On October 4, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Carlos Beruff and Jamie Shelton to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors.
Attorney General Ashley Moody led a multistate action against Blackbaud and secured $49.5 million from the software company over a massive 2020 ransomware attack.
On October 5, 2023, ahead of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s planned taxpayer-funded trip to Communist China, Senator Rick Scott introduced the No Overseas Congressional Help for International Negotiations with Adversaries (NO CHINA) Act to prohibit the use of federal funds and resources for members of Congress to visit Communist China.
On October 4, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $375,000 to Chipola College through the Governor’s Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to increase workforce training opportunities that support Florida’s automotive industry.
On October 2, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $6.4 million has been approved through the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to small businesses impacted by Hurricane Idalia.
Today, following the announcement on the upcoming closure of the GP Foley Mill in Taylor County, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to work closely with and provide information to local officials on the possibility of preserving the mill’s federal permits and maintaining hundreds of jobs in the area as it comes under new ownership.
On October 2, 2023, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement as the trial begins in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ politically-motivated lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today announced the arrests of three Miami-Dade County health care workers for committing Medicaid fraud.
September is National Recovery Month, and Attorney General Ashley Moody is using the occasion to urge Floridians struggling with addiction to seek treatment.
On September 30, 2023, following the House and Senate passing a Continuing Resolution to avert a government shutdown, which includes the $16 billion in disaster relief that Senator Rick Scott fought for, the senator released the following statement.
On September 29, 2023, Senators Rick Scott, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson and Roger Marshall, all members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to immediately rescind the appointments of James Clapper, John Brennan and Paul Kolbe to the newly formed Homeland Intelligence Experts Group.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning about online sextortion ending with victims taking their own lives.
On September 29, 2023, as the border crisis continues to rage out of control and the federal government approaches a possible shutdown, Senator Rick Scott led his colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act.
Attorney General Ashley Moody today filed an emergency rule to outlaw gas station heroin. Through this emergency action, tianeptine, commonly known as gas station heroin, is now on the Schedule I list of controlled substances in Florida.
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today announced the arrest of Hillsborough County resident Caridad Abreu Gonzalez for Medicaid fraud.
On September 22, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted ongoing recovery resources available to Floridians impacted by Hurricane Idalia. State agencies continue to deploy resources to the Big Bend region and provide assistance to Floridians impacted by Hurricane Idalia.