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The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the ...
In 1978, the responsibilities of the Florida Department of Commerce were split with the Department of Labor and Employment Security. In 1996, under Governor Lawton Chiles, Florida became the first state in the nation to place principal responsibility for economic development, international trade, research and marketing in the hands of a business-government partnership.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) Other executive branch agencies and departments nominally under the authority of the Cabinet include: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV)
Florida State Guardsmen have also been seen wearing Tan T-shirts with black shorts. The T-shirts have either “State Guard” or “Florida State Guard” written on the back with black letters and has the Florida State Guard logo in black on the front. The shorts have the Florida State Guard logo on the front of them in white. [22]
Absent of a provision in a State Constitution, State civil rights laws that regulate the private sector are generally Constitutional under the "police powers" doctrine or the power of a State to enact laws designed to protect public health, safety and morals. All States must adhere to the Federal Civil Rights laws, but States may enact civil ...
A $899 gold-plated inauguration edition was recently added to the line of Trump watches he first launched this summer and his nascent sneaker brand is now offering footwear featuring a state-by ...
The Cabinet also lost its control over the Florida Department of Education: management of K–12 education and community college education which was shifted to the new Florida Board of Education and management of the State University System of Florida to the new Florida Board of Governors. Some environmental policy powers of the Cabinet were ...
MIAMI – A new study from the University of Miami shows dozens of luxury, beachfront condos and hotels, all along the southeast coast of Florida, are sinking into the ground at unexpected rates ...