FAC News Clips

FAC   NACo   2023 National County Government Month: Counties RISE!   National County Government Month (NCGM), held each April, is an annual celebration of county government. Since 1991, the [...]

COUNTIES  Keys Weekly  DRONE SHOW & MUSIC FILL THE AIR AS THE FLORIDA KEYS CELEBRATE 200 YEARS   The Florida Keys this year are celebrating their bicentennial — the 200th [...]

COUNTY  WTXL  UPDATED: Leon County Commissioners discuss possible marijuana ordinance   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — UPDATE: 9:30 p.m. Leon County Commissioners ultimately voted to accept the report on alternatives to [...]

PREEMPTIONS  FOX 13   Florida lawmakers could override tenant bill of rights laws  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After some cities and counties have passed ordinances about renters’ rights, a Florida House panel on [...]

COUNTY  Miami Community News  Miami-Dade County expands Emergency Rental Assistance Program   Residents earning up to 140% of the area median income can now qualify for rental assistance. Miami-Dade County Mayor [...]

GRANTS  Route-Fifty  Justice Launches $8M Smart Policing Grant Program  State, local, tribal and campus law enforcement agencies can apply for funds to develop, implement and test new technologies that support [...]

COUNTY  The Daytona Beach News Journal  State Road A1A: Project seeks to strengthen road from storms   The Florida Department of Transportation and other agencies are focusing on options to [...]

COUNTY  North Fort Myers Neighbor  DeSantis: $50 Million available for local governments impacted by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced that $50 million is available for [...]

FAC  Herald-Tribune  Florida Legislature must show counties, communities more respect   Yes, “First, do no harm” is the simple advice given to those who practice medicine. Unfortunately, “First, ask before [...]

COUNTY  ABC 7  Sarasota County talks beach smoking ban   SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - At a meeting last week, Sarasota County Commissioners decided they will discuss adding a smoking ban [...]