Palm Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted key initiatives aimed at supporting Floridians living with Alzheimer’s and their caretakers. Speaking at the Evening of Hope fundraiser hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association in Palm Beach, the Governor outlined the measures taken by his administration. “Floridians living with Alzheimer’s deserve our support and as long […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis released the following statement regarding the passage of SB 182 – Medical Use of Marijuana, in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives: “The Florida Legislature has taken a significant step this week to uphold the will of the voters and support the patients who will […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined Special Olympics Florida to announce they have reached a historic membership milestone of serving more than 50,000 athletes. Special Olympics Florida also announced that the state of Florida will host the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. “This is truly a historic day for Special Olympics Florida and […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet passed a resolution recognizing March 2019 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. “We are proud to recognize March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to highlight the many citizens committed to improving the quality of life for our fellow Floridians with developmental disabilities,” said Governor DeSantis. […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s annual private-sector job growth rate of 2.7 percent continues to outpace the national job growth rate of 2.1 percent. In the past year, 207,300 new private-sector jobs were created in Florida overall and 10,900 private-sector jobs were created in January. Florida’s unemployment rate remains low […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Pensacola area added 5,100 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in January, down 0.4 percentage point in the past year. Statewide, Florida businesses created 10,900 new private-sector jobs in January 2019. To see the statewide job creation information, […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that January 2019 marked 46 consecutive months of the Orlando area having the highest job creation in the state, adding 49,500 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The unemployment rate in Orlando was 3.6 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from one year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses […]