TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis is proud to announce that after receiving notice of a fine from the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Special Olympics International (SOI) has agreed to honor athletes from across the nation who were unable to attend the 2022 USA Games in Orlando due to SOI’s unlawful vaccine mandate, which […]

Continue the Mission will recruit veterans, military spouses and former law enforcement officers to serve as CPIs, DCF case managers and mentors     PENSACOLA, Fla.  — Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the launch of the Continue the Mission initiative, which will recruit veterans, military spouses and former law enforcement officers to be child protective investigators and […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $28.4 million in funding for economic growth and community resiliency to 23 Florida communities through the Community Development Block Grant – CV (CDBG-CV) program, and the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Hazard Mitigation Grant Match Program. “Supporting the growth and resilience of Florida […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/SB 196 – Florida Housing Finance Corporation CS/CS/SB 596 – Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels CS/SB 598 – Public Records CS/SB 606 – Boating Safety CS/CS/SB 1614 – Public Records CS/SB 1764 – Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program HB 357 – Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit […]

CALLAHAN, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $4 million to the Town of Callahan through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to construct a clean water supply plant at Crawford Diamond Industrial Park, which is a 1,800-acre industrial megasite. The site is served by two major rail lines and located in proximity to multiple […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/SB 1534 – Retail Theft CS/SB 1808 – Immigration Enforcement To read the transmittal letter, click here.   ###

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 30, 2022, to act on these bills.   CS/SB 1808 –  Immigration Enforcement SB 144 –  Identification Cards SB 156 – Loss Run Statements CS/SB 254 – Religious Institutions SB 288 – Electronic Dissemination of Commercial […]

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Today, Governor DeSantis announced three significant actions Florida is taking to address the Biden Border Crisis. First, Governor DeSantis announced that Florida has formed a strike force of state and local law enforcement to interdict human smuggling, human trafficking, and to seize illegal weapons being transported through the state. Second, Governor DeSantis has filed […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 30, 2022, to act on these bills.   CS/HB 1499 – City of Key West, Monroe County HB 1581 – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office CS/HB 7055 – Cybersecurity CS/HB 7057 – Public Records and Public Meetings […]

MEMORANDUM TO: Colonel Roger Young, Division Director, FWC Shannon M. Martin, Mayor, City of Port St. Lucie Sean Mitchell, County Chair, St. Lucie County FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: June 16, 2022 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson   On Thursday, June 9, 2022, Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson was killed […]