here is that people that are working are going to get immediate raises,” Simpson said.

“The minute you go into becoming more of a political actor than just simply a business actor, you know, guys like me got to treat you that way.”

The motions to quash the subpoenas focus heavily on the concept of “legislative privilege.”

“We have compelling evidence that state officials have known for years about the damaging effects of solitary confinement but have refused to address them.”

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, and Rep. Thad Altman, R-Indialantic, are sponsoring a House version (HB 105) for the 2022 session, which starts in January.