Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 1, 2019
7min353
For those most part, the Ron DeSantis budget keeps the status quo for Medicaid.
Tag: Florida Department of Children and Families
Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 1, 2019
Scott PowersApril 13, 2018
4min248
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine promised closer relationships between state government and nonprofits like Orlando’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, saying the state needs to re-evaluate how such programs are run through the Department of Children and Families. After touring the Second Harvest Food Bank Friday — the second Democratic gubernatorial candidate to do so, after Gwen Graham […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2018
7min326
Like many of you, I have been praying for those that were murdered or injured in Parkland, as well as for their families and the community. Our hearts are broken for them. The grief and sorrow being experienced by this community is no doubt crushing to their souls and we should continue to lift them […]
Scott PowersNovember 15, 2017
4min802
Calling child protective investigators “absolute heroes” who are overworked and under-appreciated, the head of Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) pitched a House of Representatives committee for money to hire more. DCF Secretary Mike Carroll told the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday that his department struggles to keep enough investigators on staff because their […]
Danny McAuliffeNovember 14, 2017
6min452
Gov. Rick Scott’s new $87.4 billion proposed budget has been welcomed by some major Republicans and state agencies. House Speaker Richard Corcoran, who pushed legislation combating the Governor’s job incentives and tourism priorities last year, said he welcomes working with Scott to do what “is right for Florida taxpayers.” “We are confident that together with […]
Scott PowersOctober 25, 2017
5min509
Florida’s Department of Children and Families still struggles with turnover of child protective investigators largely because workloads remain high and eat into personal nights and weekends, burning out investigators quickly, Secretary Mike Carroll told lawmakers Wednesday. Carroll and others testified Wednesday before the House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee in that committees efforts to gauge how […]
Associated PressOctober 17, 2017
3min172
A 325-pound (150-kilogram) Florida woman is charged with killing her 9-year-old cousin by sitting on the child as punishment. Veronica Green Posey, 64, was arrested and charged with homicide and cruelty toward a child, The Pensacola News Journal reported. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report identified Posey as the girl’s cousin. Paramedics and deputies responded to […]
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2017
3min298
As Floridians celebrate the long Independence Day weekend, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is reminding parents and caregivers to take extra precautions to keep children safe. While Independence Day is an important time to reflect on the nation’s history and celebrate our freedom, it is also important to take some simple steps […]
Jim RosicaMay 16, 2017
8min402
George Sheldon, a former Florida official now facing an ethics inquiry as director of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services, also ran into a spot of trouble at home this week. Property records show Sheldon, secretary of Florida’s Department of Children and Families in 2008-11, claimed a homestead exemption on his Tallahassee house while […]
Staff ReportsMay 15, 20175min353
George Sheldon‘s hometown newspaper now has weighed in on the former Florida politico, putting in newsprint the latest ethics woes of the now-director of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services. The Tallahassee Democrat’s Monday edition (online version here), with help from the Chicago Tribune’s estimable reporting of the last few weeks, documented Sheldon’s travails as head of […]