TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces the following appointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions. Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission Charbel Barakat, of Tampa, is the Regional Counsel at D.R. Horton, Inc. He earned his bachelor’s degree from The John Hopkins University and his juris doctor from New York U

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Vincent “Todd” Ferreira, John Milton, Claude Walker, Dr. George Weeks, and Roger Yarborough to the Baker County Hospital Authority.   Vincent “Todd” Ferreira Ferreira, of Macclenny, is the Owner and President of Ferreira Enterprises, Inc. He is currently appointed to the

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Ted Caviglia, Randy Dunlap, Shawn McGee, Jerry Painter, and Preston Sparkman and the reappointment of Michael “Brad” Coolidge and Robert Melgaard to the Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council.   Ted Caviglia Caviglia is an Operations Manager for DZ Block. He has been

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Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $187 million to communities impacted by Hurricane Sally through the Florida Department of Commerce’s (FloridaCommerce) Rebuild Florida program. Rebuild Florida provides funding for local governments to strategically rebuild homes and harden infrastructure to prevent or mitigate losses from fu

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MEMORANDUM TO:                  Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Management and Development Nick Maddox, Chairman, Leon County Commissioners John Dailey, Mayor, Tallahassee FROM:            Governor Ron DeSantis DATE:             Wednesday, July 12, 2023 RE:                  Flags at Half-Staff in […] The post Memo: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of $300 million in state funding from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for 71 new resilience and adaptation projects and three previously awarded projects to help prepare coastal and inland communities for the adverse impacts of flooding and storm surge. “T

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Hometown Heroes down payment assistance program reached $20 million in applications within the first week of launching the program’s second year of funding, which includes $11 million in applications on the first day alone. With the support of the Governor and Legislature, the Home

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez highlighted her aerospace and aviation mission to France for the 2023 Paris Air Show, the largest air show in history, which took place from June 19-25. During the mission Lieutenant Governor Nuñez met with several aerospace and aviation companies and partners to discuss various economic

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Connecting more than 59,000 Unserved and Underserved Businesses, Homes, Farms and Anchor Institutions Like Hospitals and Libraries to High-Speed Internet    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $247 million through the Broadband Infrastructure Program, connecting more than 59,000 unserved and underserved businesses, ho

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Terrance McCaffrey to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. This appointment is effective August 2, 2023.   Terrance McCaffrey McCaffrey, of Tallahassee, is the Deputy Director of Operations for Civil Air Patrol. Formerly the Vice Presid

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