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Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2015

WUSF Public Media named Health Editor Mary Shedden as News Director. With more than two decades of reporting experience, Shedden has been at WUSF in Tampa since 2013. She has recently been editor of Health News Florida, which provides public radio and online health news. Health News Florida, with reporters in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, and St. […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2015

Former Senate President Don Gaetz is endorsing Panama City Republican urologist Neal Dunn in his bid for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District seat. An endorsement from the longtime Niceville Republican should surprise few in North Florida. In 2014, Gaetz appointed Dunn in 2014 as the Senate’s representative on the Enterprise Florida Board of Directors, the public-private […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2015

For the popular ride-sharing service Uber, Monday is Game Day. Uber and EA Sports team up to deliver free copies of the world’s most popular video game, Madden NFL 16, for Xbox One. That’s a full day before the game hits shelves for everyone else. In an email from Uber, the special promotion, co-sponsored by […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2015

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With a tip of the hat to Legislative IQ powered by LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Shirley Proctor is no longer administrative assistant to the Senate Committee on Judiciary. On: Joyce Butler has become the new administrative assistant for Judiciary. Off & On: Ned Luczynski has become policy chief […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced three appointments and four reappointments to a variety of state regulatory boards. Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees Scott announced three reappointments to the Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees, which serves the residents of Alachua-Bradford County. Robert Hudson, 73, of Gainesville, is a retired health care […]

Phil AmmannAugust 23, 2015

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Kids can’t learn in unsafe schools Children cannot be expected to learn when they fear being bullied or physically attacked by other students. Yet for years, students in five of St. Petersburg’s poorest, predominantly black elementary schools struggled in often violent classrooms […]

Phil AmmannAugust 22, 2015

Jeb Bush’s late-summer fundraising tour swings by Florida next week, as the Republican presidential candidate comes to the Miami area for a big-ticket GOP reception. The high-profile, $1,000-a-ticket private reception for the former governor begins 6 p.m. Monday, August 31 at the home of entrepreneur Manny Kadre and his wife Annie, 5345 Hammock Drive in […]

Phil AmmannAugust 21, 2015

After facing complaints from the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections accusing him of dragging his feet on refilling supervisors of elections positions, Gov. Rick Scott announced two of those appointments on Friday. Scott first named Chet Huddleston as the Supervisor of Elections of Hardee County. Huddleston, 32, of Wauchula, worked with Hardee County public […]

Phil AmmannAugust 20, 2015

As they say, we have three guarantees in life: birth, death and taxes. Floridians can add one more – both their state House and Senate will do its damnedest to muck up congressional redistricting. And if redrawing political maps for Congress is difficult enough now for the Legislature, Bill Day says just wait; they still […]

Phil AmmannAugust 20, 2015

In September, a group Florida educational professionals and leaders go back to class with a new lesson plan: to elevate the state’s K-12 public schools to national prominence. “Leadership in Education” is an eight-month project of Leadership Florida, a part of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. During four program sessions, the inaugural 34-member class will […]

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Personnel note: WUSF Public Media names Mary Shedden as News Director

Don Gaetz endorses Neal Dunn in North Florida congressional bid

Email insights: For Uber, it’s Madden 16 Game Day

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Gov. Scott announces seven state board appointments

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

Jeb Bush summer fundraising tour swings by Coral Gables Aug. 31

Accused of foot dragging, Rick Scott names two replacement Supervisors of Elections

Bill Day’s latest: If Florida congressional redistricting is hard now, just wait

Inaugural “Leadership in Education” class seeks to boost Florida schools to national prominence