Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2020
4min445
The city went years without any anti-terrorism money.
Tag: federal grant
Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2020
Staff ReportsJune 17, 2019
5min374
"Public faith in our elections (is) the cornerstone of our democracy."
Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2019
4min318
Metro Orlando is home to about 10,000 to 12,000 people living with HIV or AIDS.
Scott PowersMay 21, 2018
6min856
Orlando, skipped over in a federal grant program providing anti-terrorism money to big-city police the past three years, is back in the program, Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings announced Monday. Demings, of Orlando, and others from Central Florida have been fighting for several years to convince the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that rules it […]
Scott PowersMay 3, 2017
4min360
Rick Scott is declaring a public health emergency across Florida due to the epidemic of heroin and other opioids abuse, addiction, and overdose deaths wracking the Sunshine State. While the governor signed an executive order Wednesday following action by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which declared a national opioid epidemic, it comes months after […]
Scott PowersMarch 13, 2017
2min202
The U.S. Department of Justice is awarding an $8.5 million grant to help the victims of last June’s massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The grant, to be awarded Tuesday by the Department of Justice to the Florida Office of Attorney General Pam Bondi, was announced Monday by the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of […]
Scott PowersJuly 20, 2016
3min364
President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Rick Scott talked about Zika Wednesday and the president said Florida can expect another $5.6 million to help combat the potentially devastating disease that now appears to be spreading through Florida mosquitoes. The White House released a statement late Wednesday that said Obama and Scott spoke by phone about […]