Legislative session:
Minimum Wage Requirements may be opted out for work-based learning
If passed, employers would not be required to pay the state minimum wage to employees in a structured work-study, internship, pre-apprenticeship, or other similar work-based learning opportunity
Gender Identity Employment Practices passing through Senate
The bill addresses the use of pronouns in the context of the public workplace, where those pronouns do not correspond with an individual’s sex.
Live Oak’s Dana Taylor appointed to Nominating Commission
Dana Taylor -Courtesy Photo
Governor proposes $1,000 property tax rebates for homeowners
Governor’s Press Office
Monday - Governor Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to deliver immediate property tax relief to Florida homeowners: a rebate averaging $1,000 for each homesteaded property in the state. The rebates, to be issued in December 2025, would cover state-mandated school property taxes—ensuring full school district funding while easing the burden on Florida families.
OBITUARY, OBIT
In Memory of Sandra "Sandi" Shells
Passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025
Suwannee April 1 Commission Agenda
SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUDICIAL ANNEX BUILDING
218 PARSHLEY STREET SOUTHWEST
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR APRIL 1, 2025, AT 5:30 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
FREE REVIVAL CONCERT WITH PSALM 101 at Lighthouse Christian Center in Mayo, March 22 and 23
Unclaimed property
- A treasure waiting for you
-Photo: freepic.com
It’s estimated that one in five Floridians has unclaimed property with an average claim of $825. Check it out!
FWC first agency in U.S. to receive NAWLEA accreditation
FWC Division of Law Enforcement is the first agency in the U.S. to be accredited through the North American Law Enforcement Accreditation (NAWLEA) L-R: Colonel Bobby Cales (West Virginia Division of Natural Resources); Colonel Chisolm Frampton (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources); Colonel Brian G. Smith (FWC-Florida); Colonel John Cobb (Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources); Accreditation Manager Elizabeth Kamerick (FWC-Florida); Captain Dana Russell (FWC-Florida) and Lt. Richard Doricchi (FWC-Florida). -FWC Photo
