TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Ryan Atwood, Ronald Howse, and Jon “Chris” Peterson to the St. Johns River Water Management District.   Ryan Atwood Atwood, of Mount Dora, is the Owner of Atwood Family Farms and H&A Farms. He is the former President of the Florida Blueberry Growers Association […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of William Lloyd and Richard Schwab to the Suwannee River Water Management District.   William Lloyd Lloyd, of High Springs, is the Vice President of Suwannee Valley Feeds, LLC. He is the former Manager of Suwannee Valley Feeds and a Dairy Specialist with ADM Alliance […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Sara Bayliss, Ricky Bell, Monica Colucci, A. Jermaine Ford, Jim Norton, Alejandro “Alex” Tamargo, Paul Selvidio, and Allen Shirley to the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors.   Sara Bayliss Bayliss is a College Admissions Advisor at St. John Paul II Catholic […]

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  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced two judicial appointments, one to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court and one to the Miami-Dade County Court.   Laura Gonzalez-Marques, of Coral Gables, to serve as Judge on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court   Gonzalez-Marques has served as a Judge on the Miami-Dade County Court since […]

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Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Three to the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Brian Butler, Representative Berny Jacques, and Altony Lee to the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force.   Brian Butler Butler is the President and Chief Executive Officer of […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Howard “Rusty” Williams as Holmes County Supervisor of Elections.   Howard “Rusty” Williams Williams, of Bonifay, is a Permits Manager for the Florida Department of Transportation. He was previously elected as a Holmes County School Board Member and is the former President of the […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Thomas DeSane to the Sarasota County Charter Review Board.   Thomas DeSane DeSane is a Security Supervisor for CoolToday Park. He currently serves as a member of the Blue Line Club and was a delegate to the National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies. […]

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~ Scholarships provide high-quality options for thousands of Florida students ~   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that nearly 430,000 applications have been received from students for a scholarship under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and the Family Empowerment Scholarship. Out of the historic number of applications, over 407,000 students have already been awarded […]

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New College of Florida experiences record enrollment, becomes first public university to push back on gender indoctrination   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor DeSantis commended the success of New College of Florida (NCF) under the leadership of Interim President Richard Corcoran. This follows the Governor and the Board of Governor’s appointment of seven new members of the […]

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After downgrading the Nation’s credit rating from AAA to AA+, Fitch affirms Florida’s AAA credit rating  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Fitch Ratings affirmed Florida’s AAA credit rating, the highest rating available. This announcement follows Fitch’s recent downgrade of the Federal government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+. The AAA rating reinforces Florida’s position as the standard-bearer […]

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