LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and members of the Legislature to announce legislative and Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) Board actions to nullify the eleventh-hour agreements adopted by the outgoing Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) with Walt Dis

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Tallahassee — Today, State Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35), Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Florida’s first openly-gay State Senator, issued the following statement regarding the Florida GOP’s dangerous “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which is slated to be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday:  This blatantly hostile legislation

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Tallahassee — Senator Lori Berman “Republicans in the state of Florida want to ban books. They want to whitewash American history. They want to censor conversations about race in the classroom and workplace. Now with their “Don’t Say Gay” bill, they’re coming after the identity of our children by prohibiting conversations about sexual orientation a

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jonathon Manalo to the State Retirement Commission. Jonathon Manalo Manalo, of Tallahassee, is the Assistant Deputy Commissioner for the Florida Department of Education. Previously, he served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for the Florida Department of Education, the Deputy

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jeremy Bennett, Dr. Brian Gibson, and Jacob Mahan to the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists.   Jeremy Bennett Bennett, of Panama City Beach, is the Vice President and a Commercial Lender at Centennial Bank. He is a board member of the Bay County Chamber of […] The post Gove

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Joshua Dennis and Dr. Todd Narson and the reappointment of Billy “Bo” McDougal to the Board of Athletic Training.   Joshua Dennis Dennis, of Oviedo, is the Director of Sports Performance for Biofit Performance. He is a professional member of the National Strength and Cond

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of James “Travis” Leonard to the St. Lucie County Fire District Board of Commissioners.   James “Travis” Leonard Leonard is the Vice President and Partner of A&G Concrete Pools, Inc. He is the vice president of Christmas 4 Kids and a member of the St. Lucie […] The pos

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TO:                 Members of the Press   FROM:           Taryn Fenske, Director of Communications, Governor Ron DeSantis   DATE:            Thursday, April 13, 2023   RE:                 Executive Order 23-65 (Emergency Management – Broward County Flooding)   […] The post MEMORANDUM: Executive Order 23-65 (Emergency Management – Broward County

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Governor Ron DeSantis issues Executive Order-23-65 declaring State of Emergency in Broward County In response to significant flooding in southeast Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has issued Executive Order 23-65 declaring a State of Emergency in Broward County. The State Emergency Operations Center remains activated at a Level 2 in response to Hurri

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 300, the Heartbeat Protection Act, which prohibits abortions once the unborn child has a detectible heartbeat.   “We are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “I applaud the Legislature for passing the Heartbeat Protection Act that expands […

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