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Scott PowersJune 22, 2016

Orlando’s commuter rail service, SunRail, has its first executive director, Nicola Liquori, currently a Florida Turnpike Enterprise executive. Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold appointed Liquori to be executive director of SunRail, putting her in charge of keeping the trains running on time even as the operation expands its line to the south and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

A Bradenton man has been appointed to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota District Board of Trustees. Gov. Rick Scott on Friday appointed Peter Logan to the school’s district board of trustees. The 40-year-old Bradenton resident is president of Medallion Homes. According to the Bradenton Herald, Logan joins Medallion Homes founder Carlos Beruff on the State […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 7, 2016

I don’t personally know James “Jim” Bax of Tallahassee. What I do know about Bax I learned in a news release announcing his appointment by Gov. Rick Scott to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was created to assist in resolving disputes between public employees and public employers. Bax is the owner of Bax Enterprises LLC. He […]

Phil AmmannDecember 7, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott made a wave of 18 appointments and 12 reappointments to a variety of state regulatory boards. North Florida Community College District Board of Trustees Scott began with the naming of two appointments and two reappointments to the North Florida Community College District Board of Trustees. Jon Coker, 50, of Perry, […]

Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced two judicial appointments and named 17 to a variety of state boards and commissions. Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Scott began by naming Hunter Carroll and Brian Iten to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court. Carroll, 40, of Sarasota, is currently an attorney with Matthews Eastmoore practicing commercial litigation. He previously […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2015

Despite his impending book tour with its planned trips to Iowa and Nevada, an increasing number of signs point to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio forgoing a full-scale presidential run, seeking re-election in 2016 and running for Florida governor in 2018. In early January, devout Rubio-watcher Marc Caputo of Politico wrote that there is “increasing political chatter that Rubio is well-positioned to run […]

Tag: Appointment

Nicola Liquori named executive director of SunRail

Peter Logan appointed to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota district board

On Gov. Scott’s recent appointments to the Public Employees Relations Commission

Gov. Scott names 18, reappoints 12 to state regulatory boards

Gov. Scott announces two judicial, 17 board appointments

Peter Schorsch: Rick Scott could seize Marco Rubio's Senate seat