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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Lillian Barrios and Donald Elwell and the reappointment of Marsha “Renee” Knight, Phil Stevens, and Robin Tellez to the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Lillian Barrios Barrios, of Tallahassee, is the Director of Operations for SOAR Technology and Consultants. Barrios earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Gonzalez and Corinne Labyak to the Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee Dr. Jonathan Gonzalez Dr. Gonzalez, of Jacksonville, is a Physician at Sound Physicians Florida and Beaches Internal Medicine and Associates. He is a member of the American Board of Family Medicine and the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Anna Upton to the Northwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board. Anna Upton Upton, of Tallahassee, is the General Counsel and Vice President of Government Affairs at the Everglades Foundation. She is a recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award and has been named a […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Bimal Bhojani as Chair, Jacob Horner, and Manuel “Manny” Santana to the Early Learning Coalition of Pasco and Hernando Counties. Bimal Bhojani Bhojani, of Wesley Chapel, is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of Raining Berries LLC. He was previously the Chief […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Diane Spencer and Roberta Ulrich to the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners. Diane Spencer Spencer, of The Villages, is a retired attorney with 36 years of experience previously working as a claim attorney for State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. She is currently elected […]
OCALA, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary Dane Eagle announced that more than $29.5 million in funding and resources is available to assist income-qualified individuals, including the families and individuals in Marion County, as well as other counties impacted by recent severe weather events in Central and Northeast Florida. These funds are made […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) distributed $430,000 to 43 households impacted by the Southwest Florida tornadoes through the State of Florida’s tornado donation portal. Within less than a month of launching the portal, more than $1.1 million has been raised through the donation portal […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the winners of the Black History Month student essay and art contests as well as the Excellence in Education Awards. Students from grades K-3 were invited to participate in the art contest and students in grades 4-12 were invited to participate in the essay contest. Educators were […]
MARY ESTHER, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis visited Florosa Elementary School in Okaloosa County to highlight groundbreaking legislation signed on Tuesday that eliminates the high-stakes Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) test and replaces it with progress monitoring. Senate Bill 1048, sponsored by Senator Manny Diaz, Jr. and Representative Rene Plasencia, makes Florida the first state […]
HIALEAH, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $289 million across Florida for programs that will ensure Florida is continuing to meet the needs of its students, teachers and families while remaining a national leader in closing education achievement gaps and advancing student growth. Governor DeSantis made the announcement at Hialeah Educational Academy, a school […]
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