as well as a new chief financial officer to replace Jimmy Patronis until the next election (leaving Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the only Cabinet member not hand-picked by DeSantis.

DeSantis issued a statement that described Albritton and Perez as “great partners” and also thanked Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson ... “This is a big win for the people of Florida ...

Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers will reconvene ... as "great partners" and also acknowledged Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, whose role in immigration enforcement was a point of ...

The recent feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature over immigration is a sign of more jockeying to come among ...

The Legislature wanted to hand the responsibility to Agriculture Commissioner WILTON SIMPSON, but DeSantis wanted to keep ... is expected to easily win his race for Congress.

The governor and legislators had jockeyed to prove that their respective plans for immigration enforcement aligned with ...

But Albritton and Perez rejected his plan, passing their own version that moved immigration enforcement under Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson ... DeSantis still called the compromise a "win." ...

With Governor Ron DeSantis facing term limits and his final ... On the early list are Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, ex-Congressman Matt Gaetz, who recently told the Tampa Bay Times ...

Florida lawmakers and Gov. DeSantis reached a compromise on immigration enforcement legislation after weeks of debate. The new bill creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, led by ...