TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/HB 1133 – Physician Assistant Licensure CS/HB 1175 – Sarasota County CS/HB 1189 – Monuments HB 1207 – Operation New Hope HB 1225 – Sanford Airport Authority, Seminole County HB 1237 – North River Fire District, Manatee County HB 1255 – West Orange Healthcare […]

PARIS, France — Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez, in conjunction with Enterprise Florida, engaged with key leadership across various aerospace entities. The Lieutenant Governor discussed current needs of the industry and promoted future opportunities for collaboration between Florida and the aerospace sector.   “As Chair of the Board of Space Florida, we are committed to supporting the growth of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/SB 978 – Secured Transactions SB 1442 – Terrorism CS/CS/SB 7016 – Department of Corrections SB 7044 – Changes in Ownership of or Interest in Pari-Mutuel Permits HB 1349 – Mental Health Treatment CS/CS/HB 1383 – Specialty Contractors CS/CS/HB 1489 – Designation of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/CS/SB 1322 – Adoption of Children in Dependency Court CS/CS/SB 1352 – Medicaid Enrollees with Sickle Cell Disease SB 1396 – Department of Elder Affairs CS/SB 1540 – Elder Abuse and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams CS/SB 1542 – Public Records and […]

Florida Officials Interact with Over 10,000 Undocumented Migrants Including One MS-13 Gang Member on U.S. Terror Watch List and Human Smugglers BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida teams have made contact with over 10,000 undocumented migrants and assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety with over 600 arrests including felony charges for […]

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 […]