GOVERNOR DESANTIS: $60
MILLION NOW AVAILABLE TO FUND HOME REPAIRS AND UNMET NEEDS FROM
HURRICANE IAN
Up to $25 million from the State of Florida will
be used to buy materials for building repairs, and up to $35.2 million
from the Florida Disaster Fund will go to housing and social services
support organizations to cover the costs associated with volunteer
labor and meet other unmet needs identified through
IanRecovery.FL.gov.
“Floridians are resilient, and the state stands
by them every step of the way as they continue their recovery,”
Governor DeSantis said.
Read more here:
https://www.flgov.com/2022/12/05/governor-ron-desantis-and-first-lady-casey-desantis-announce-funding-to-repair-homes-and-meet-unmet-needs-of-hurricane-ian-impacted-residents/
GOOD NEWS KEEPS ROLLING
IN FOR FLORIDA
Florida’s
strong economy continues to strengthen state
finances
The Legislature’s Office of Economic &
Demographic Research reports that the state had $3.23 billion in net
general revenue in October – $141.4 million over the projection for
October that economists had increased in August.
The total would have been even higher, the report
noted, if not for Hurricane Ian’s devastation in Southwest Florida
September 28, and then further destruction as the storm crossed the
state.
Read more: https://thecapitolist.com/state-revenue-exceeds-october-expectations/
Florida
Institute of Technology cracks top 20 in national employability
ranking
The Florida Institute of Technology has broken
into the top 20 American universities with the most employable
graduates, according to the 2023 Global Employability University
Ranking published Tuesday, the only Florida school to do so. Ranked
17th in the nation, FIT ranked between two Ivy League schools,
Dartmouth and Cornell.
Read more: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/graduate-employability-top-universities-united-states-ranked-employers
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