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Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (State) Newsletter for Wednesday May 03, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Fla. CFO Patronis Joins Governor DeSantis in Jacksonville to Sign Anti-ESG Legislation
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 3 -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis joined Governor DeSantis, Speaker Paul Renner, Senator Erin Grall, and Representative Bob Rommel in Jacksonville to sign House Bill 3 which prohibits financial institutions from discriminating against consumers for their beliefs, barring the consideration of "ESG Credit Scores;" and permanently prohibiting SBA fund managers from considerin  more

Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Floridians' Financial Future & Economic Liberty
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 3 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis signed comprehensive legislation to protect Floridians from the corporatist environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) movement -- a worldwide effort to inject woke political ideology across the financial sector, placing politics above the fiduciary duty to make the best financial decisions for beneficiaries. Today's announcement follows through on the  more

UNF Collaborates With the Florida Institute of Oceanography to Honor the Ocean
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 3 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Florida issued the following news release: The University of North Florida, along with four other Statue University System (SUS) universities, had the opportunity to embark on an expedition in a new interdisciplinary experiential program sponsored by the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) called "Honoring the Ocean". The interdisciplinary course explores humankind's relationship with the ocean and was imagined by FIO directo  more