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State Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for 2024-02-02 ( 9 items )  
Fla. A.G. Moody Urges Congress to Defund UN Agency That Employed Terrorists (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on Congress to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for ties to terrorism. The call comes after troubling details emerged around UNRWA employees with ties to designated terrorist organizations and antisemitic activity. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "UNRWA has long been sympathetic to Islamic Jihad and other designated terrorist gro more PR

Fla. CFO Patronis Returns More Than $32 Million in Unclaimed Property in January (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The Florida Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $32 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of January. Since CFO Patronis took office in 2017, more than $2.3 billion in unclaimed property has been returned to Florida citizens. CFO Jimmy Patronis said, "As your CFO, I am incredibly proud to highlight the c more PR

Fla. Division of Emergency Management Issues Updates on Operation Lone Star (10)
EAGLE PASS, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, the Florida Division of Emergency Management announced that Florida teams have made contact with nearly 150,000 undocumented migrants and assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) with approximately 2,700 arrests including felony charges for human smuggling, child endangerment, family violence, burglary, money laundering, drug charges and paraphernalia more PR

Fla. State Senate: Senate Backs Federal Term Limits and Balanced Budget Amendments (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The Florida State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: The Florida Senate today passed House Joint Resolution 703, Balanced Federal Budget, and House Joint Resolution 693, Congressional Term Limits, both sponsored in the Senate by Senator Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill). The legislation calls on Congress to convene a constitutional amendments convention to propose term limits and balanced budget amendments to the U.S. Constitution. "Term lim more PR

FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * In honor and celebration of Black History Month, the Florida Democratic Party issues the following statement: "Black History Month is a celebration of the history and importance of African American communities, but it is also a call to action," said Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried . "Today we recommit to standing shoulder to shoulder with the Black community to co more PR

FLORIDA DEMOCRATS CONDEMN RON DESANTIS BORDER POLITICAL STUNT (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * As the U.S. Senate finalizes the details of a bipartisan bill to secure the border, Ron DeSantis announced the deployment of the Florida State Guard to Texas. In response, the Florida Democratic Party issues the following statement: "What happened to focusing on Florida?" said Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried . "After limping back to his mansion as America's bigges more PR

GOAA Revenue Bonds Receive Favorable Affirmation From Key Rating Agency (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 2 -- The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority issued the following news release: The Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has reaffirmed its assessment of a series of bonds issued by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. KBRA maintained its AA rating and Stable outlook on a series of General Airport Revenue Bonds (GARB). The favorable evaluation is the result of Orlando International Airport (MCO) continuing to trend upward on its performance arc. According to KBRA, the AA ra more PR

Michigan Democratic Party: Questions Mike Rogers Must Answer After New Reports Of His Million-Dollar Florida Mansion (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report (https://michiganadvance.com/2024/01/30/where-is-mr-rogers-neighborhood/) from Michigan Advance has raised questions about Mike Rogers abandoning Michigan nearly a decade ago for Florida and his "4,751-square-foot home in Cape Coral valued at $1.7 million" that "was his official residence until his decision to run for U.S. Senate." Rogers was living in Florida and registered to vote there more PR

Wisconsin Democratic Party: Eric Hovde - Invited to Schmooze With Billionaires and Fellow Megadonors in Florida (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 2 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting from Puck News found that California bank owner Eric Hovde (R-Laguna Beach) was invited to a Florida conference for billionaires, hedge fund managers, and other GOP megadonors, including Ken Griffin, one of the largest backers of Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley's presidential campaigns. This comes after Hovde was caught in Orange County, California on the day the NRSC announced his Senate campaig more PR