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Michael MolineNovember 7, 2016

Business interests and local governments urged the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Monday to slow the rush toward an emergency pollution spill warning regulation being pushed by Gov. Rick Scott. Still, a department representative said during a hearing before an administrative officer that public comments would remain open only until 5 p.m. Wednesday, after which […]

Staff ReportsNovember 4, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday appointed litigator Jeffrey T. Kuntz to fill a vacancy on the Fourth District Court of Appeal left by the retirement of Judge W. Matthew Stevenson. Kuntz, 35, is a shareholder in the Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale offices of GrayRobinson, a firm he joined in 2006, following his graduation from […]

Staff ReportsNovember 1, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott demanded Tuesday that the Obama administration speed delivery of $1.1 billion in federal money to fight the Zika virus, “to protect pregnant women and their developing babies” in Florida. Congress approved the spending, which President Obama signed off on in September, but the money has yet to arrive, Scott said in a written […]

Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott announced appointments Thursday to the Miami-Dade and DeSoto county courts. Alexander S. Bokor, 38, of Miami, fills a vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Jacqueline Schwartz in Miami-Dade County. She resigned effective July 31 while facing an ethics investigation after appearing intoxicated on the bench. Bokor has served as assistant county attorney […]

Michael MolineOctober 14, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott accepted Florida Supreme Court Justice James E.C. Perry’s resignation Friday and gave the Judicial Nominating Commission until Dec. 13 to submit a list of possible replacements. “The commission’s expeditious handling of this matter is most appreciated,” the governor said in a letter to commission chairman Jason Unger. To replace Perry, the state’s […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2016

Sewage systems overflowed across Florida because of Hurricane Matthew, and Gov. Rick Scott has ordered the Department of Environmental Protection to find out how to prevent it from happening again. “Florida is famous for our pristine environment, world-class beaches, and award-winning state parks,” Scott said Wednesday in a press release. “We must do all we […]

Staff ReportsOctober 10, 2016

More than 169,000 Florida utility customers remained without power Monday as power companies struggled to repair damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. Twenty percent — nearly 92,000 — of those customers live in Duval County. Ranking next was Volusia County, with 44,268; Flagler County, with 16,256; and Brevard County, with 5,460. Other counties affected include Indian […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 30, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott advised Floridians to remain vigilant as the National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Matthew to a major Category 4 storm. Matthew, with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour, was forecast to pass east of the state, but that shouldn’t be grounds for complacency, Scott said. “We all know that the track […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 30, 2016

Emergency unemployment assistance is now available to people who lost their jobs as a direct result of Hurricane Hermine, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday. Under the federal disaster declaration approved Wednesday, people who lost jobs because of the storm, and who are not eligible for regular joblessness benefits, may apply for assistance through the Florida […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 2016

Florida’s cities mostly exceeded the national trend last year regarding economic growth, state officials announced Thursday. In fact, the economies in 15 of Florida’s 22 metropolitan statistical areas grew faster than the national average. Overall, the state’s real gross domestic product was $789.8 billion, up by 3.1 percent from the year before. The national economy […]

Tag: Florida. Gov. Rick Scott

Agency urged to take more time with Rick Scott’s pollution spill rule

Rick Scott names GrayRobinson shareholder to state appeals court

Rick Scott decries ‘bureaucracy and politics’ in federal Zika aid

Personnel note: Rick Scott fills bench vacancies in Miami-Dade, DeSoto

Rick Scott begins search for Supreme Court justice’s replacement

Rick Scott orders inquiry into storm-related sewage spills

169,000 Florida utility customers remain without power post-Matthew

Rick Scott warns Floridians to be wary of Hurricane Matthew

Hermine disaster declaration opens emergency jobless benefits

Florida’s metro areas registered strong economic growth in 2015