TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) activated the Business Damage Assessment Survey to assess the impact freezing temperatures had on the state’s agriculture businesses. Survey responses will allow the state to gather data and evaluate resources impacted businesses may need to recover after the freezing weather that occurred during the […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), the Florida Juvenile Justice Foundation, and the Florida Juvenile Justice Association (FJJA) honored the 2022 DJJ Youth Ambassadors yesterday in celebration of Youth Success Day. To view the Youth Success Day in Florida proclamation, click here.   Youth Success Day is recognized […]

MEMORANDUM TO:                 Members of the Press FROM:           Taryn Fenske, Communications Director, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE:            February 3, 2022   RE:                 Executive Order 22-28 (Emergency Management – Freezing Temperatures, Harm to […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Florida is taking legal action against the Biden administration for ignoring federal immigration law as the out-of-control situation at the U.S. southwest border continues. The Attorney General filed an amended complaint challenging President Joe Biden’s latest unlawful immigration policy. Instead of commencing immigration court proceedings against […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $89 million in funding for workforce education initiatives, including a first-of-its-kind Career and Technical Education (CTE) charter schools initiative. Governor DeSantis made the announcement at Santa Fe College, which was awarded funding to create a charter school that will allow high school students to earn credentials and college […]