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The commissioners charged by the government of the unified Florida to select a permanent capital selected Tallahassee, then between the two major cities of Florida, Pensacola and Saint Augustine, as the state capital, in 1823. [27] The White people expelled the Native Americans, who were opposed to leaving their land, before settling ...
John Ellis " Jeb " Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Bush political family, he was an unsuccessful candidate for president of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of ...
In December 2020, DeSantis ordered the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to extend unemployment waivers until February 27, 2021. [41] Florida saw fast economic growth in 2022 and 2023, together with a record state budget surplus. [42] [43] Since May 2022, Florida's unemployment rate has sat around two percent, below the national average.
Daniel Robert Graham (November 9, 1936 – April 16, 2024) was an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 38th governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United States senator from Florida from 1987 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Graham won election to the Florida Legislature ...
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March 1: Florida becomes the tenth state to confirm its first COVID-19 cases: one in Manatee County, and one in Hillsborough County with a woman who had recently returned from Italy. [25] March 3: The Florida Department of Health sets up a 24-hour COVID-19 hotline. [26] A third presumptive positive case in Hillsborough County is reported. [27] [28]
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves from stage next to his wife Casey and children during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa, Florida on November 8, 2022. (Marco Bello ...
Florida was under colonial rule by Spain from the 16th century to the 19th century, and briefly by Great Britain during the 18th century (1763–1783). Neither Spain nor Britain maintained a large military or civilian population. It became a territory of the United States in 1821.