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December 10, 2025
ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces the Floridians First 2026-2027 Budget
Governor Ron DeSantis announced his budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–27. The proposed Floridians First Budget totals $117.4 billion, including $16.75 billion in reserves and $250 million towards debt reduction.
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Mar
Brevard County - Together in Partnership Advisory Board Meeting
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Brevard County - Together in Partnership Advisory Board Meeting
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Mar
Circuit 9 Community Alliance Meeting
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Circuit 9 Community Alliance is a forum through which services for children mandated and funded by state and federal government are planned, organized and coordinated. It serves as a conduit for information between and among providers, state agencies, and the general public.
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Mar
Substance Abuse Program on Opioid Abatement
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
This meeting is in accordance with 397.335, F.S., which establishes the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement. The terms of the Florida Opioid Settlement agreement require the state to create an Opioid Abatement Taskforce or Council to advise the Governor, Legislature, Florida’s Department of Children and Families (“DCF”), and Local Governments on the priorities that should be addressed as part of the opioid epidemic, review how monies have been spent and the results that have been achieved with Opioid Funds. Discussion topics and duties will include expenditures and the results achieved, work and share information with the Drug Policy Advisory Council and ensure recommendations are consistent, review data from local, state, and national agencies to advise state and local governments on the status, severity, and stage of opioid epidemic, review data on expenditures, success, and metrics for assessing the epidemic and progress in abating it, and develop and recommend metrics, measures, or datasets to assess progress/success.
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