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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of James Scholl to the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners. James Scholl Scholl, of Key West, served as the City Manager for the City of Key West from 2007 to 2012 and 2014 to 2019. Prior to that, he was the Senior Government Director of […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Marc Klein to the Board of Podiatric Medicine. Marc Klein Dr. Klein, of Boca Raton, is a practicing podiatrist at Florida Foot Specialists. He has been practicing podiatric medicine since 1981. He is currently a member of the Florida Podiatric Medical Association and the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson announced his retirement after serving as the 86th Justice of the Florida Supreme Court since his appointment in December 2016. A native of Lakeland, Justice Lawson had previously served as the Chief Judge of Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeals and as an assistant county attorney for Orange County. […]
WILLISTON, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $22 million in funding to 15 Florida communities through the CDBG-CV program. These awards will support projects including expanding broadband internet services, improvements to community centers, and small business grants. Governor DeSantis also announced that in this year’s budget, he will be approving more than $460,000 to add […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/HB 375 – Structural Engineering Recognition Program for Professional Engineers CS/HB 481 – Temporary Underground Power Panels CS/CS/HB 1411 – Floating Solar Facilities SB 350 – Procedures for Petitions for Utility Rate Relief SB 442 – Powers of Land Authorities CS/CS/SB 882 – Inventories of Critical […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until May 12, 2022, to act on these bills. CS/HB 375 – Structural Engineering Recognition Program for Professional Engineers CS/HB 481 – Temporary Underground Power Panels CS/CS/HB 741 – Net Metering CS/CS/HB 1411 – Floating Solar Facilities SB […]
MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Press FROM: Taryn Fenske, Communications Director, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: April 26, 2022 RE: Calling on the Legislature to hold a […]
LAKELAND, Fla. — Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez hosted a roundtable discussion aimed at combating human trafficking and highlighting strong community partnerships in the Polk County area. The roundtable brought together experts from the Department of Children and Families (DCF), One More Child, Heartland for Children, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, and the Mayor of Lakeland, […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bill: CS/CS/SB 524 – Election Administration For the transmittal letter, click here. ###
SPRING HILL, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 524, Election Administration, to ensure that Florida continues to have secure and accurate elections. This legislation will strengthen election security measures by requiring voter rolls to be annually reviewed and updated, strengthening ID requirements, establishing the Office of Election Crimes and Security to […]
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