The Florida legislature passed by unanimous vote HB 7051 and it is awaiting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ signature to put it into law. The bill requires application for employment or appointment as law enforcement or correctional officer to contain specified… Read More ›
While Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has made many wise moves since taking office in 2019, some may have a problem with this recent move keeping sports gambling in the state to only be with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Signed… Read More ›
Governor Ron DeSantis sent a letter to Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Chris Sprowls outlining how to utilize a portion of federal funds the state is expected to receive via the recently… Read More ›
Amending his previous Emergency Order, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered Floridians 60 years old and over will be qualified to get one of the COVID-19 vaccines available beginning on Monday, March 15, 2021. This will expand those who qualify… Read More ›
The Boca Raton Resort & Club, which opened in 1926 as a 100-room Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, will lay off 995 employees on February 6, 2021 because of tourism losses and government actions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Michael Dell purchased the Resort and Club via his MSD Partners. The resort now includes 365 acres, three hotels, a marina, convention center, and now sports over 1,000 rooms.
Yesterday, September 21, 2020, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. As of September 20, DEO has paid 1,990,170 claimants nearly $16.5 billion ($16,491,486,942). Nearly 3.8 million (3,783,220) unique claims have been… Read More ›
Yesterday, July 9, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Jacksonville to speak about Florida’s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis is taking some heat for his desire to open Florida schools next month rather than force… Read More ›
