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Economics

Congressman Matt Gaetz Proposes Legislation to Accept Bitcoin as Payment for Federal Income Tax

U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) introduced legislation on June 15 to “amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin.” Congressman Gaetz learned about the impact of Bitcoin on a country’s economy when attending the second inauguration of El Salvador’s populist president Nayib Bukele earlier this month. Bitcoin is the first decentralized cryptocurrency whereby transactions are verified via peer-to-peer bitcoin network nodes through […]

todayJune 25, 2024 57

Health

Governor DeSantis Signs Florida’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse Bill

On June 14, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law CS/CS/HB 7021 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse, a bill championed by State Representative Patt Maney to modernize Florida’s Baker and Marchman Acts for the first time since their original passage 53 and 31 years ago, respectively. This action will significantly improve the navigation, service delivery and expected outcomes of Florida’s mental health system. Unanimously approved by both chambers of […]

todayJune 16, 2024 278

Community

Okaloosa County Begins Opioid Abatement Initiatives Funded by the Florida Opioid Settlement

A special press release meeting was held on June 6 by Okaloosa County to honor Revive Awareness Day and and the County’s key opioid epidemic abatement initiatives beginning in June. Representatives from local agencies outlined the problems and strategies it is implementing to address strategies response to the drug epidemic and how those strategies will be funded. Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County Administrator Elizabeth Smith introduced the newly formed […]

todayJune 10, 2024 60

Featured

Preventing Human Trafficking: A Close Look at Florida’s Battle and Resources for Victims

A Presidential Proclamation in 2010 designated January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month with January 11 as National Human Trafficking Day. While the United Nations estimates the human trafficking issue affects more than 40 million victims, the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking reports that Florida ranks third in the nation for human trafficking crimes with more than 1,800 victims statewide. Okaloosa County is itself a trafficking target […]

todayJanuary 10, 2024 158

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