Drew DixonAugust 4, 2024
3min0
Florida Department of Emergency Management mobilized state staff and supplies in multiple areas of North Florida.
Tag: Department of Emergency ManagementMayo Clinic in Jacksonville is developing a 'mini-brain' for those suffering from Lewy body dementia (LBD).
Drew DixonAugust 4, 2024
Jason DelgadoDecember 14, 2021
3min700
'The impacted states have provided support to Florida ... we will not hesitate to return the favor.'
Associated PressApril 25, 2021
2min3439
Use of the vaccine was paused after some patients developed blood clots.
Kelly HayesMarch 9, 2021
3min1264
The bill would provide an exception to current state law that currently limits drone use.
Scott PowersDecember 9, 2020
6min451
After realigning COVID-19 data in Central Florida, the new norm is not looking good.
Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2018
6min265
The Legislature opened the state’s wallet again Thursday, granting a request from the state’s medical marijuana regulators for another $13 million in operating costs. The approval from the Joint Legislative Budget Commission didn’t come without some grousing, however. The Department of Health, under Gov. Rick Scott, regulates the drug through its Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU). House Democratic […]
Jim RosicaNovember 30, 2015
4min718
A vendor in a bidding process to provide a next-generation statewide emergency alert system is protesting the award to a competitor, saying the state’s evaluators were “biased,” among other complaints. Emergency Communications Network, or ECN, filed an administrative protest last month, records show. The company is headquartered in Ormond Beach. The project at issue is the continued development […]
Ryan RayAugust 24, 2015
3min138
Gov. Rick Scott said Monday he has opened up an emergency loan mechanism called the Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to make state funding available for businesses affected by recent flooding across the Tampa Bay region. “I saw firsthand the devastating flood damage in the Tampa Bay area communities earlier this month, and we will […]