Gus Bilirakis Backs Proposal to Crack Down on Xylazine
This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., threw his support behind a proposal “to crack down on and schedule the highly dangerous sedative causing...
Rick Scott Offers Proposal to Help Feds Deal with the Fentanyl Crisis
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., offered a “four-pronged, comprehensive approach to assist in combating the deadly fentanyl crisis that continues to plague...
Six Months After Hurricane Ian, Ron DeSantis Highlights Recovery Efforts
At the end of last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Fort Myers to highlight recovery efforts following Hurricane Ian.
In the six months since Hurricane...
Ashley Moody Warns Spring Breakers About Fentanyl, Other Drugs
As spring breakers flock to Florida, state Attorney General Ashley Moody warned parents and students about the extremely dangerous threat of deadly synthetic opioids...
Rick Scott Calls on Florida Superintendents to Engage Parents to Educate Kids About Dangers...
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter to all of Florida’s public school superintendents highlighting the need to better educate students...
Mike Waltz Introduces the Moving American’s Privacy Protection Act
At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., brought out the “Moving American's Privacy Protection Act.”
The bill will “require U.S. Customs...
Ashley Moody Warns of Travel Scams as Florida Gets Ready for Spring Break
With last week being National Consumer Protection Week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody released a new “Scams at a Glance” resource to help Floridians...
Ashley Moody Warns of Tax-Season Scams
This week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody launched the 2023 Tax-Season Scams Series during National Consumer Protection Week.
The first alert in the series warns...
Marco Rubio, John Rutherford Bring Back the Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead...
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., are continuing their push for the “Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead...
Ashley Moody Tells Congress Make Sure National Human Trafficking Hotline is Functioning as Intended
This week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called on congressional leaders to ensure the National Human Trafficking Hotline is functioning as intended.
“Discoveries in recent...
Rick Scott Offers Resolution to Honor National Fentanyl Awareness Week
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced a resolution “to name this week, February 26th - March 4th, as National Fentanyl Awareness Week.”
Scott...
Jimmy Patronis Wants to Crack Down on ‘GoFundMe’ Style Scams
This week, state Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced his support of a new proposal to add required transparency measures in Florida law...
