Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Ronald Howse and Russell “Rusty” Roberts to the Florida Transportation Commission. Ronald Howse Howse, of Cocoa, is the President of Real Deal Development Group and the current Chairman of the Florida Transportation Commission. He has served on the Eastern Florida State College District Board of […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Angelita Salado to the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Angelita Salado Salado, of Miami, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and has a private practice working with children and adults. She is a member of the Florida […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Dr. William Kirsh to the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. William Kirsh Dr. Kirsh, of Miami, is a licensed osteopathic physician and Chief Medical Officer for Sentry Data Systems. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, Florida Society of the American College of […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Maria Garcia to the Board of Medicine. Maria Garcia Garcia, of Coral Gables, is a partner at Kozyak, Tropin and Throckmorton where she is Co-Chair of the firm’s Healthcare Practice. Previously, she was a partner at Zumpano, Patricios and Winker and an associate at Houck […]
LARGO, Fla. — Yesterday, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the launch of a free substance abuse curriculum for schools in the form of a ‘School Assemblies Toolkit’ through Florida’s The Facts. Your Future. campaign. This program directly engages youth in Florida to improve their understanding of the life-altering effects of drug abuse and empowers teens to reach […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $20 million has been awarded to Panama City through the Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Repair Program. The funding will be used to make repairs and replace 2.4 miles of water lines, 2.4 miles of stormwater lines and 3 […]
MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Management and Development FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: January 12, 2022 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Senator Harry Reid On December 28, 2021, Senator Harry Reid passed away at the age of 82 after battling pancreatic cancer for four years. Formerly, Reid served Nevada as Lieutenant Governor from 1971 until 1975. During his time […]
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced nearly $17 million has been awarded to the City of Bonita Springs in Lee County through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. Funding will be used to make critical improvements to 2.5 miles of stormwater infrastructure and will repair damage caused […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces a judicial appointment to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Devin Collier, of Panama City, to serve as Judge on the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court Collier has served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit since 2019. Previously, he served as the Lead Attorney […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Provided below is the State of the State address as prepared for delivery. The address is embargoed until delivery. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the Legislature and fellow citizens: Together we have made Florida the freest state in these United States. While so many around the country have consigned the people’s […]