The war of words between Rebekah Jones and her detractors, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, over the former Department of Health employee s veracity has been once again heating up over the last weeks and shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
The latest round comes on the back of Jones being granted whistleblower status by the state, and a Miami Herald investigation that reported confidential documents from her whistleblower case that supported Jones claims that state health officials asked her to remove COVID-19 data from public access and alter data to fit reopening metrics that were later abandoned. After a review of your concerns, this office determined that your complaint does demonstrate reasonable cause to suspect that an employee or agent of an agency or independent contractor has violated any federal, state, or local law, rule or regulation, thereby creating and presenting a substantial and specific danger to the public s health, safety, or welfare or has committed a
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A February shooting threat phoned into the offices of the Brevard County Commission was traced to a prepaid cell phone in California, according to a Brevard County Sheriff s Office case report.
The 714 number was attached to a TracFone Wireless account registered in Tustin, a small city of about 80,000 people outside Los Angeles in southern California, according to the report.
Brevard investigators turned the case over to the Orange Police Department, a municipal department in the city of Orange, north of Tustin, in late February.
The status of the case was not known Wednesday. Representatives for Orange police did not respond to requests for comment. Messages to the Brevard County Sheriff s Office seeking additional information were not immediately returned.
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Volusia-Flagler employers created more than 1,500 jobs
But the pool of available workers increased by more than 5,000
DAYTONA BEACH Unemployment rates in January jumped in both Volusia and Flagler counties despite a modest increase in new jobs, according to the latest employment statistics released by the state.
Christine Sikora, however, sees that increase as a positive sign. It means more people are going back into actively job searching, said the vice president of innovative workforce solutions for CareerSource Flagler Volusia.
The number of people employed in the combined two-county area rose in January by 1,575, compared to December, according to the latest workforce statistics provided by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
‘Not going to force a needle into someone’s arm:’ Brevard shoots down vaccine mandate
Commissioner John Tobia proposed requirement for first-responders
Eric Rogers, Florida Today
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The Brevard County Commission on Tuesday shot down a proposal from Commissioner John Tobia to require first responders employed by the county to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Tobia announced the proposal last week, citing an email from Brevard County Health Director Maria Stahl, in which Stahl stated that unvaccinated emergency medical technicians responding to a call could transmit the virus to a patient, “which could result in the death of a resident.”