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Tallahassee, FL —Florida is the first state in the country to offer Medicaid waiver services to active military families deployed from another state where they were already receiving services. The Florida Legislature passed and Governor Rick Scott signed the 2014-2015 It’s Your Money Tax Cut Budget which created this program.

The 28th Intelligence Squadron officially celebrated its activation at Hurlburt Field on Sept. 24 at the Soundside club.

Hurlburt Field, Fla. — Colonel Matthew Davidson took command of the 24th Special Operations Wing during an assumption of command ceremony Sept. 19.

Recently parents at Avalon Middle School were alerted to an outbreak of staph infection among several students. Although the source was determined to be an off-campus local sports program in the Pace community, the school is taking steps to prevent the spread of the infection on campus.

In retrospect, he probably should have worn a glove, Ricky Acosta said.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Award-winning animal advocate and bestselling author Jill Rappaport, who is best-known as a correspondent on NBC, announced today that America’s first national humane organization, American Humane Association, is now joining forces with other leading animal welfare organizations through Jill Rappaport’sPies 4 Paws™, an exciting campaign to raise funds and awareness for animal welfare. Jill Rappaport’s Pies 4 Paws™ is a fun community challenge where animal advocates from around the world can join in by taking a pie in face or eating it to raise funds for the Association.  

Kokomo, Ind. (AP) — Kristen Clason knew Daisy Ray was meant to be hers from the first time she saw the orange-haired dog pressed up against the bars of her pen at the Kokomo Humane Society.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) made changes that divide the state’s Hunting Zone D (from Pensacola to Tallahassee) into two deer management units (DMUs), each with a unique set of antler-point requirements and antlerless deer harvest days.

Due to a number of reports of people taking fawn deer out of the wild, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding people that the practice is potentially deadly for the fawn in addition to being illegal.

Washington- Every suicide in the force is tragic, a top National Guard leader said recently, and the number of these deaths needs to be reduced to zero.