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Staff ReportsJanuary 7, 2019

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Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ inaugural committee is handing over a six-figure check to Operation 300, a non-profit group that aids the families of soldiers killed in combat. DeSantis announced the $150,000 donation Monday, one day before he and Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez are scheduled to be sworn into office. “Without the generosity of so many, Operation […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2019

On Tuesday, I will raise my right hand on the steps of Florida’s Historic Capitol to take the oath of office in much the same tradition that 45 governors have before me. With my wife, Casey, and our two young children, Madison and Mason, watching, it will be a pointed reminder that to whom much […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 6, 2019

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Ron DeSantis will be Florida’s youngest governor in more than a century when he takes office on Tuesday. DeSantis, a former congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, turned 40 about two weeks after he won the Aug. 28 Republican primary. He will be the youngest governor on Inauguration Day since Park Trammell took the oath of […]

Danny McAuliffeJanuary 2, 2019

Some of Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ transition advisers are suggesting changes to the way the state administers behavioral health care. A DeSantis brain trust of health care professionals and policy experts spent a great deal of time Wednesday discussing the behavioral-health spectrum, with mental health and substance abuse at the top of their list. These issues fill the backdrop […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 2, 2019

Chris Spencer will join the Ron DeSantis administration as Policy Director, one of several hires for the Executive Office of the Governor that the transition announced Wednesday. Justin Caporale — a top aide to President Trump — will serve as DeSantis’ Director of External Affairs; Amanda Emmons will be Director of Scheduling; and Makenzi Mahler will […]

Staff ReportsDecember 17, 2018

Lt. Governor-elect Jeanette Nuñez on Monday formally announced Alex Garcia as her Chief of Staff. The news was first reported by Florida Politics. “He is an experienced, reliable and diligent leader with a unique set of skills working at both local and national levels,” Nuñez said in a statement. “I am confident that under his […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 14, 2018

Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis will continue his swing of victory “thank you” tour stops on Saturday. DeSantis, who advisers describe as buried in policy details and laying the groundwork for his nascent administration, is nonetheless taking advantage of the remaining pre-Inauguration weekends to visit markets around Florida. The former Congressman’s first stop is in U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s […]

Ryan NicolDecember 12, 2018

Part of the transition team for Governor-elect Ron DeSantis met Wednesday to discuss ways to lower health care costs. The Transition Advisory Committee on Health and Wellness gathered at the Turnbull Conference Center at Florida State University Wednesday afternoon. That committee is chaired by Lieutenant Governor-elect Jeanette Nuñez and co-chaired by Alan Levine, the former Secretary of Florida’s […]

Staff ReportsDecember 10, 2018

Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ Transition Team announced this week’s meeting schedule for his Transition Advisory Committees. A public conference call number will be made available on DeSantisTransition.com before the meetings for members of the public and news media who would like to listen in. Otherwise, meeting locations will be provided on the site soon: — The […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 7, 2018

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A former top health care regulator and Lt. Gov.-elect Jeanette Nuñez will chair Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Health and Wellness. Chairs Alan Levine, former Secretary of the state Agency for Healthcare Administration, and Nuñez will be joined by more than 50 other health care professionals, regulators, and former officeholders to help develop and […]

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