Jimmy Patronis

A crowd of supporters fanned out in front of the Old Capitol as Gov. Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, Attorney General Ashley Moody, CFO Jimmy Patronis and new Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson took their oaths.

Kevin Altmaier, who has been Florida's top insurance regulator since 2016, submitted his resignation on Thursday. He did not give a reason for his departure.

Outgoing Senate President Wilton Simpson was elected agriculture commissioner while Attorney General Ashley Moody and CFO Jimmy Patronis won second terms.

While Democrats have had a decades-long advantage in voter registration numbers and Florida has been considered a swing state in presidential elections, those days appear gone.

Said DeSantis: “Our investment of funds should be for the best interest of our beneficiaries here in the state of Florida, it should not be a vehicle to impose an ideological agenda.”

People should avoid unapproved fireworks, keep pets inside and away from fireworks and leave big fireworks shows to the professionals.

CFO Jimmy Patronis removed Dr. Lisa Gwynn from the Florida Healthy Kids Board for expressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccine access in the state for kids younger than 5. She talks about why she's still worried.

They include creating three additional Anti-fraud Homeowner Squads to work and prosecute cases, and a $3 million anti-fraud and public education campaign.

Florida has created a new website that pools together federal, state and community efforts to help victims, families and first responders affected by the Surfside collapse, amid warnings of GoFundMe scams.

CFO Jimmy Patronis has reached out to the International Olympic Committee and baseball teams set to play spring training games in Arizona, inviting them to come to Florida.

It would address the more than 200,000 jobs that have been lost in the state.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is traveling the state visiting restaurants and their owners to push for COVID-19 liability protections for small businesses.