Governor Ron DeSantis Takes Major Steps to Combat Florida’s Opioid Crisis

On April 1, 2019, in News Releases, by Staff

Secures Additional $26M in Federal Funding for Florida’s State Opioid Response Project, Re-Establishes Office of Drug Control within the Executive Office of the Governor and Orders a Statewide Task Force on Opioid Abuse Sanford, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he will sign an executive order continuing his efforts to address Florida’s substance […]

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Dr. Scott A. Rivkees as Florida Surgeon General

On April 1, 2019, in News Releases, Recent Appointments, by Staff

Sanford, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Scott A. Rivkees as Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of the Florida Department of Health. A practicing pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Rivkees is a professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine and physician-in-chief of UF […]

DeSantis/ Nuñez Administrative Schedule for Monday, April 1, 2019

On April 1, 2019, in Governor and Lt. Governor Schedule, by Staff

DeSantis/ Nuñez Administrative Schedule for Monday, April 1, 2019