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Michael MolineFebruary 1, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott announced 34 grant awards Wednesday to research Zika virus and seek a vaccine. He said the money, from $25 million in state funds Scott earmarked in September, would pay for efforts to develop a vaccine, understand and mitigate Zika’s effects on children, and research testing methods. “While we are currently in winter months […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 23, 2017

Rick Scott drew positive reviews from Floridians on the job he is doing as governor, with a plurality agreeing that the state is headed in the right direction, in a survey released Monday by Scott’s Let’s Get to Work Committee. In the survey of 1,000 likely Florida voters conducted in December, 47 percent thought Florida […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 6, 2017

Acknowledging law officers killed in the line of duty as well as the officers, firefighters, and EMTs who helped Florida through tragedies like the Pulse nightclub shootings, Gov. Rick Scott has proclaimed First Responder Appreciation Week, beginning on Monday. “The bravery displayed by Florida’s first responders in 2016 was inspiring,” Scott said Friday in a […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 4, 2017

Florida has asked the federal government for a five-year extension of a waiver that allows it to provide Medicaid services through a managed care program. Gov. Rick Scott filed the state’s application on Friday, seeking to extend the program through June 30, 2022. The program would remain essentially the same. “The demonstration objectives and the […]

Staff ReportsDecember 28, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday announced an Ocala man’s arrest for human trafficking. Ryan Gemelle Poole also faces counts of deriving support from proceeds of prostitution and using a two-way communications device to commit a felony. Bondi and Marion County Sheriff Emery Gainey said Poole’s arrest was the result of a five-month investigation. They […]

Michael MolineDecember 23, 2016

Three recently elected county court clerks will get early jumps on their new jobs because of retirements by their predecessors. Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he had appointed the new clerks to temporary terms lasting no more than a few days. Their elective terms begin Jan. 3 In Alachua County, J.K. “Jess” Irby will begin […]

Staff ReportsDecember 21, 2016

Comprehensive Health Services Inc., a medical services contractor working with businesses and government agencies, will expand its Cape Canaveral headquarters by 150 jobs, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday. The consolidation will entail shifting positions from Virginia and pump $4.5 million into the local economy, Scott said. “I look forward to seeing CHSi’s growth in Florida, […]

Michael MolineDecember 12, 2016

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has passed over former chief Florida insurance regulator Kevin McCarty in selecting its next chief executive officer. The organization went with Michael Consedine, former insurance commissioner for Pennsylvania. The CEO represents the state insurance regulators who comprise the association and acts as go-between with federal and international policymakers, the […]

Staff ReportsDecember 6, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday named local-government and land-use attorney Lauralee Westine to replace retiring Judge Bruce Boyer on the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court. Westine, 45, of Palm Harbor, concentrates on zoning and permitting for cell towers and other towers through the Law Office of Lauralee G. Westine, according to her practice’s website. She has worked in private practice since 2000, the Governor’s […]

Associated PressNovember 28, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will pick a new state Supreme Court from one of three finalists. A state nominating panel on Monday interviewed 11 applicants for the job and then whittled down the list before coming up with a list for Scott. The panel recommended that Scott consider Charles Alan Lawson, the chief judge for […]

Tag: Florida. Gov. Rick Scott

Rick Scott announces grants to research and combat Zika virus

Survey by Rick Scott committee gives governor good marks

Rick Scott proclaims First Responder Appreciation Week in Florida

State asks feds to extend Medicaid managed-care waiver

Pam Bondi announces human-trafficking arrest in Ocala

Personnel note: Court clerks assuming duties early in three counties

Medical contractor’s consolidation brings 150 jobs to Cape Canaveral

Kevin McCarty misses out on job leading national insurance association

Personnel note: Rick Scott names Lauralee Westine to trial bench

Commission settles on three finalists for Supreme Court vacancy