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Staff ReportsApril 23, 2017

President Donald Trump has named employer relations expert Heather MacDougall of Melbourne to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Since January, MacDougall has been acting chair of the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission. In 2014, then-President Barack Obama nominated her to the Commission in 2014, unanimously confirmed by the Senate. MacDougall brings 20 […]

Associated PressApril 21, 2017

Florida’s ethics commission is throwing out complaints filed against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her decision to ask Donald Trump for a contribution to help her re-election campaign. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday voted to reject several complaints filed against Bondi by a Massachusetts trial attorney. One of the complaints questioned Bondi receiving […]

Associated PressApril 20, 2017

The “America First” president who vowed to extricate America from onerous overseas commitments appears to be warming up to the view that when it comes to global agreements, a deal’s a deal. From NAFTA to the Iran nuclear agreement to the Paris climate accord, President Donald Trump‘s campaign rhetoric is colliding with the reality of […]

Associated PressApril 19, 2017

Richard Rodrigue stood in the back of a banquet hall, watching his blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter mingle among her high school classmates. These teenagers speak dozens of languages, and hail from a dozen African nations. They fled brutal civil war, famine, oppressive regimes to find themselves here, at an ordinary high school pre-prom fete in this […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2017

Jacksonville Jaguars’ owner Shad Khan, a pragmatist, often invests in incumbent politicians. And when it came to the inauguration of Donald Trump, Khan invested bigly: $1,000,000, as the Daily Beast reported Wednesday. NFL owners, in total, donated $7.25M — 1/15 of what the Trump Inaugural Committee brought in total. Every NFL owner who donated gave a million dollars, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2017

So much for not having a “partner” in the White House. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who bemoaned the lack of effective White House partnership for the first six years of his tenure, closes out his time in Tallahassee with close political ally Donald Trump heading the Executive Branch. Scott will be at the White House at 11:30 […]

Peter SchorschApril 19, 2017

My father-in-law being a U.S. Marine, I’ve learned not to use the past tense to describe his service. Even at 67 years old, my father-in-law is a Marine, not was a Marine. Republican state Senate Frank Artiles is a Marine, not was a Marine. Volunteering to serve our country shows Artiles has far more courage than I’ve […]

Staff ReportsApril 18, 2017

Brian Ballard‘s lobbying shop now has been retained by the Socialist Party of Albania to “provide consulting and advocacy services in a bid to improve U.S.-Albanian bilateral relations” at a rate of $20,000 a month, according to a news release. Ballard’s star continues to shine as he snags another international client: He was an early […]

Associated PressApril 18, 2017

President Donald Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural festivities, nearly double the previous record set by President Barack Obama eight years ago. Trump’s inaugural committee is due to file information about those donors with the Federal Election Commission and said it would do so Tuesday. The committee doesn’t need to publicly disclose how the […]

Gary FineoutApril 18, 2017

State House Speaker Richard Corcoran says a push to give Florida some of the toughest ethics laws in the nation is dead for this year’s session, and he’s blaming Senate Republicans for showing “zero interest.” The Land O’Lakes Republican pushed to enact several far-reaching proposals, including one that would ban legislators and elected officials from […]

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Donald Trump names Floridian Heather MacDougall to OSHA Review Commission

Ethics Commission clears Pam Bondi over Donald Trump contribution

Once critical of global deals, Donald Trump slow to pull out of any

How communities shaped by refugees became Donald Trump country

Shad Khan gave $1M to Donald Trump inaugural

Rick Scott, Donald Trump to be together on Wednesday

Of course, Frank Artiles should resign. Does the Senate have the steel to make that happen?

Ballard Partners latest federal signing: The ruling party of Albania

Donald Trump inaugural attracts record $107 million in donations

House Speaker: Push for tougher ethics laws dead