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Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

Opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment on gambling are asking permission from the Florida Supreme Court to argue against it at a future hearing. Marc Dunbar, a lawyer-lobbyist who represents dog and horse tracks, filed a request for oral argument Monday, court dockets show. He filed on behalf of “Floridians for Clarity in Gaming Control.” […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

It’s unlikely candidates will need a Lear jet to qualify for office this year. Still, filing early does avoid the bad luck of unforeseen circumstances. Qualifying began noon Monday and lasts till noon Friday for an array of offices up for election in November. They include U.S. senator and representative, state senator and representative, county offices […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

Update: Later Monday, the Justice Department released a full text of one of the shooter’s calls, saying it wanted to “provide the highest level of transparency possible under the circumstances.” Click here for the statement and transcript. Gov. Rick Scott Monday called on federal authorities to release more from the 911 calls made by the Orlando shooter. […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

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Jennifer Krell Davis is leaving the Florida Ports Council to rejoin The Florida Bar as deputy public information director. The Bar announced the hire Monday. Davis had been special projects coordinator at the Bar, which regulates the state’s attorneys, in 2001-04. She later was communications director for the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Department of State, […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

An alleged $500 bribe has exposed a Florida Department of Health official to up to 20 years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors in South Florida last week charged Anthony Johnson, an environmental supervisor based in Fort Lauderdale, in a corruption case involving sewer and water permits. Court records show two builders putting up a home […]

Jim RosicaJune 18, 2016

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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of what is now Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, is the top public choice to replace a statue of a Confederate army general in the U.S. Capitol. The Department of State, which includes the Great Floridians Program, released the list of public recommendations Saturday after a public records request from FloridaPolitics.com. […]

Jim RosicaJune 16, 2016

The head of the state’s tourism agency announced a “dining out” fundraiser next Thursday, June 30, for the OneOrlando Fund. Will Seccombe, president and CEO of VISIT FLORIDA, Thursday posted on the agency’s official blog, “Sunshine Matters.” The fundraiser, co-sponsored by the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, “will be a day for Florida restaurants, their employees and guests […]

Jim RosicaJune 16, 2016

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff will recommend another black bear hunt for later this year, according to a memo released Thursday. The memo, included in agenda material for the FWC meeting in Eastpoint next Wednesday and Thursday, says “the staff recommendation is to continue to use hunting to slow the growth of bear populations.” That’s […]

Jim RosicaJune 16, 2016

One of the plaintiffs in the fight to overturn Florida’s gay-marriage ban has penned an open letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the same week of her feud with CNN newsman Anderson Cooper. Christian Ulvert, a Miami-based communications consultant, wrote Bondi that he “dismayed by the response you offered to Mr. Cooper regarding your efforts […]

Jim RosicaJune 16, 2016

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Four days after the Orlando shooting, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said: “we have to be concerned about the homegrown violent extremist that could strike at any place.” Johnson spoke Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. The Department of Homeland Security has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin “to advise (the) public of the current […]

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Gambling advocates seek oral argument against amendment

2002 FedEx airplane crash good reason to qualify early

Rick Scott to feds: Release the Orlando 911 tapes

Personnel note: Jennifer Krell Davis rejoins The Florida Bar

Department of Health official charged with taking bribe

Mary McLeod Bethune top choice to replace Confederate Army general statue

VISIT FLORIDA wants you to dine out for Orlando

FWC staff will recommend another bear hunt for this year

Christian Ulvert: Pam Bondi’s criticism of Anderson Cooper is ‘truly unbelievable’

Jeh Johnson: ‘Violent extremist(s) could strike at any place’