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Ron DeSantis
@RonDeSantisFL
Governor of Florida. Husband to . Father to Madison, Mason, and Mamie. Iraq Veteran.
Floridarondesantis.comJoined February 2012

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Protecting Florida’s natural beauty has been a top priority from the start of my administration. Four years later, we have surpassed our promised record funding for Everglades and water resource protection, and we are committing to $3.5 billion over the next four years.
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I met Marine Corps veteran Cole Lyle and Kaya when we were working to pass the PAWS Act in Congress. Kaya’s story has helped countless service dogs and wounded veterans across the country and her legacy lives on.
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Got terrible news today. Kaya is spending her last days on earth w/ us. Flying to TX tomorrow, her final flight, so she can rest where she was born. My heart is broken. Was a great service dog for me, and an inspiration to many more. She’s had a wonderful life. 💔💔💔
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The Framework for Freedom budget will ensure Florida remains fiscally strong with low taxes, minimal debt & support for key priorities. By providing $2 billion in toll & tax relief, the Framework for Freedom will also aid Floridians with the inflation fueled by DC over-spending.
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Florida provides the most affordable higher education for its citizens and we will keep it that way. The Framework for Freedom budget keeps tuition rates frozen while fully funding Bright Futures scholarships.
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In Florida, we will ensure that taxpayer-funded higher ed institutions focus on pursuing truth, promoting excellence, and providing students with a foundation so they can think for themselves, not to enforce ideological conformity and political activism.
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New higher education proposal builds off our 2022 reforms: - Core courses rooted in Western tradition - Elimination of DEI/CRT bureaucracies - Bolster civics-focused institutes at UF, FSU and FIU - Additional accountability for tenured faculty
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Today, I announced the Moving Florida Forward Initiative which will invest a total of $7 billion to expedite 20 major interstate and roadway projects across the state over the next 4 years.   Expediting these important projects will provide much-needed relief from congestion.
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Fentanyl is being made in China, brought across the open southern border and is killing Americans. We must take this lethal threat seriously and do everything we can to stop the flow of fentanyl into our communities.
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Florida has a 50-year record low crime rate because of sound policies. We support the men and women who wear the uniform, and they do a great job protecting our state. We have demonstrated what works and will not indulge in delusional policies that have harmed other states.
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of the more than six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. In Florida, we enhanced Holocaust education standards and have supported Holocaust museums throughout the state because “never again” means never again.
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No city in Florida will become a get-out-of-jail-free zone. We are: - Limiting who is eligible for release before 1st appearance - Ensuring a judge is the decision-maker on detention - Requiring pre-trial detention hearing for dangerous crimes - Rejecting elimination of cash bail
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It was great to meet sheriffs from across Florida and to share my appreciation for all they do for our state. The work of our sheriff departments in Florida has been vital to Florida’s crime rate being at a 50-year low and down nearly 10% year-over-year.
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Today, I unveiled my plan to empower Florida educators by: - Securing a $1 billion increase in teacher pay - Implementing a Teachers' Bill of Rights - Enacting paycheck protection and other reforms to school unions - Term limiting school board members to 8 years
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Honored to receive the Gold Medal from The Union League of Philadelphia. The League was founded in 1862 to preserve & advance freedom. In Florida, we are guided by the same enduring American principles that the League has strived to preserve.
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I’m proud to report in the 112 days since Hurricane Ian hit, has obligated more than $500 million in funding – by far the fastest pace on record. I directed to get recovery funds out the door quickly to get communities back on their feet and they have delivered.
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Today, I announced an initiative to make protections against coercive biomedical policies permanent including prohibiting: - COVID vax passports - COVID vax & mask requirements to attend any school - Any COVID mask requirements - All discrimination based on vax or booster status
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We look forward to making the protections we have enacted for Floridians against the biomedical security state permanent and want to ensure that no Floridians face discrimination based on vax status.
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The Biden Administration’s willful disregard of the law and gross negligence in handling the Border Crisis they have created is an embarrassment – this is not the way you run a country.
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Today, I signed an executive order to build on our historic conservation efforts by: - Securing $3.5 billion for Everglades and water resources - Restoring the Indian River Lagoon - Strengthening coastal resiliency - Conserving land for future generations
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Cheers to the Free State of Florida! Thank you to all who joined us tonight to celebrate the accomplishments of our first term, and all that is yet to come. Proud to be your Governor.
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