LONDON, United Kingdom, July 27 -- Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 25, 2204: * * * New facility is estimated to bring 1,030 high paying jobs to Florida * * * During Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez's international mission to the Farnborough Air Show, aviation company AURA AERO Inc. announces the opening of its first US facility within Embry-Riddle and the decision to locate a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing and assembly plant in Florida. AURA  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 27 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2025-004) on July 24, 2024, involving the City of North Miami Beach - Purchasing Cards, Gift Cards, and Selected Administrative Activities. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of the City of North Miami Beach (City) focused on selected City processes and administrative activities. Our operational audit disclosed the following: Finding 1: The City did not take approp  more

AVENTURA, Florida, July 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which begins on Monday, July 29, and runs for two weeks, ending on Sunday, August 11. The sales tax holiday will help families to save money on items their students need for the new school year. "I am proud to announce the return of the annual Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday," said Governor Ron DeSantis. "Our grea  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2204: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Kevin Baird, Tess Dewhirst, Joseph Knittig, Robert Pacienza, Marilyn Rivera, Megan Rose, and Michael Watkins and the reappointment of James "Scott" George, Jerry Haag, Calvin Martin, and Pam Olsen. Kevin Baird, DMin Baird is the Director of Pastoral Ministries for Florida Family Voice and is an Adjunct Professor at Southeastern U  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Monesia Brown and the reappointment of Jonathan Kilpatrick and Frank "Monte" Stevens to the Tallahassee State College District Board of Trustees. Monesia Brown Brown is the Vice President of Government Relations at North Highland. She previously served as a member of the State Board of Education. Active in her community, she serv  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Wayne Chutkan, Dr. Chris Ghaemmaghami, Matthew Love, and Dr. Michelle Mendez to the Graduate Medical Education Committee. Wayne Chutkan Chutkan is the Senior Vice President of Finance at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Previously, he served as an Assistant Vice President of Finance for HCA, Ceder's Medical Center. Chutkan earned his   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 27 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has issued a blanket stop-sale order for all Diamond Shruumz-branded products because they have been found to contain poisonous or harmful substances, including psychotropic components, such as O-Acetylpsilocin, a controlled   more