Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: SB 594 – Florida Statutes – 2020 SB 596 – Florida Statutes – 2020 SB 598 – Florida Statutes – 2020 SB 600 – Florida Statutes – 2020 For a PDF copy of the transmittal letter, click HERE. ###

Jacksonville, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced he is awarding more than $3.6 million through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to the Florida State College at Jacksonville and St. Johns River State College to create the Northeast Florida Fintech Initiative. This Initiative represents a partnership between both colleges, regional schools, nonprofits and numerous […]

$34,000 in cash prizes available for students and schools for winning videos highlighting substance abuse prevention Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis officially launched “The Facts. Your Future.” website with guidelines for how Florida middle and high school students can begin posting entries in the video competition with $34,000 in cash prizes for […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until February 17, 2020 to act on these bills. SB 594 – Florida Statutes – 2020 SB 596 – Florida Statutes – 2020 SB 598 – Florida Statutes – 2020 SB 600 – Florida Statutes – 2020 […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis commended President Donald Trump for including $250 million for South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) in his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2021. This comes after Governor DeSantis recently sent a letter to President Trump requesting that he include $250 million in his request to Congress to […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the launch of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) efforts to access more than $735 million for long-term recovery efforts for Hurricane Michael-impacted communities. These funds are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) […]