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Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2017

Florida Gov. Rick Scott continues his recent spate of travel next week with an international trip to America’s neighbors to the north. In Naples Friday, Scott announced that he will lead a tourism and trade mission to Toronto, with Florida business and tourism leaders. Scott seeks Canadian tourists — and job creators, per a release from the […]

Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2017

A bill to ban the use of steroids in racing dogs has again been filed in the Legislature. Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, an Orlando Democrat, is behind the House bill (HB 463), and Sen. Dana Young, a Tampa Republican, has the measure in the Senate (SB 674). The legislation, which died in the Senate in the 2017 […]

Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2017

Hillsborough County Clerk Pat Frank, “a trailblazing female elected official,” has endorsed gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, the campaign announced Friday. The endorsement comes right before the Florida Democratic Party’s statewide conference this weekend in Orlando. “Now more than ever, we need a woman to straighten out Tallahassee — and Gwen Graham is the right woman for the […]

Staff ReportsOctober 27, 2017

Two Republican Senators from Northeast Florida, Fleming Island’s Rob Bradley and Fernandina Beach’s Aaron Bean, brought home some hardware this week in the form of awards. On the strength of his SB 10, Bradley won Audubon’s Champion of the Everglades Award. “I am extremely honored to be recognized by Audubon Florida,” said Sen. Bradley in a press release. “The […]

Staff ReportsOctober 26, 2017

A longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan is fed up with the lack of a “family friendly” environment after being unfairly ejected from a recent game at Raymond James Stadium. Chris Palermo, a 49-year-old Tampa attorney whose family has been Bucs season ticket holders since 1980, is taking three privately employed security guards to court after […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2017

Sen. Dorothy Hukill has filed a bill to “support the over 800,000 full- and part-time students of Florida’s nationally-recognized college system,” she said in a Wednesday press release. Her legislation (SB 540), known as the “Community College Competitiveness Act of 2018,” would “expand credit transfer options … , requir(e) student and faculty representation on the new […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2017

A new bill filed by state Rep. Loranne Ausley, a Tallahassee Democrat, may go a long way toward helping law enforcement handle traffic stops involving the hearing impaired. HB 135 would allow drivers to voluntarily indicate hearing impairment on their vehicle tag applications. That information would be included in the Florida Crime Information Center and the Driver and Vehicle […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2017

POLITICO reports that Gov. Rick Scott is opening a front in the 2018 ad war against likely Senate opponent Bill Nelson — and the Republican’s political committee, “Let’s Get to Work,” is buying nearly $2 million of ammo. Per POLITICO, the first ad covers “Hurricane Irma recovery, his call for Congress to fund fixes to the Lake […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2017

Kerry Peluso has been named the new assistant vice president for research administration and finance to oversee the financial operations of Florida State University’s research enterprise, the university announced Wednesday. Peluso will start Dec. 11. She will succeed Associate Vice President for Research Olivia Pope, who is retiring after 24 years at Florida State, “where she […]

Staff ReportsOctober 24, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday evening announced five reappointments and three appointments to the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors: — Rick Matthews, of Viera, is the vice president of global operations of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. He is reappointed for a term beginning October 24, 2017 and ending March 21, 2019. — William Johnson, of Tampa, was the former Vice President […]

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Rick Scott is Canada-bound next week

Greyhound steroid ban filed for 2018 Session

‘Trailblazing’ Pat Frank endorses Gwen Graham

Rob Bradley, Aaron Bean win awards

Fan ejected from Bucs game sues over lack of ‘family friendly’ environment

Dorothy Hukill files ‘college competitiveness’ bill

Help may be on the way for hearing impaired drivers stopped by cops

Rick Scott launches $2M ad buy: Report

Personnel note: Kerry Peluso joins FSU’s research arm

Rick Scott names 8 to CareerSource Florida Board