Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Miami area added 28,200 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the second-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas. The Miami area’s unemployment rate was 3.1 percent in September, down 0.7 percentage point from one year ago. The industry with the highest growth […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that September 2019 marked 54 consecutive months of the Orlando area having the highest job creation in the state, adding 45,600 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The unemployment rate in the Orlando area was 2.8 percent in September, down 0.2 percentage point from one year […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Jacksonville area added 10,000 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in September, down 0.2 percentage point from one year ago. The industry with the highest growth over the year in the Jacksonville area was professional and business services […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Fort Lauderdale area added 13,200 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The Fort Lauderdale area’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in September, down 0.3 percentage point from one year ago. The industries with the highest growth over the year in the Fort Lauderdale area […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced proposed legislation for the 2020 Legislative Session that will expedite water quality improvements throughout Florida. The legislation incorporates recommendations of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force, which the Governor created shortly after taking office to aid the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in protecting, conserving and managing the […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the launch of the state of Florida’s coordinated effort to access more than $633 million in first-of-its-kind federal funding for disaster mitigation projects. These funds are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) newly created Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) program […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Secretary Simone Marstiller announced that the number of juvenile arrests declined eight percent in Fiscal Year 2018-2019 according to the latest delinquency report released by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Juvenile arrests are also down 27 percent in the last five […]

Jupiter, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced proposed legislation for the 2020 Legislative Session that will expedite water quality improvements throughout Florida. The legislation incorporates recommendations of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force, which the Governor created shortly after taking office to aid the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in protecting, conserving and managing the […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has hired Darcy Abbott as the first Disaster Recovery Mental Health Coordinator in Florida’s history. The First Lady made the announcement at the Florida Behavioral Health Association’s ‘Behavioral Health Day’ event at the Florida Capitol which strives to […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Last night, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the Hispanic Heritage Month student contest winners and Excellence in Education Award recipients. This year’s theme was “Celebrating Public Service” and the winners were honored during the Hispanic Heritage Month awards ceremony at the Florida Governor’s Mansion. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year in […]