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Staff ReportsOctober 2, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott Monday has ordered flags at half-staff “in honor and remembrance of the victims of the act of violence committed in Las Vegas during the late-night hours of Oct. 1.” The U.S. and state flags will be flown at half-staff “at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 2017

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced Friday that Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria will be able to get free school meals through the National School Lunch Program. That’s “in response to the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico and in preparation for an influx of evacuees,” Putnam’s office said in a release. Since 2012, the Florida […]

Scott PowersSeptember 29, 2017

Airbnb, the nation’s largest vacation rental home marketing business, announced Friday it is extending its Disaster Response Program two more weeks in Florida to help with displaced evacuees and relief workers from Hurricane Irma and evacuees from Hurricane Maria. The company and a few of its host properties have agreed to offer rent-free stays for […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge on Thursday set the first hearing in the lawsuit lodged by the Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center against the state. Circuit Judge Jim Shelfer scheduled the hearing for 9 a.m. on Oct. 27 in the Leon County Courthouse, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Attendees of the 2017 Future of Florida Forum in Orlando, sponsored by the Florida Chamber Foundation, may have been there for policy chat, but others had an ear out for political notes sounded. The attentive listener gleaned a few tidbits […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 26, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Enterprise Florida CEO Pete Antonacci was tapped for the job only this July, but he’s now consumed with his latest challenge: Seeing that Florida snags the second headquarters for Amazon, the massive online retailer. “Amazon HQ2 will be Amazon’s second […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 25, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A coalition of progressive groups wants to know: How “open to the public” is the Constitution Revision Commission going to be? The coalition—including the League of Women Voters of Florida, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Common Cause Florida […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Now we come to the payoff. Campaign-finance reports are due Friday for the Sept. 26 special elections in Miami-Dade County’s Senate District 40 and House District 116. Republican Jose Felix Diaz, Democrat Annette Taddeo and no-party candidate Christian “He-Man” Schlaerth […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 20, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Today’s news in the world of Tallahassee lobbying: A big ‘get,’ and a new practice opens. Joe McCann, a former House Democratic Office staff director, has joined the Pittman Law Group as Senior Policy Director, the firm announced Wednesday. McCann […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 19, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Bob Ehrhardt, now a senior attorney for the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, will become the state’s top gambling regulator, sources told Florida Politics Tuesday afternoon. Ehrhardt would replace Tony Glover as head of the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering. […]

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Rick Scott orders flags at half-staff for Las Vegas shooting victims

Incoming Puerto Rican students eligible for free school meals

Airbnb extends disaster response for Hurricanes Irma, Maria

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