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The Florida Supreme Court sided with DeSantis on the issue, [183] and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit also sided with DeSantis in a 6–4 ruling. [184] In April 2019, DeSantis directed Florida's elections chief to expand the availability of Spanish-language ballots and Spanish assistance for voters.
The governor of Florida is the chief executive of the government of Florida and the chief administrative officer of the state responsible for the planning and budgeting for the state and serves as chair when the governor and the Florida Cabinet sit as a decision-making body in various constitutional roles. [3]
Nineteen states have the governor and the lieutenant governor run together on the same ticket, where the gubernatorial candidate gets to choose their running mate similar to the President and Vice President of the United States. In nine of those states, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, and Utah, the ...
President-elect Donald Trump chose Susie Wiles Thursday to be his White House chief of staff. Here's what to know about the Florida political consultant.
When Florida was first acquired by the United States, future president Andrew Jackson served as its military governor. Florida Territory was established in 1822 and five people served as governor over 6 distinct terms. The first territorial governor, William Pope Duval, served 12 years, the longest of any Florida governor to date.
The Florida Cabinet in 2023. The meetings of the Cabinet are chaired by the governor, currently Ron DeSantis, and include these officers: Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis; Attorney General Ashley Moody; Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson; Each member is popularly elected statewide and carries one vote in executive decisions.
One of the requirements for Florida to become a state and join the Union was that its constitution must be approved by the United States Congress.In order to fulfill that requirement, an act was passed by the Florida Territorial Council in 1838, approved by Governor Richard Keith Call, calling for the election of delegates in October 1838 to a convention to be held at St. Joseph, Florida.
'I just was blindsided': This Florida retiree can't claim Social Security benefits despite paying the tax his whole life — after finding out he's not a US citizen 60 years later Bethan Moorcraft ...