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Staff ReportsAugust 27, 2018

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Jennifer Tschetter has joined the Carlton Fields law firm’s national medical marijuana task force, the firm announced. She departed Tallahassee’s Hopping Green & Sams, where she’d been since 2016. The former general counsel, chief of staff and chief operating officer of the Florida Department of Health now co-chairs Carlton Fields’ 18-lawyer task force. There, she will “represent […]

Staff ReportsAugust 2, 2018

In what he called a “continued effort to bring clarity to cryptocurrency in Florida,” Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Thursday announced that Ken Lawson, CEO of VISIT FLORIDA, would be his “cryptocurrency advisor.” The role is an unpaid consulting position; Lawson will remain full-time at VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s public-private marketing tourism agency. “He will lead […]

Peter SchorschJune 30, 2018

Patriotism in the Sunshine State While the president may have a ‘Winter White House’ in Mar-a-Lago, Florida doesn’t quite make the cut as one of the most patriotic states in the union. According to a new WalletHub study that compiled the “Most Patriotic States in America,” the Sunshine State could use a bit more of […]

Drew WilsonJune 26, 2018

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Monday rolled out his campaign’s platform on regulating and rooting out fraud in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market. “Many of our citizens rely on their investment or retirement accounts for their income and cryptocurrencies continue to grow and attract more investment from our state. I am committed to making the […]

Blake DowlingJanuary 13, 2018

Now that the 2018 Legislative Session is in full swing, lawmakers and lobbyists have taken over our great city. Last night, I bumped into a couple of lobbyists I know, who were hiding from the masses at Whole Foods. Which is genius. Whole Foods has it figured out, they have sports on by the deli, […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 7, 2016

State Sen. Dorothy Hukill says she’s aiming to file legislation next year covering the use of “cryptocurrencies” such as bitcoin. “We’ve been learning a lot about it,” the Port Orange Republican said Wednesday. “We don’t really have any way to regulate it in Florida.” Cryptocurrency is online money, “decentralized digital currency beyond the reach of […]

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Paula Stark is hosting Buenaventura Lakes' 'first-ever' event to honor veterans.

Personnel note: Jennifer Tschetter joins Carlton Fields

CFO Jimmy Patronis taps Ken Lawson as ‘cryptocurrency advisor’

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Patriotism in the Sunshine State

Jimmy Patronis says he will ‘lead the charge’ in cryptocurrency transparency

Blake Dowling: Session, bitcoin and digital currency

Dorothy Hukill looking at ‘cryptocurrency’ bill next year