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Guest AuthorDecember 28, 2015

From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]

Associated PressDecember 27, 2015

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Florida’s biggest news story for 2015 happened in the year’s first days, when the state became the 36th with legalized gay marriage, according to an Associated Press poll of the state’s newspaper and broadcast editors. Gay marriage easily beat out the No. 2 story, the long-running saga over the districts the Florida Legislature drew for […]

Guest AuthorDecember 23, 2015

Every parent wants the best for their children, and in today’s world – where innovation is part of everything we do – providing students with a better understanding of technology is becoming essential. Every day, advancements take place in the cars we drive, on the personal computers we use, and in the life-saving medical technology […]

Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2015

Every parent wants the best for their children, and in today’s world – where innovation is part of everything we do – providing students with a better understanding of technology is becoming essential. Every day, advancements take place in the cars we drive, on the personal computers we use, and in the life-saving medical technology […]

Drew WilsonDecember 22, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday that the Sunshine State’s economic output grew faster than all other large states and even outpaced the national average in the second quarter of 2015. “Florida’s GDP outpacing all other large states, and the nation as a whole, is another indicator that our economy continues to grow,” Scott said in […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 21, 2015

This being the Christmas season, we all are entitled to believe in those things we want to believe in. This time of year – if only for a short time – I choose to believe in Santa. I believe, for example, that the Reason for the Season will lead the Florida Legislature to ask itself […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 20, 2015

This being the Christmas season, we all are entitled to believe in those things we want to believe in. This time of year – if only for a short time – I choose to believe in Santa. I believe, for example, that the Reason for the Season will lead the Florida Legislature to ask itself […]

Brendan FarringtonDecember 14, 2015

Florida’s prisons are understaffed, lack adequate prison programs, have deteriorating facilities and fences and have a high turnover rate that’s led to inexperienced officers being responsible for some of the most important duties, according to a report that sheds an unflattering light on the Department of Corrections. The 178-page report was prepared for a legislative […]

Associated PressDecember 7, 2015

About 5,200 Florida teaches will receive bonuses as part of a program that rewards instructors based on how they scored on college admissions exams. The Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program will reward more than $8,400 to each instructor by April 1, The Orlando Sentinel reported. The program, which ties bonuses to teachers’ scores on […]

Jim RosicaDecember 7, 2015

The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors has voted to recommend against the state adopting a contentious change in evidence law that’s favored by Republican Gov. Rick Scott and conservative lawmakers. The board, which met in Naples Friday, voted 33-9 to recommend that the state Supreme Court “not adopt the Daubert standard,” according to a Bar spokeswoman on Monday. The move […]

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Jim Rosica's Top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

Gay marriage is biggest Florida story of 2015, poll says

Jeremy Ring: Computer coding a necessary foreign language in 21st century education

Jeremy Ring: Computer coding a necessary foreign language in 21st century education

Florida GDP outpacing all other large U.S. states, Rick Scott says

Jac VerSteeg: Santa, Sandy Hook and Florida Atlantic University

Jac VerSteeg: Santa, Sandy Hook and Florida Atlantic University

Study finds Florida prisons understaffed, deteriorating

About 5,200 teachers to receive test-score bonuses

Florida Bar votes against controversial evidence standard