PARIS, France — Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez led Florida’s delegation with remarks at the inauguration of the Florida Pavilion to open the 2023 Paris Air Show. This year’s event will serve as the largest air show in history and include Florida’s largest pavilion since the first Florida Pavilion in 1994. The nearly 4,000 sq. ft. pavilion […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/SB 204 – Task Force on the Monitoring of Children in Out-of-Home Care CS/CS/SB 272 – Children and Young Adults in Out-of-Home Care CS/CS/SB 538 – Provisional Child Care Licensing CS/SB 558 – Certified Nursing Assistants SB 768 – Referral of Patients by […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Stefanie Ink Edwards, Gina Evans Dew, and Jessica Hays and the reappointment of Christy Brodeur, Lori Killinger, and Wilson Roberts to the Florida Commission on Community Service, also known as Volunteer Florida.   Stefanie Ink Edwards Ink Edwards is the Chief Executive Officer of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Stephen Black, Nicole de Lara Puente, Dr. Shaye Moskowitz, and Dr. Akram Shibani to the Biomedical Research Advisory Council.   Stephen Black, PhD Black, of Port St. Lucie, is the Chair of Florida International University’s Department of Cellular Biology & Pharmacology and Associate Dean for […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Alexandria Suarez to the College of the Florida Keys District Board of Trustees.   Alexandria Suarez Suarez is an Assistant State Attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. She is currently a member of the Florida Bar and was previously a teacher for Miami-Dade County […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Hometown Heroes program has provided $100 million in down payment and closing cost assistance to help Florida’s hometown workers purchase homes in the communities they serve. Governor DeSantis announced the launch of Hometown Heroes in June 2022, and since then the program has helped 6,753 […]

Florida’s unemployment rate remains lower than the nation’s for 31 consecutive months since November 2020    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s unemployment rate remains the lowest among the 10 largest states in the nation for the twelfth consecutive month. In May 2023, Florida’s unemployment rate remained at 2.6 percent for […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   SB 2500 – Appropriations SB 2502 – Implementing the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act SB 2504 – Collective Bargaining SB 2506 – Capitol Complex SB 2510 – Health SB 7018 – Inmate Welfare Trust Fund HB 5101 – Education HB 5303 – Biomedical Research […]

  The budget includes a record tax relief package to help Florida families and record investments in Florida’s environment   FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Framework for Freedom Budget for Fiscal Year 2023–24 while visiting the City of Fort Pierce. The Framework for Freedom Budget includes a record $2.7 billion tax […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 30, 2023, to act on these bills.   SB 2500 – Appropriations SB 2502 – Implementing the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act SB 2504 – Collective Bargaining SB 2506 – Capitol Complex SB 2510 – Health HB […]