TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis recommended that Senator Manny Diaz Jr. be appointed as Education Commissioner by the State Board of Education following the departure of Commissioner Richard Corcoran. Sen. Diaz has served in the Florida …
DESTIN, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the 2022 Gulf red snapper recreational season which will total 57 days, the longest season since the state assumed management of red snapper and will include both a summer and fall season. Those fishing …
THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7044, to reform higher education in Florida. The bill removes the stranglehold that faculty unions and accrediting agencies have had on universities and colleges and adds common-sense …
TO: Members of the Press FROM: Taryn Fenske, Communications Director, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: April 19, 2022 RE: Amending the call for a Special Session Good Morning: Today, Governor Ron …
CROSS CITY, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his commitment to funding three projects in Dixie County as part of the General Appropriations Act, recently passed by the Florida Legislature. This funding will provide for the construction of two …
~ Largest single month of growth in manufacturing since May 2020~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida’s March 2022 employment data, including a declining unemployment rate and strong job growth. In March 2022, Florida added 4 …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis appoints seven judges across the state, one to the First Judicial Circuit Court, one to the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court, one to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, one to the Seventeenth Judicial …
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 5, the Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality Act, to protect the lives of Florida’s most vulnerable by prohibiting all abortions after 15 weeks of gestation. More on Governor DeSantis’ pro-family …
APALACHICOLA, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis visited Apalachicola to announce more than $1.3 million in awards through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program and the Workforce …
TO: John Lavisky, City Administrator, Lighthouse Point Kyle Van Buskirk, City Commission President, City of Lighthouse Point Michael Udine, Mayor, Broward County FROM: Governor Ron …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/HB 255 – Private Instructional Personnel Providing Applied Behavior Analysis Services HB 459 – Step-Therapy Protocols CS/HB 469 – Patient Care in Health Care Facilities HB 539 …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until April 20, 2022, to act on these bills. CS/CS/HB 1239 – Nursing Homes HB 539 – Nursing Home Financial Reporting CS/CS/CS/HB …
SPRING HILL, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 1557, Parental Rights in Education, which reinforces parents’ fundamental rights to make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children. The bill prohibits classroom instruction …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until April 12, 2022, to act on these bills. HB 459 – Step-Therapy Protocols HB 593 – Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Peter Sulick, Michael Wynn, Erika Donalds, and Luis Rivera to the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees. Peter Sulick Sulick, of Naples, is the Chairman, President, …
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1467, which requires school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library and reading materials. As a part of the Year of the Parent, this legislation …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bill: SB 1054 – Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools For the transmittal letter, click here. ###
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until April 6, 2022, to act on these bills. CS/HB 173 – Care of Students with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorders HB 235 – Restraint of …
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1054, titled the Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act, which will require high school students to take a financial literacy course to receive a standard high school diploma. The …