TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the award of a $25 million bridge loan to Lee County through the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program. The program, created in a Special Legislative Session earlier this year, is administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to support government operations that may have been […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/HB 133 – Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits CS/HB 179 – Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act CS/CS/CS/HB 391 – Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children CS/CS/HB 783 – Opioid Abatement CS/HB 959 – Dosage Form Animal Health Products CS/HB 965 – […]

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Tallahassee — “Today, Governor DeSantis signed yet another piece of divisive and particularly cruel legislation, in HB1557. Dismissive and uninformed Republicans claims the reason for national outrage is because we haven’t read the bill. We read it. So did medical professionals, educators, community leaders, and parents. It is an attack on Florida’s LGBTQ+ community and […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Charbel Barakat to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.   Charbel Barakat Barakat, of Tampa, is the Regional General Counsel for D.R. Horton, Inc. He currently serves as a Commissioner for the Second District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission and serves on the […]

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