TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bill: CS/CS/SB 768- Department of Health   For the transmittal letter, click here.   ###

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 transparency requirements for tuition, fees and cost of materials. “Florida’s public college and university system is number one […]

  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:   […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bill from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until May 4, 2022, to act on this bill.   SB 7044 – Postsecondary Education ###

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his commitment to funding the Leon Haley, Jr., MD Trauma Center at University of Florida (UF) Health, Jacksonville. The trauma center, named after former UF Health Jacksonville CEO, Dr. Leon Haley Jr. who passed away last year, will be a state-of-the-art Level-1 trauma center to serve the […]

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 fire stations in Dixie County that will increase emergency response capabilities and support infrastructure improvements to alleviate […]

~ Three educational institutions in Belle Glade, West Palm Beach and Royal Palm Beach will receive funding for workforce training~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $700,000 has been awarded to educational institutions in Everglades communities to provide workforce development opportunities for Floridians pursuing nonagricultural occupations in rural areas through the […]

~ 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 4,500 manufacturing jobs over the month, representing the largest single month of growth for Florida manufacturers since […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Yesterday, First Lady Casey DeSantis joined Attorney General Ashley Moody at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to recognize Corporal Mike Blair with the Attorney General’s Back the Blue award, while highlighting Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent signing of the strongest law enforcement support initiative in the nation. In 2018, Detective Blair responded to a […]