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Staff ReportsApril 12, 2017

The power, resiliency and efficiency of digital radio and other next-generation services are driving the need to modernize public safety communications networks toward internet protocol (IP) and broadband. In this new multi-service, all-IP era, backhaul, the critical communications links between first responders and the backbone network that connects all statewide public service agencies and command […]

Staff ReportsApril 11, 2017

Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore filed campaign paperwork Tuesday in his re-election bid. Moore, the founder of a medical supplies business which he later sold, was first elected in 2014 to represent District 2 and was selected in 2016 to be vice-chair of the Board of County Commissioners. He will also become chair in 2017. […]

Staff ReportsApril 11, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Tuesday because of the outbreak of wildfires across the state, and the potential for additional conflagrations amid forecasts of hot, dry weather. The fires have consumed 250 percent more acreage during the first three months of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, Scott said. […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will be the featured speaker next month at the Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee’s 2017 Lincoln Day Dinner, one of the region’s premier political events. The Miami Republican will keynote the event on Friday, May 19, at the Hilton Carillon Hotel in St. Petersburg’s Gateway community. The annual event not only celebrates […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

William Spicola, general counsel to Gov. Rick Scott for the past year, is leaving to become top legal officer of the Constitution Revision Commission. Replacing him as GC in the executive office of the governor is Daniel Nordby, a partner in Shutts & Bowen’s Tallahassee office. Both job changes become official on April 17, the governor’s […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

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Douglas Sunshine has been named chief legal officer of the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers statewide association, according to a Monday news release. Sunshine is a state government and legal veteran, with more than 25 years of experience. He’s been Agency Rules Coordinator for the Agency for Health Care Administration and Florida Department of Revenue. He also […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

Floridians for Government Accountability is launching a direct mail campaign targeting Sen. Anitere Flores over insurance premiums. The direct mail campaign comes about a week after the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial that indicated Flores, the chairwoman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, would be to blame if insurance rates increased. “Paying too […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

Trial attorneys issued a denunciation Monday of the workers’ compensation reform package now headed for a House floor vote. HB 7085 is “a handout to the insurance industry and its big-business allies – one that does little to benefit injured workers or most employers,” the Florida Justice Association said in a written statement. “The plan wipes […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

Florida State University has found its next vice president for student affairs in New Jersey. The new hire is Amy Hecht, an FSU graduate who was VP for student affairs at The College of New Jersey, a public institution with about 7,400 students. Enrollment at FSU is nearly 42,000. “We are extremely pleased to welcome […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2017

Pending an appeal of a court order blocking a $700 million Florida Lottery contract, proviso language in the proposed House budget would appear to block officials from attempting to enforce its terms. The language within the budget bill, HB 5100 (see page 329) pertains to a $26.6 million appropriation to operate game terminals. It would […]

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Behind the radio: A critical network component for Florida public safety

Pasco Commissioner Mike Moore files for re-election

Rick Scott declares emergency as wildfires burn and forecast looks dire

Marco Rubio to headline Pinellas GOP Lincoln Day Dinner on May 19

Personnel Note: Governor’s top lawyer joining Constitution Revision Commission

Personnel note: Douglas Sunshine joins court clerks organization

Floridians for Government Accountability launches mail campaign targeting Anitere Flores over AOB

Florida Justice Association denounces House workers’ comp package

Personnel note: FSU hires alumna as its new VP for student affairs

House budget language would undermine Florida Lottery contract