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Florida Senate Confirms Ron DeSantis’ Executive Agency Heads
“I am proud of the team we have assembled to lead our agencies, which include some of the brightest minds and leaders our state and nation have to offer,” said DeSantis.
GOP Contest for Open State House Seat Looks Like Last Year’s Attorney General Primary
The special election was called when Republican Halsey Beshears gave up his seat to serve as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ secretary of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The district stretches across parts of the Big Bend and North Florida.
Florida Leaders Divide on Party Lines Over Ron DeSantis’ First State of the State...
Not surprisingly, DeSantis garnered the applause of officials he appointed to his administration. Just as predictably, DeSantis drew jeers and fire from the left.
Hurricane Recovery, Endorsements Top Issues in North Florida State House Special Election
The legislative session and the Jacksonville mayoral elections aren’t the only political dramas in North Florida these days as candidates battle it out in the special election for an open state House seat.
DEO Wants General Contractors to Assist Rebuild Florida
On Monday, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Executive Director Ken Lawson called for general contractors to assist the “Rebuild Florida” program which is a “long-term recovery effort to repair and rebuild thousands of homes of Florida families that were significantly damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irma.”
Ron DeSantis Will Push Deregulation in Tallahassee
Looking to roll back regulations on businesses, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a “Deregathon” in Orlando on Thursday.
Ron DeSantis Holding ‘Florida Deregathon’ Next Week in Orlando to Cut Regulations
DeSantis announced on Thursday that he, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez and Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Secretary Halsey Beshears will hold a “Florida Deregathon” on Thursday, January 31 at Valencia College.
Ron DeSantis Taps Halsey Beshears to Run DBPR
A businessman based in Jefferson County, Beshears has led the House Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee and was to take over the House Ways and Means Committee which oversees DBPR.