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Rick Scott asks for $23 million budget bump for DCF in 2016

Published on October 27, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Drew Wilson

Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday that his 2016 budget recommendation will including a $22.9 million funding bump for the Department of Children and Families. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking when a child is a victim of abuse or neglect. Anytime something horrific happens to an innocent child, we have to stop and think about what we can do to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Scott said in his announcement. “As a father and a grandfather, I take the safety of our…

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DCF losing top child-protection official for Jacksonville region

Published on September 3, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Jim Rosica

A top state child-protection official who reportedly had a “frat house”-management style, disparaging and berating underlings and referring to some as “ho’s,” has quit his job. David Abramowitz was director of the Northeast Florida region for the Department of Children and Families. He turned in his resignation Wednesday, as first reported by First Coast News. DCF Press Secretary Michelle Glady and Jacksonville-area DCF spokesman John Harrell did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A request for Abramowitz’s resignation letter and personnel info elicited a form letter Thursday…

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Gov. Scott highlights human trafficking fight with four new Florida laws

Published on July 24, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott took the time to highlight Florida’s fight against human trafficking with a ceremonial bill signing of four bills to protect survivors and set harsher penalties for exploitation of victims. “While Florida has a 44-year crime low,” Scott said at the Citrus Health Network Family Medical Center in Hialeah, “even one victim of abuse is too many.” Four bills signed into Florida law by Scott on Thursday include: HB 369, requiring the display of human trafficking public awareness…

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Gov. Scott reappoints 14 agency heads for another year despite Senate snub

Published on May 4, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Christine Jordan Sexton

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday reappointed 14 men and women as directors of state agencies despite the Florida Senate refusing to confirm them during the regular session. The agencies run the gamut from Department of Economic Opportunity to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to the State Technology Agency. Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Richard L. Swearingen and Department of Environmental Protection Jonathon Paul Steverson are not included in Scott’s press release. Both of those appointments require both Cabinet…

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