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Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2017

VISIT FLORIDA CEO Ken Lawson is telling tourism industry leaders he “want(s) to earn (their) trust” in a Wednesday post on the public-private tourism marketing agency’s blog. “As you know, I have been traveling the state, engaging with our partners, board members, legislators and other stakeholders to listen, learn, and offer VISIT FLORIDA’s support at […]

Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2017

The super PAC chaired by Gov. Rick Scott has posted over $270,000 in fundraising for May and June, with $100,000 of that kicked in from the holding company for The Villages, according to a new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission. The New Republican PAC, a national committee aimed at “rebranding and reinventing” the Republican […]

Jim RosicaAugust 1, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday set the dates for elections to fill House District 58, recently vacated by GOP state Rep. Dan Raulerson, who stepped down for health reasons. Scott signed an executive order setting Oct. 10 for the primary election and Dec. 19 for the general election. Raulerson’s resignation is effective Aug. 15, meaning the […]

Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in 31 Florida counties in response to Tropical Storm Emily. “A state of emergency gives the state the flexibility to work with local governments to ensure they have all the resources they may need,” a press release from the Governor’s Office said. “Tropical storm warnings are […]

Jim RosicaJuly 31, 2017

The progressive groups suing Rick Scott will get till next Thursday to respond to his request to toss out a lawsuit that aims to stop the Republican governor from appointing three Supreme Court justices on his last day in office. The Florida Supreme Court gave the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVF) and Common Cause till Aug. 10 […]

Staff ReportsJuly 24, 2017

Without surprise or intrigue, the full board of Enterprise Florida (EFI) on Monday hired lawyer and Gov. Rick Scott loyalist Pete Antonacci to be its next leader. The former lobbyist had been recommended as the new CEO by the jobs-recruiting agency’s executive committee during a conference call last week. Scott chairs the EFI board of directors as governor. In […]

Staff ReportsJuly 24, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott approved a deal to pay $1.1 million in legal fees to groups that “successfully challenged an NRA-backed Florida law that prevented doctors from talking to their patients about the risks of guns in the home,” according to a Sunday news release from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. One of the law […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Congresswoman Gwen Graham did one of her campaign “work days” at a Seminole County free clinic Wednesday and came away pledging to “help more Floridians receive care” if elected. Graham volunteered as a health care navigator for at Shepherd’s Hope and spent her shift helping patients determine if they were […]

Jim RosicaJuly 20, 2017

A medical marijuana nursery is asking a Tallahassee judge to allow it to step in on a case over the state’s new law governing the drug. Canadian-based DFMMJ Investments, which inked a deal to take over operations of Chestnut Hill Tree Farm, filed a “motion to intervene” earlier this week with Circuit Judge Karen Gievers. Sarasota’s TropiFlora is […]

Associated PressJuly 19, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott is asking the state’s top court to throw out a lawsuit that aims to stop the Republican governor from appointing three Supreme Court justices on his last day in office. Attorneys for Scott on Wednesday filed a response to a lawsuit filed last month by the League of Women Voters of Florida […]

Tag: Gov. Rick Scott

Ken Lawson to tourism industry: ‘I want to earn your trust’

Villages, health care cut big checks to Rick Scott-chaired super PAC

Election dates set for Dan Raulerson’s House seat

Rick Scott declares emergency over tropical storm

Groups get more time to respond in suit over Supreme Court justices

It’s official: Pete Antonacci hired as Enterprise Florida CEO

Florida will pay $1M in legal fees over ‘docs vs. Glocks’

Gwen Graham vows to help more Floridians receive care after free clinic ‘workday’

Medical marijuana grower wants in on challenge to pot law

Rick Scott asks Supreme Court to toss out lawsuit over justices