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From: Extensive Media Enterprises Good Thursday morning. Christian Minor is marking 10 years at the top of the Florida Juvenile Justice Association. Few people in Tallahassee have had more say over how Florida treats kids who get in trouble, or drawn less attention to it. FJJA is the statewide group representing the private providers that contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice. Florida Politics noted his hiring at the time; he came over from Bridges International, where he ran legislative affairs. Colleagues in the provider world think the milestone deserves more notice than it is getting. "Christian Minor has quietly become one of the most influential champions for children and families in Florida," said Robert Patterson, FJJA's president and the CEO of Tampa-based Bay Area Youth Services. "While many of the public victories in juvenile justice bear the names of legislators, agency leaders, or elected officials, Christian has worked tirelessly behind the scenes, bringing people together, solving problems, building consensus, and ensuring the needs of young people remain at the center of public policy." Christian Minor marks a decade advocating for Florida’s juvenile justice providers and second chances for young people. Minor's best-known win may be Florida's juvenile expunction law. HB 195, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in May 2022, lets young people who complete a diversion program clear qualifying arrest records, and it extended an earlier misdemeanor-only version of the law to most nonforcible felonies. Those records otherwise follow kids into job interviews, college applications, military enlistment, and housing searches. FJJA helped write the bill, and it drew no "no" votes in either chamber: 115-0 in the House and 38-0 in the Senate. Minor called it "a monumental piece of workforce development legislation that strikes a balance between public safety and providing kids with second chances to overcome their mistakes." "Christian understands that a mistake made as a teenager should not define an individual's future," Patterson said. "His work on juvenile record expunction has created life-changing opportunities for countless young people across our state." Minor also pushes for prevention services, such as the emergency shelter, counseling, and family support the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services provides, so children never enter the system in the first place. He has argued for years that early help is good policy. "When we keep kids from going deeper into the system, we increase public safety, we save taxpayer dollars, and ultimately we're keeping families whole," he said last month at the Florida Network's annual meeting in Sarasota. Under Minor, FJJA has grown into a leading statewide voice for juvenile justice providers and the people who work for them. It has pushed for research-based practices, staff training, and policies that account for how young people grow and develop. Minor joined Converge Public Strategies as a Partner in January 2023 and now serves as the firm's co-Chair in Tallahassee, a role he holds alongside his job with FJJA. Minor and his wife, Millie, welcomed a daughter, Paige, earlier this month.

Situational awareness   Tweet, tweet: —@CTMurphy: I was in Florida today talking about (President Donald) Trump’s huge cuts to veterans programs. Wait times for specialists are often 4 months. “Why is a Senator from Connecticut in Florida? Because the only way to fix these cuts to Connecticut veterans is to elect Angie Nixon and flip the Senate!” —@TomasKenn: @BillyCorben reveals State Rep. Fabian Basabe is using taxpayer money, totaling $2700 per month, to pay himself rent for a “District office” that is not in his District, has no staff, serves no discernible purpose, and is not listed in his official state website. —@ComChrisLatvala: I am looking forward to seeing what the attendance is at the Yankees/Red Sox game tonight. —@NYCMayor: The horse carriage industry is coming to an end in New York City. Our administration will make sure workers and owners are protected, and the horses are safe TO SEEMORE SUNBURN CLICK HERE