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The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida.It is currently the state's dominant party, controlling 20 out of 28 of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship and all other statewide offices, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
DeSoto County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,976. [1] Its county seat is Arcadia. [2] DeSoto County comprises the Arcadia, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.
Florida TaxWatch is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute located in Tallahassee, Florida.Founded in 1979 as the Citizens Council for Budget Research, Florida TaxWatch conducts research aimed at improving government efficiency and accountability.
In 2017, the University of Florida achieved a notable milestone by becoming the first university in the state of Florida to rank among the top ten best public universities according to U.S. News. [50] In the 2024 fiscal year, the University of Florida received more than $1.26 billion in annual sponsored research expenditures. [51]
The program was created by the Florida Legislature to fund and incentivize workforce housing. “Affordable housing and workforce housing is an issue in Charlotte County, Sarasota County, Florida and the entire country,” he said. “People need someone where to live in order to work here.”
New River County, as it was known at the time, was created in 1858 from segments of Columbia and Alachua counties. It was renamed Bradford County in 1861 in honor of Confederate Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the American Civil War and was killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island, becoming the first officer from Florida to die during the Civil War.
In 2023, SB 423 was signed into law, which extended the Sunset provision for SB 35 for ten years until January 1, 2036, expands the scope and geographic reach of SB 35’s ministerial review process and modifies SB 35’s labor and affordability requirements. In particular, SB 423 included a legislative finding that affordable housing is a ...