MIAMI, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis and first lady Casey DeSantis announced plans to “go big” on cancer research and care, with $100 million in the state budget.
The DeSantises made the announcement Tuesday in Miami at the University of Miami Health System’s Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St.
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The money, which was approved by the state legislature, will go toward the UM clinical research center, the Moffitt Cancer Center n Tampa, and UF Health in Gainesville.
The funding is a big infusion of cash for cancer research in the state.
It’s a cause that’s near and dear to the DeSantises. Casey DeSantis is a cancer survivor.
“Pretty much everyone in Florida is touched by cancer in one way or another,” Gov. DeSantis said.
“Florida is going to lead the way to find a cure once and for all for all types of cancer,” Casey DeSantis said.
This comes one day after he spoke at Seminole State College touting $125 million in state funding for nursing education.
He also suggested that the state could take over control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which currently allows Disney to self-govern the area where Walt Disney World sits. He also promised a “proposal” to prevent the company’s debt from falling to Florida taxpayers.