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Associated PressJanuary 6, 2016

A woman who collapsed and later died after being forcibly removed from a Florida hospital lay in the parking lot beside a police officer’s car for nearly 18 minutes before a doctor readmitted her, according to police dash-cam audio and video released on Wednesday. Attorneys for the family of Barbara Dawson renewed their charges of […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 5, 2016

A former Department of Economic Opportunity employee and her husband were arrested Thursday and charged with scamming the state out of nearly $190,000 in unemployment compensation funds, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Sharon Echeverri, 26, and Alberto Echeverri, 27, of Orlando were charged with organized scheme to defraud and criminal use of personal identification, […]

Associated PressJanuary 4, 2016

Florida has a backlog of more than 13,000 rape kits that have not been tested or submitted for processing, and managing them could cost the state tens of millions of dollars and take several years, according to a report released Monday. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted the $300,000 study on the number of […]

Jim RosicaDecember 30, 2015

From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]

Jim RosicaDecember 30, 2015

An open-government advocate is suing the Florida Department of Health, saying the agency is wrongfully withholding public records related to the state’s awarding of licenses to grow medical marijuana in the state. The case is about applications for the licenses, most pages of which — despite being posted on the department’s public website — have been blacked […]

Associated PressDecember 29, 2015

A police officer tried to put a woman into a patrol car after she collapsed at a hospital, believing that she was “making herself dead weight” to avoid going to jail, according to a police report released Monday. The woman, 57-year-old Barbara Dawson, died about 90 minutes later at Liberty-Calhoun Hospital. The state law enforcement […]

Guest AuthorDecember 28, 2015

From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 24, 2015

Public safety is a shared priority of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Sheriff Mike Williams, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is going to help advance public safety in Jacksonville, with a Justice Assistance Grant of $96,607 for a Public Safety Analyst Project, according to a letter from the FDLE This money, according to the application […]

Jim RosicaNovember 24, 2015

Two applicants to the Capitol Police have sued the agency, claiming they were victims of age and sex discrimination when they were turned down for jobs as officers. Woodrow Kerce and Carissa Beck filed their complaint in Leon County Circuit Civil court last week, according to court dockets. The Capitol Police patrol and protect the […]

Associated PressNovember 18, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott is seeking $8.5 million to help process a backlog of nearly 11,000 untested rape kits. Scott announced his proposal in a news release Wednesday. The money would be used to upgrade Florida Department of Law Enforcement crime laboratories. It would be spent on lab equipment, DNA database upgrades and crime scene vehicles. […]

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Woman ejected from hospital lay in parking lot 18 minutes, later died

Orlando couple charged with scamming $189K in unemployment funds

FDLE says state has backlog of 13,000-plus rape test kits

Jim Rosica’s top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

Health Department sued over medical marijuana records

Documents: Officer tried put woman in car after collapse at Liberty-Calhoun Hospital

Jim Rosica's Top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

FDLE grants Jax $96,607 for “public safety analyst project”

Capitol Police hit with age, sex discrimination lawsuits

Gov. Rick Scott seeks $8.5 million to help process rape kits