TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis is excited to announce two new judicial appointments to the Fifth Circuit Court and the Duval County Court. Joel Fritton, of Spring Hill, to serve as Judge on the Fifth Circuit Court Fritton has served as General Counsel for the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office since 2013. Previously, […]
TO: Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Development and Management FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: June 11, 2021 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Pulse Remembrance Day _________________________________________________________________________ Five years ago, on June 12, 2016, a horrific […]
BRADENTON, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 76, which builds on Governor DeSantis’ commitment to insurance reform in Florida. This bill protects Florida families by restructuring litigation rules for disputed insurance claims; expressly disallows contractors, public adjusters, and companies from using prohibited advertisements that encourage Floridians to make an insurance claim for roof […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz to the Florida State University Board of Trustees. Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz de las Cuevas-Diaz, of Coral Gables, is an attorney and partner with Holland and Knight, serving as the firm-wide deputy section leader of their real estate section. […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis delivered remarks to the State Board of Education to discuss the importance of maintaining the integrity of Florida’s academic standards by keeping Critical Race Theory out of the classroom. To view his full remarks, as well as those of some of the Floridians who spoke, click the video below or click […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis joined the State Board of Education Meeting to discuss the importance of maintaining the integrity of Florida’s academic standards by keeping Critical Race Theory out of the classroom. “The woke class wants to teach kids to hate each other, rather than teaching them how to read, but we will […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 24, 2021, to act on these bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 76 – Insurance SB 794 – Independent Living Services CS/CS/SB 1018 – Largemouth Bass SB 7014 – A Review Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act SB 7022 […]
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On June 2, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis reinforced their unwavering commitment to strengthen Florida families through significant funding included in the 2021-2022 budget to support the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) as they continue bolstering access to life-changing behavioral health services. […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jared Hirsch and Prakash “Paul” Patel to the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board. Jared Hirsch Hirsch, of Davie, is Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Niznik Behavioral Health, a national provider of behavioral health services for adolescents and adults. He earned his bachelor’s […]
Tallahassee, Fla. —Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that $324,277 has been awarded through the Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF) Grant Program to two projects to strengthen veteran suicide prevention and to fund the Bay County Tyndall Air Force Base Rebuild and Community Partnership Support. The awards were given to the Northeast Florida Firewatch Council […]