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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 22, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the March 22 attack in Brussels. On Tuesday, Scott directed that flags at all local and state buildings, installations and grounds throughout Florida be flown at half-staff until sunset on March 28. The order goes into effect immediately. In his […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 21, 2016

Kim McDougal is no stranger to Tallahassee. She’s spent years in the capital city, working for governors, the Legislature and the Department of Education. She’s been described as a policy wonk fiercely loyal to Gov. Rick Scott. And, after nearly 30 years in state government, she can add chief of staff to her long list […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 21, 2016

The Republican Party of Sarasota County is looking in its own backyard for its 2016 Statesman of the Year. The Sarasota GOP has named Gov. Rick Scott as it’s 2016 honoree. The annual event is scheduled for April 21 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, beginning at 6 p.m. with a VIP reception and exclusive photo opportunities. This is the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 21, 2016

Francis Rooney said he was unsure whether he would support Donald Trump, and tried to distance himself from the GOP front-runner. In an interview with NPR this past Tuesday, Rooney, a Naples Republican and former ambassador to the Holy See, said the “amount of anger and frustration over the last … seven years and two […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 18, 2016

State Rep. Kathleen Passidomo can officially count Sen. Garrett Richter as one of her supporters. Passidomo announced Friday that Richter had endorsed her in the race to replace him in the redrawn state Senate District 28. Richter, a Naples Republican, can’t run for re-election because of term limits. “I’m proud to endorse Kathleen Passidomo in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 18, 2016

Money for aviation and manufacturing programs at Brevard County public schools. Cash for Hillsborough County Fair and the Hardee County cattlemen’s arena. They might be worthy projects, but they are also just a few of 143 projects on Florida TaxWatch’s annual turkey list. The 2016 list was released Friday, just one day after Gov. Rick […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 18, 2016

The governor may have already signed the budget, but that isn’t stopping Florida TaxWatch from looking for turkeys. Joe Follick, a spokesman for Florida TaxWatch, said the private, nonprofit organization still plans to release a 2016 turkey list. The organization will be in a similar position to 2015, when it issued its report days after […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 17, 2016

The budget is official in Gov. Rick Scott’s hands. The Legislature sent Scott the budget — and four other related bills — on Thursday. The Naples Republican now has until April 1 to act. The Legislature overwhelmingly approved the $82.3 billion spending plan on Friday. The proposed budget includes $20.2 billion for K-12 public school […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 17, 2016

Feel like a barbecue? Want to meet Republican U.S. Senate candidates? If so, a Florida Grown event next month is the place to be. Florida Grown, the fundraising committee that will likely fuel Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam’s 2018 gubernatorial bid, is hosting a Friends of Florida Agriculture barbecue on April 2. The event will is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 17, 2016

Relief could be coming for some South Florida small businesses impacted by the Lake Okeechobee discharges. On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott activated Florida’s Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program for more than 100 businesses affected by the releases. The move comes after theFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity conducted a survey to assess the economic damages […]

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio/ Image via AP.

Rick Scott orders flags be flown at half-staff to honor victims of Brussels attacks

Capitol veteran Kim McDougal selected as Rick Scott’s next chief of staff

Rick Scott to be honored as Sarasota GOP’s 2016 Statesman of the Year

Francis Rooney attributes Donald Trump’s rise to “anger and frustration”

Kathleen Passidomo grabs endorsement from Garrett Richter in state Senate race

Florida TaxWatch: 2016-17 budget includes $104.9 million in turkeys

Gobble, gobble: Florida TaxWatch still planning to release 2016 budget turkey list

Legislature sends $82.3 billion budget to Rick Scott

Adam Putnam to be honored at Friends of Florida Agriculture BBQ

Rick Scott activates emergency loan program for small businesses impacted by Lake O discharges