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Phil AmmannJune 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday nine appointments to a variety of state boards and commissions. Broward College District Board of Trustees Scott began by naming David Maymon to the Broward College District Board of Trustees. Maymon, 38, of Fort Lauderdale, has been the owner of Advocate Home Care since 2007. He previously served on […]

Phil AmmannMay 1, 2015

Susan Glickman’s apparent absent-mindedness could come with a steep price tag: a trip before the state ethics committee. Last month, SaintPetersBlog called out Glickman, an “unofficial” lobbyist – at least at the time — on her “hypocritical” transparency problem. The Indian Rocks Beach resident has been director of the Southern Alliance Clean Energy Fund since 2013. […]

Gary FineoutApril 17, 2015

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera broke Florida’s ethics law and should pay nearly $60,000 in fines and restitution, a state panel concluded Friday. The Miami Republican, who has been a long-time friend of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, is accused of double-billing taxpayers for travel expenses while he was a state legislator and failing to properly […]

Phil AmmannApril 2, 2015

The Florida Commission on Ethics will consider the recommendation of a judge on a case involving former state legislator and U.S. Rep. David Rivera, ordered to pay nearly $58,000 in fines and restitution for questionable travel reimbursements and financial disclosures. The commission hearing is set for April 17, according to the ethics panel’s newly released […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2014

Recently some FSU professors bought a full-page ad in the Tallahassee Democrat and another professor wrote an op-ed criticizing Sen. John Thrasher, who is a candidate to become FSU’s next president. I was appalled when I read the advertisement because it seemed like I was reading a political ad. There was a kernel of truth […]

Tag: Florida Commission on Ethics
Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Gov. Scott announces nine board appointments

Susan Glickman’s forgetfulness lands her an ethics complaint

Ethics panel: David Rivera deserves fine, reprimand

Ethics Commission to consider David Rivera case

Barney Bishop: FSU faculty criticisms of Thrasher are hypocritical