Florida Gov. and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis used Twitter July 10 to express his worries about the present state of the economy under President Biden, also called "Bidenomics". He then made a commitment to address and rectify the economic challenges once elected.
Attorney General Ashley Moody today launched the Hallway Heroes initiative and named Master Deputy Donald Roenbeck of the Lake County Sheriff's Office the 2023 School Resource Officer of the Year.
Last year, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 524, which established the Office of Election Crimes and Security to be solely dedicated to investigating election law violations.
Ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius starting next week, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in leading a bipartisan group of 34 senators in writing a letter to President Biden urging the President to ensure NATO countries meet their defense spending commitments.
Attorney General Ashley Moody is inviting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking about the results of a concerning Florida human trafficking survey and other recent reports.
On July 13, 2023, 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.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy to discuss the Wagner Group’s mutiny in Russia, Communist China’s presence in Cuba, and what’s happening in the Middle East.
On July 6, 2023, former Second Judicial Circuit Judge James “Jimmy” Hankinson passed away at the age of 70. Judge Hankinson served his community as a judge for 18 years, and as a lawyer for more than 40 years.
Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Federal Trade Commission are sending more than $540,000 to consumers who fell victim to an illegal robocall scheme.
On July 12, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $187 million to communities impacted by Hurricane Sally through the Florida Department of Commerce’s (FloridaCommerce) Rebuild Florida program.
Gina Swoboda, executive director of Voter Reference Foundation, recently urged voters to educate themselves and hold their local county election officials accountable.
On July 11, 2023, 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.
On July 7, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Roberto Alonso, Eric Diaz-Padron, and Rodolfo Pages to the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Miami-Dade County.
On June 30, 2023, as the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ May Personal Consumer Expenditures (PCE) release showed prices paid by consumers for goods and services rose 3.8% over the year, Senator Rick Scott released a weekly update on his actions to address America’s debt crisis and rising inflation.