Maximizes CARES funding to close achievement gaps and provide safe environments Melbourne, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced recommendations for local communities to consider as they finalize plans to re-open safe and healthy schools that are set up for success. This plan outlines the nearly $475 million in state directed […]

Funding will be disbursed to counties with populations below 500,000   Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the State of Florida’s plan to disburse up to $1.275 billion in CARES Act funds to counties with a population below 500,000. The United States Treasury previously disbursed over $2.472 billion in funding to all counties […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: SB 400 – Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams SB 716 – County Boundaries SB 28 – Relief of Clifford Williams CS/SB 7018 – Essential State Infrastructure SB 1714 – Sale of Surplus State-owned Office Buildings and Associated Nonconservation Lands SB 936 – Disability Retirement […]