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Staff ReportsOctober 13, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott ordered the U.S. and state flags at half-staff for the late James Ford, Tallahassee’s first African-American mayor. Flags will be lowered at the Tallahassee City Hall and at the Capitol in Tallahassee, from sunrise to sunset on Monday. Ford died Wednesday. He was 91. Ford became Tallahassee’s first black mayor in 1972, serving […]

Staff ReportsOctober 13, 2017

Saint Leo University says it will provide free room and board and a discounted tuition rate of $8,500 to students from Puerto Rico, which was hit hard by Hurricane Maria. “At Saint Leo, we live by six core values, one of which is community,” said Dr. William J. Lennox Jr., the university’s president. “We are happy to […]

Staff ReportsOctober 13, 2017

Friday sees Sally Boynton Brown, the president of the Florida Democratic Party, in Jacksonville to address Democrats over lunch at the University of North Florida. She will take questions from students and outline FDP plans for 2018. And, in addition to the pizza being served, there may just be optimism in the air, with the local […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2017

POLITICO reports that Ballard Partners continues to build its client list, taking advantage of its unique closeness with the White House. New adds: Advanced Roofing, Inc., Crowley Maritime Corporation, and Hawkers USA. Ballard, which opened a Washington DC office after President Donald Trump won the election, has been busy — signing 47 new clients, per POLITICO. As […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2017

Citing “anti-Israel bias,” the U.S. State Department announced its decision to withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018. Sen. Marco Rubio backs the move. “As ISIS commits genocide and destroys historical and cultural heritage sites throughout the Middle East, the majority of UNESCO’s member states have chosen instead to advance a discriminatory and counterproductive anti-Israel agenda,” […]

Staff ReportsOctober 11, 2017

Mercury, a leading global, bipartisan public strategy firm, is adding former U.S. Congressman Joe Garcia to expand its Miami team and capabilities both in Florida and across the firm’s national offices. Garcia, who served Florida’s 26th Congressional District, joins the team at Mercury as co-chairman based in the Miami office. “We are excited to welcome […]

Staff ReportsOctober 11, 2017

Lawrence McClure has defeated Yvonne Fry in the hard-fought Republican primary for Florida House District 58. McClure, a 30-year-old Dover businessman, received 54.90 percent of the vote; Fry, a Plant City business executive, took 45.10 percent. The two Hillsborough County natives ran an increasingly contentious campaign for the GOP nomination to fill the seat of […]

Staff ReportsOctober 10, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday directed state agencies to “immediately begin the formal rulemaking process to permanently enact a rule requiring emergency generators at assisted living facilities (ALFs) and nursing homes.” His edict went to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Department of Elder Affairs. “An emergency rule adopted Sept. 16 requires all ALFs and nursing […]

Staff ReportsOctober 10, 2017

Florida sports franchises will be banned from constructing or renovating facilities on leased public land under a bill advanced Tuesday by the House Committee on Government Accountability. Lobby Tools reports that HB 13, sponsored by Republican state Reps. Bryan Avila and Manny Diaz, is identical to HB 77, which died in the Senate during the 2017 […]

Staff ReportsOctober 9, 2017

If you got an email saying you won $1 Million in Mega Millions, it’s a scam, the Florida Lottery said Monday. Scammers are behind the email, seeking “to obtain personal and financial information,” the Lottery said in a news release. “Do not respond to these emails—if you have not purchased a ticket, you cannot win […]

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Flags at half-staff for late Tallahassee mayor

Pasco’s Saint Leo U. helps students from Puerto Rico

Florida Dems’ president comes to Jacksonville as 2018 cycle revs up

Ballard Partners brings in more clients: Report

Marco Rubio lauds Pres. Trump’s decision to leave UNESCO

Personnel note: Joe Garcia to join global strategy firm Mercury

Lawrence McClure defeats Yvonne Fry in HD 58 GOP primary

Rick Scott wants generators required at nursing homes

Sports franchise bill passes only committee, heads to House floor

Mega Millions email is a scam, Florida Lottery says