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Associated PressJanuary 13, 2015

Florida’s main law enforcement agency is getting a new leader, but questions remain about why Gov. Rick Scott abruptly shook up the agency. Scott and the Florida Cabinet voted on Tuesday to appoint Richard Swearingen as the new commissioner for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Swearingen is a longtime veteran of the agency. Former […]

Associated PressJanuary 13, 2015

Florida’s main law enforcement agency is getting a new leader, but questions remain about why Gov. Rick Scott abruptly shook up the agency. Scott and the Florida Cabinet voted on Tuesday to appoint Richard Swearingen as the new commissioner for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Swearingen is a longtime veteran of the agency. Former […]

Guest AuthorNovember 13, 2014

Richard Nixon helped end, but can still save, the Florida Democratic Party. It’s no secret that Florida Democrats have yet to figure out how to increase voter turnout during midterm elections. That’s why, despite Democratic voter registration advantages, Republicans have dominated state government for two-plus decades. But it’s not like Democrats haven’t tried. This election […]

Guest AuthorAugust 7, 2014

I am beginning to think that taking an “ignorecation” from social media might be in order as we approach election season. Who am I kidding? Election season runs year-round these days; only the intensity of duplicity rises the closer we get. Perhaps it comes with age, but as time passes you begin to notice the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2014

The Florida Constitution gives the governor authority to grant pardons or commute punishments with the approval of two members of the Cabinet. But this doesn’t happen very often. Only six people in the past 10 years who were convicted of murder have had their sentences commuted. There’s a case making news now, however, on which Gov. Rick […]

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