Drew DixonOctober 15, 2024
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Thousands of roofs damaged during Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida can now get free blue tarps to cover damage.
Tag: Florida chief financial officer
Drew DixonOctober 15, 2024Drew DixonSeptember 30, 2024
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Dozens of Florida investigators are fanning out across the state to alert residents to fraud.
Anne GeggisMay 5, 2022
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The Broward County Commissioner now has 79 community leaders backing him.
Scott PowersOctober 24, 2017
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Former Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has endorsed Jeremy Ring in his Democratic bid to win that job in the 2018 election. Sink, a Democrat, served as the state’s chief financial officer from 2007 to 2011. She announced her endorsement of Ring, a former member of the Florida Senate from Broward County, at a […]
Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2017
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The Florida Chamber of Commerce intends to push the Florida Legislature this year and candidates next year to focus on tort reform to ease Florida’s increasing reputation as a place where litigation is a high cost of doing business. At the chamber’s annual Future of Florida Forum in Orlando Wednesday, Florida Chamber President and Chief […]
Scott PowersJune 23, 2017
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Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Friday she’s not currently talking to anyone about running for Congress against Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy and expressed little immediate enthusiasm for the prospect. While also disclosing no immediate activity for either race, Jacobs appeared to show at least a glimmer of interest in running for the […]
Scott PowersFebruary 10, 2017
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Never mind who’s running for Governor in 2018, Floridians want to know which Republicans are in the running for Florida Chief Financial Officer now that CFO Jeff Atwater announced he is leaving this year, with speculation starting with Tom Grady, Tom Lee, Will Weatherford and Teresa Jacobs and including seven or eight others. Grady, a securities lawyer who is a former state representative who also has held several […]
Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016
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Pat Neal, a Manatee County developer and former Florida state senator, will not run for Chief Financial Officer in 2018. Facing a self-imposed deadline of July 1 to make a decision about a run, Neal told FloridaPolitics.com in an exclusive interview Wednesday he will not be on the ballot in two years. “I have a […]
Drew WilsonNovember 26, 2015
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The days after Thanksgiving have become the top shopping weekend of the year for many retailers and the National Retail Federation expects more than 135 million Americans will shop retail deals over the holiday weekend. While Black Friday deals may be enticing, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and the Department of Financial Services say […]