Congressman Ron D. DeSantis announced to Historic City News in St Augustine that he attended yesterday’s hearing on Syria, where he heard testimony from US Secretary of State, John Kerry, US Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey.
The Common Core Standards for public education are supposed to be implemented in Florida next school year, but Historic City News has learned of scores of grass-roots activists who have other plans.
The regular meeting of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners was held Tuesday September 3, 2013, in the County Auditorium in the St Johns County Administration Palace located at 500 San Sebastian View in St Augustine.
Historic City News is joining with the local government advocacy group, “Keep It Local Florida”, in recognizing this Friday, September 6th, as “Local Works Day”; enforcing the message that local government workers help form the fabric of our communities.
Historic City News readers with 9th – 12th grade students who are motivated to learn more about how our state government works will want to sign up for the “Youth in Government” program, sponsored by the YMCA of Florida’s First Coast. The program provides students with the skills and confidence necessary for inspired leadership.
The office of House member Janet H. Adkins, State Representative from Fernandina Beach, informed Historic City News that tomorrow afternoon, a legislative hearing will be held in Jacksonville to receive testimony concerning laws related to sexual offenders in Florida.
Historic City News readers in St Johns County will want to participate in the required public budget hearings and take advantage of the opportunity to offer comments on how our local governments will collect and spend your hard-earned money during the upcoming Fiscal year.
All departments of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, St. Johns County Administrative offices, branches of the Public Library, and the Pet Center will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. All offices will resume standard business hours on Tuesday, September 3rd.
