TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Under the leadership of Governor DeSantis, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) continues to monitor and prepare for potential impacts from Tropical Depression Four. Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 24-157 on August 2, amending EO 24-156 and declaring a state of emergency for 61 counties, which allows state officials to make critical resources available to communities […]

TO:                Members of the Press FROM:          Bryan Griffin, Director of Communications, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE:           Friday, August 2, 2024 RE:                Executive Order 24-157 (Emergency Management – Amending Executive Order 24-156-Tropical Cyclone Four) Today, […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez recently returned from an aerospace and aviation mission to the United Kingdom for the Farnborough International Airshow, which took place from July 22-26. During the mission, organized in conjunction with SelectFlorida, Inc., Lieutenant Governor Nuñez met with corporate executives to promote opportunities for collaboration between Florida and the aerospace and […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Under the leadership of Governor DeSantis, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) continues to monitor and prepare for potential impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Four. Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 24-156 on August 1, declaring a state of emergency for 54 counties, which allows state officials to make critical resources available to communities ahead […]

TO:                Members of the Press FROM:          Bryan Griffin, Director of Communications, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE:           Thursday, August 1, 2024 RE:               Executive Order 24-156 (Emergency Management  – Invest 97L) Ahead of potential landfall of Invest 97L […]

Announcement comes one day after awarding nearly $400,000 to top-performing Hope Florida churches. ORLANDO, Fla.—Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis joined nonprofit organizations ‘Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.’ and ‘Commission 127, Inc.’ to deliver bunkbeds to a recently placed foster family in Central Florida. The First Lady also awarded $20,000 checks to both organizations to further […]

TAMPA, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis highlighted the success of the Hope Florida Initiative and awarded the top two need-meeting Hope Florida CarePortal churches with $50,000 each and awarded 11 top churches with $25,000 each through the Hope Florida Fund. Recipients recognized by the Governor and First Lady were: Spanish River […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Kevin Baird, Tess Dewhirst, Joseph Knittig, Robert Pacienza, Marilyn Rivera, Megan Rose, and Michael Watkins and the reappointment of James “Scott” George, Jerry Haag, Calvin Martin, and Pam Olsen. Kevin Baird, DMin Baird is the Director of Pastoral Ministries for Florida Family Voice and is an […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Wayne Chutkan, Dr. Chris Ghaemmaghami, Matthew Love, and Dr. Michelle Mendez to the Graduate Medical Education Committee. Wayne Chutkan Chutkan is the Senior Vice President of Finance at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Previously, he served as an Assistant Vice President of Finance for HCA, Ceder’s Medical […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Monesia Brown and the reappointment of Jonathan Kilpatrick and Frank “Monte” Stevens to the Tallahassee State College District Board of Trustees. Monesia Brown Brown is the Vice President of Government Relations at North Highland. She previously served as a member of the State Board of Education. […]