Posts Tagged osceola county

Florida House budget removes $2M in grants for homeless coalitions

By Ashley Lopez | 02.07.12 | 3:26 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Last December, the National Center on Family Homelessness gave Florida a failing grade on homelessness for not having a “state 10-year plan that includes children and families.” The Florida Legislature has responded by cutting state grants to local homeless-support groups. More…

Economic incentives bring Colt to Central Florida

By Marcos Restrepo | 12.06.11 | 9:27 am | More from The Florida Independent

Colt Manufacturing Company decided to set up a plant that will generate 63 jobs over the next three years in Osceola County, thanks to economic incentives offered by county and state agencies. More…

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Florida schools asked to monitor enrollment of students displaced by Alabama immigration law

By Marcos Restrepo | 10.11.11 | 12:22 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The impact of Alabama’s new immigration law, which requires K-12 schools to check the immigration status of their students, could be felt in several states, including Florida. More…

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Pic by US Mission Geneva, via Flickr)

Florida receives $1million from Obama health care law to open community clinics

By Ashley Lopez | 09.16.11 | 12:06 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $10 million dollars to “129 organizations across the country that would like to become community health centers. These funds, made available by the Affordable Care Act, support organizations’ development as a future health center.” Florida, in particular, was awarded about More…

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Pic by US Mission Geneva, via Flickr)

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services announces $700M for community health centers

By Ashley Lopez | 09.09.11 | 5:56 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new funding opportunity for community health centers across the country.
According to an agency press release:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the availability of approximately $700 million to help build, expand and More…

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via scotttransition.com)

Florida has turned down $106million in federal health care funds

By Ashley Lopez | 09.09.11 | 11:32 am | More from The Florida Independent

The Associated Press is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP-led Legislature have “rejected or declined to pursue more than $106 million in federal grant money and returned another $4.5 million” for health care initiatives in the state.
According to the AP:

Scott ordered state agencies to reject More…

HHS giving almost $1 million to independent community health centers in Florida

By Ashley Lopez | 08.09.11 | 6:39 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced it is awarding $28.8 million to 67 community health center programs across the country. Two independent community health centers in Florida were included in the award list# More…

Gov. Rick Scott (right) with Panama City Mayor Scott Clemons (Pic via Facebook)

Florida Gov. Scott budget signing ceremony turns into political rally

By Travis Pillow | 05.26.11 | 5:03 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Gov. Rick Scott signed his budget this afternoon, but not before wielding his “favorite pen” to strike what he said were $615 million in line-item vetoes. #
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He said he wanted lawmakers to put the money toward education