TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Geri Atkinson-Hazelton to the Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission. Geri Atkinson-Hazelton Atkinson-Hazelton, of Tallahassee, is the former General Counsel for the Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission. She is a current member of the Florida Bar and received an award for excellence in public service from the Government […]
MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Development and Management FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day On December 7, 1941, over two thousand American […]
MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Development and Management FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Monday, December 5, 2022 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Naval Air Station Pensacola Remembrance Day On December 6, 2019, a horrific act […]
Up to $25 million from the State of Florida will go toward purchasing building materials to conduct repairs and up to $35.2 million from the Florida Disaster Fund will go to housing and social services support organizations to cover the costs associated with volunteer labor and meet other unmet needs identified through IanRecovery.FL.gov TALLAHASSEE, […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces two judicial appointments: one to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court and one to the Palm Beach County Court. John Parnofiello, of Jupiter, to serve as Judge on the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court Parnofiello has served as a Judge on the Palm Beach County Court since […]
Prizes were provided by the Seminole Tribe of Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — This week, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis honored Native American Heritage Month with a reception at the Governor’s Mansion. At the event, the Governor and First Lady announced the winners of the student and educator contest, which were offered through a collaboration between […]
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced seven awards totaling $22.7 million to support water quality improvements and protection of Biscayne Bay. Projects funded through the Biscayne Bay Grant Program include septic to sewer conversions, stormwater management and wetland restoration in areas surrounding Biscayne Bay, Florida’s largest estuary with a direct connection to Florida’s […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $5.5 million to the City of Jacksonville through the Governor’s Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to construct a rail spur for the mega site at the Cecil Commerce Center, a 600-acre industrial park that will support the manufacturing and logistics industries. The rail spur will connect the main […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Roberto Gonzalez to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, District 11. Roberto Gonzalez Gonzalez, of Miami, is Owner and Managing Partner of the PereGonza Law Firm, in Miami, Florida. Gonzalez attended Miami Dade College, earned his bachelor’s degree in English Literature from St. Thomas University, and his Juris Doctor from […]
Video available for use courtesy of the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis released a video in advance of Thanksgiving: I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Two hundred and thirty-three years ago, President George Washington issued a proclamation for “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer” for the […]