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While the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program was authorized to have $67 million for law enforcement to set up guardian programs with school districts, only $9 million of that had been used.

State CFO Jimmy Patronis’ campaign team announced on Thursday that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) found that a Democratic operative attempted to pose as Patronis to get his personal information through a third-party state vendor in May.

Gravis released a poll of likely primary voters which shows around a third of Florida Republicans remain undecided.

At an event in Orlando, Bill Herrle, the NFIB’s executive director in Florida, pointed to Patronis’ experience in the private sector as a reason his group was backing him for a full term.

Patronis will face former state Sen. Jeremy Ring, the Democrat nominee, in November.

A current scam includes criminals cloning accounts of your family and friends to steal photos and personal information, this move could put your financial information at risk.

Since CFO Patronis took office in July 2017, he has returned $361 million in unclaimed property, breaking the previously held record set in the program’s 57-year history by more than $8 million.

The state CFO’s office provided a host of tips for consumers.

The Florida CFO race has been off stage in recent weeks with incumbent Jimmy Patronis assured of the Republican nomination and former state Sen. Jeremy Ring facing no opposition for the Democratic nomination. But the race is starting to heat up with both sides taking aim at each other in recent days. 

More than 14 million accounts valued at roughly $2 billion remain to be claimed and are available to claim at any time and at no cost.

The PAC announced its endorsements on Monday afternoon. 

Despite offering some criticism of the state’s finances, Moody’s Investor Services recently upgraded Florida’s credit rating to AAA--which is music to the state CFO’s ears. The report certainly contains  positive news when it comes to...