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Immigration overhaul bill may reform Florida farm working conditions
In Florida, the majority of farmworkers are immigrants who hail from South and Central America, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Farmworkers at a Volusia County fernery receive receive water bottles and safety guidance on heat stress in 2019. [ Farmworker Association of Florida ]
By Dalia Faheid, Medill News Service
Published Mar. 15
Updated Mar. 15
WASHINGTON â Working conditions for Floridaâs undocumented farmworkers could drastically improve under recently proposed immigration reform legislation that would put them on a long-awaited path to citizenship while also providing labor protections.
âItâs something that needs to happen. Weâve been relying on imported farm labor forever, and we need to do right by the people who pick our fruits and vegetables,â said Nezahualcoyotl Xiuhtecutli, general coordinator at the Farmworker Associati
BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos County has received the Triple Crown Honor, the highest award of the Government Financial Officers Association (GFOA) in recognition of three other prestigious financial awards the County earned this year.
Chief Financial Officer Helen Perraglio discussed the awards Tuesday evening during the Los Alamos County Council virtual meeting.
“We have received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for our FY2020 budget, which according to them reflects the commitment of the government body and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. This is the 28
th year that we received this honor and we really want to thank all the staff, department heads, management and Council for participating in the budget development and our amazing finance budget staff, Karen Kendall and Yvette Atencio for preparing our distinguished budget book,” Perraglio said.