Subject you touched and taking credit for the plant there that he was visiting, suggesting that his administration was the impetus behind it creating jobs for pennsylvania. The plant was given the go ahead in 2012, which was not only president barack obama, but president Barack Obamas first term. Right. Easily demonstrable. Were going to get more into the president s speech in pennsylvania in a moment. We want to begin with new information surrounding the jailhouse suicide of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department official tells nbc news that a team of the bureau of prisons will be at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Protocol, whenever there is a significant event at a detention facility calls for that move. An Administration Official tells nbc news the fbi and doj Inspector General which also are investigating the circumstances around epsteins death are being stymied by federal employees who are quote lawyering up. This comes after yesterdays news that the the warde
The county s budget In 2014, when I first became a commissioner, had a reserve of $6.5 million.This fiscal year, we hope to have a reserve of 15 million dollars. This has been an intentional effort by a fiscally conservative Board of County Commissioners.
We watched our neighboring county need a tremendous reserve to address the devastation of Hurricane Michael. This past summer, Okaloosa County was faced with a significant budget deficit due to the economic downturn created when businesses were forced to shutter due to COVID-19. Okaloosa County alone was faced with an estimated $7 million deficit in our general fund.
Fortunately, close coordination with state and federal agencies enabled Okaloosa and other local governments across the country to utilize a portion of the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) money to offset losses incurred in response to the virus.