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Jim RosicaJune 24, 2016

Wilton Simpson will return to the state Senate next year. By the end of qualifying Friday, the Trilby Republican had gotten no opposition for the Senate District 10 seat. He now represents Senate District 18, but the political boundaries changed this year because of redistricting. Redistricting could have forced a primary challenge from GOP Sen. John […]

Jim RosicaJune 23, 2016

The Florida Lottery has awarded a lucrative advertising contract to PP+K, a Tampa-based advertising agency. The award, potentially worth tens of millions of dollars, was posted by the Lottery Tuesday. A spokeswoman declined to comment on the contract until a safe-harbor period ends Friday. That’s the deadline for losing bidders to file an administrative protest over […]

Jim RosicaJune 23, 2016

Alas, former Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow will not be immortalized in marble or bronze anytime soon. At least not in the U.S. Capitol. Nor will Miami Herald columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen, adult film star and Florida native Riley Reid and former Gov. “Jeb Bush‘s political career (not him, his career).” They were among nominees proposed by members of […]

Jim RosicaJune 22, 2016

Jesse Panuccio, former head of the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), has joined Foley & Lardner, according to the law firm’s website. The hire, confirmed by partner Jonathan Kilman early Wednesday, will have Panuccio based in South Florida and working out of Foley’s Miami and Washington, D.C. offices. Panuccio, a magna cum laude Harvard Law grad, is also […]

Jim RosicaJune 21, 2016

Michelle Glady, who had been press secretary for the Department of Children and Families, has become the Department of Corrections‘ new communications director. The move was effective last Monday but not announced by the department until Tuesday in a press release. Corrections Secretary Julie Jones said she was “proud and excited to welcome Michelle Glady to the FDC […]

Jim RosicaJune 21, 2016

As interesting as who’s on the list to be the subject of Florida’s next statue in the U.S. Capitol may be who’s not on the list. Last week, the Department of State released 129 names submitted by the public as recommendations for a new statue in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. State lawmakers will make the final decision. […]

Jim RosicaJune 21, 2016

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Heisman Trophy-winner and former Florida Gator Tim Tebow on Tuesday visited with survivors of Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando. Gov. Rick Scott‘s official schedule shows he had breakfast with Tebow, now a college football analyst for the SEC Network, early Tuesday morning. In a statement, Scott said he and wife Ann “are grateful for the support of […]

Jim RosicaJune 21, 2016

The Morgan & Morgan law firm’s blog has opined on the state Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the state’s worker’s compensation law, calling it a “victory” for workers. An unsigned post appeared Monday; it was tweeted Tuesday. The firm, led by famed Orlando trial attorney John Morgan, has a bustling practice in worker’s comp applications and appeals. States […]

Jim RosicaJune 21, 2016

A fight over a legislatively created loan program to help companies rebound from the recession will be back in court next month. On July 6, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is set to hear a request from the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to award it more money in a case over the program. Lewis sits in Tallahassee. The department wants its final […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

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Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s newest institution of higher education, is on its way to full accreditation. The school announced Monday it was granted official “candidacy” status to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, or SACSCOC. It’s the “regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in […]

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With no opposition, Wilton Simpson automatically returns to state Senate

Tampa firm wins Lottery advertising contract

Tim Tebow, others cut from replacement statue list

Personnel note: Jesse Panuccio now with Foley & Lardner

Personnel note: Michelle Glady moves to FDOC

How state officials decided who made the cut for new statue

Tim Tebow visits Orlando shooting survivors in hospital

Morgan & Morgan chimes in on worker’s comp rulings

DEO loan program case heads back to court

Florida Poly one more step closer to accreditation