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Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2016

A Jacksonville judge facing misconduct proceedings is fighting back, saying the allegations against him are false and “dirty political tactics.” Among other violations, Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey III was charged Wednesday with reportedly making racially biased and other derogatory comments off the bench. (Previous story here.) One accusation had him referring to a woman attorney by using a vulgar term […]

Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2016

Marlena Woods said she stole food from a Jacksonville Wal-Mart only because “she and her four children were homeless and living in the woods, and she (needed) to feed her children and herself.” But an appellate court panel on Wednesday nonetheless upheld her 18-month prison sentence for the shoplifting charge. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court […]

Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2016

The state’s economic forecasters are predicting a hit to state coffers in years ahead because of tax breaks passed this legislative session. The losses total in the tens of millions each year until 2021, according to a report posted online Tuesday. Still, the lost revenue per year counts as less than a percent of the state’s annual […]

Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2016

A Jacksonville judge now faces judicial misconduct proceedings for reportedly making racially biased and other derogatory comments off the bench, among other charges. They include referring to a woman attorney by using a vulgar term for female genitalia. The state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission filed its notice of formal charges against Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey III on Wednesday. The commission investigates […]

Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday appointed three deputy prosecutors as county judges on the west coast of Florida. Joseph A. Poblick, who was in private practice, will be a new Pasco County judge. He replaces Judge Marc H. Salton. Poblick, 41, of Dade City, has also been an assistant state attorney for the 9th Judicial […]

Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2016

“As a mark of respect,” Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags at half staff in honor of three police officers killed Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Scott is in Cleveland this week for the Republican National Convention. He issued the order Tuesday through General Counsel William Spicola, according to a memo. The U.S. and Florida flags […]

Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2016

Molly Kellogg-Schmauch, formerly communications director for the Florida Commission on Offender Review, is now with the Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers association. As of June 22, Kellogg-Schmauch has taken the new role of chief communications officer for the group representing the state’s clerks of courts. She remains in Tallahassee. She has 15 years of communications experience and has […]

Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2016

It’s the one word that strikes fear — or at least puts heartburn — in the chests of corporate management: Union. And the new barons of journalism aren’t immune. The Ledger‘s newsroom workers now are moving to unionize, according to a Tuesday press release from the NewsGuild-CWA (Communications Workers of America). The Ledger, Lakeland’s newspaper of […]

Jim RosicaJuly 18, 2016

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Florida State University is getting $10 million from the federal government toward researching better ways to clean up nuclear waste. The university announced the award Monday. The money, from the U.S. Department of Energy, will fund the creation of an “Energy Frontier Research Center” focusing on “developing technologies for recycling nuclear fuel and cleaning up Cold War-era […]

Jim RosicaJuly 18, 2016

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Cissy Proctor, who heads the state’s jobs agency, now is taking a role at the Florida House. No, not the Florida House of Representatives, but the actual building that serves as Florida’s “embassy” in Washington, D.C. Proctor, executive director of Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity, was named Monday to the board of trustees for Florida House, “the beautifully […]

Jim Rosica

Mark Hulsey fires back, says ‘dirty political tactics’ at play

1st DCA upholds homeless mother’s prison sentence for stealing food

Forecast shows state losing millions yearly because of tax cuts

Jax judge accused of calling female attorney “c-word”

Rick Scott names three new county judges

Flags ordered at half staff for Louisiana officers

Personnel note: Molly Kellogg-Schmauch to Florida Clerks

Lakeland’s The Ledger newsroom aims to unionize

FSU gets federal money for nuke waste research

Cissy Proctor named to board for the ‘Florida House’