Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 19-98, extending the state of emergency declared as a result of Hurricane Michael for 60 days in the following counties: Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin, Leon, Wakulla and Jefferson. For a PDF copy of Executive Order 19-98, click HERE. ###

Tallahassee, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 19-97, which establishes the Office of Drug Control and the Statewide Task Force on Opioid Abuse to combat Florida’s substance abuse crisis. For a PDF copy of Executive Order 19-97, click HERE. ###

Secures Additional $26M in Federal Funding for Florida’s State Opioid Response Project, Re-Establishes Office of Drug Control within the Executive Office of the Governor and Orders a Statewide Task Force on Opioid Abuse Sanford, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he will sign an executive order continuing his efforts to address Florida’s substance […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until April 5, 2019 to act on these bills. SB 2 – Florida Statutes – 2019 SB 4 – Florida Statutes – 2019 SB 6 – Florida Statutes – 2019 SB 8 – Florida Statutes – 2019 […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War and released a video in partnership Veterans Alternative Inc. to honor all of Florida’s veterans. “On this Vietnam Veterans Day, we recognize the more than 519,000 Vietnam-era veterans who call Florida home and honor the sacrifices they […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that following President Donald Trump’s commitment to federally fund 100-percent of the first 45 days of Hurricane Michael recovery, the Florida Department of Transportation will receive $9.8 million from FEMA to reimburse the cost of debris cleanup in Jackson County. This is also the first FDOT project […]