TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Roberto Alonso, Eric Diaz-Padron, and Rodolfo Pages to the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Miami-Dade County.   Roberto Alonso Alonso, of Miami Lakes, is the Vice President of Business Development at Costa Realtors and a Miami-Dade County School Board Member. He is

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Pamela Davis, Daniel Foganholi, and John Newman to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission.   Pamela Davis Davis is the Chief of Police for the Punta Gorda Police Department. She was previously the Director of the Professional Development and Training Academ

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Representative Robert “Chuck” Brannan III, John Crawford, John Medina, Suzanne Norris, and Dr. Miguel Tepedino to the Florida Gateway College District Board of Trustees.   Robert “Chuck” Brannan III Brannan is a Self-Employed Owner of Farming and Ranching and the Florida

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the successful conclusion of the Hurricane Michael Housing Repair and Replacement Program (HRRP), completing 977 housing projects and returning Hurricane Michael-impacted families to decent, safe, and sanitary homes 20 months after housing construction was initiated in July 2021, three year

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the Freedom Summer Sales Tax Holiday, which began on Memorial Day and will run through Labor Day weekend. The sales tax holiday was part of the Framework for Freedom Budget and is estimated to save Florida families nearly $230 million over the summer. Items included in the Freedom […] The

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Each educator earning a Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement receives a stipend worth $3,000 each   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Department of Education. The educators have completed either the Summer Civics

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Driver licenses given exclusively to undocumented immigrants in other states are invalid as of July 1, 2023   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has published a list of out-of-state license classes that are invalid in Florida as of July 1, 2023, […] Th

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Broward County — “Appointed by President Obama in 2012, Federal District Court Judge Mark E. Walker issued a 288-page order that ruled the Florida Voting Law as racially motivated and unconstitutional. Republicans did not see this coming, but this act of conscious and humanity is long overdue! SB 90 is a rendition of “voter suppression […] The post

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Miami — Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), Chair of the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs, today joined Governor Ron DeSantis as he signed Senate Bill 988, In-person Visitation, by Senator Garcia, into law. To ensure patients have the support of their loved ones when they need it most, the legislation requires intermediate care

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/HB 1417 – Residential Tenancies CS/CS/HB 1191 – Use of Phosphogypsum CS/HB 1275 – Persons with Disabilities Registry CS/HB 1277 – Public Records CS/CS/SB 170 – Local Ordinances CS/SB 1278 – Direct-Support Organizations   To view the transmittal letters, click here and

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