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Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott made two appointments and one reappointment last week to the board of Enterprise Florida, the state’s public-private economic development organization. Sonya Deen Hartley, 45, of Fort Lauderdale, was appointed for a three-year term running from now until September 2019. She takes the place of Christopher Kise. Hartley, a vice president with JM Family […]

Michael MolineSeptember 7, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott hit the streets of Tallahassee Wednesday, picking up piles of fallen tree limbs and other debris and tossing them into the beds of Florida Department of Transportation trucks for disposal. Wearing jeans, work gloves, and a Navy bill cap, his shirt sleeves rolled up, Scott got to work on the city’s southside, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 6, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday said he activated Florida’s Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program “to support local small businesses impacted by Hurricane Hermine.” The loan program, managed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), will “provide short-term, interest-free loans to small businesses that experienced physical or economic damage during the storm and recovery efforts,” […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 6, 2016

In their clearest explanation yet, Tallahassee city officials said Tuesday they did not “reject” offers of help from outside utilities in the wake of Hurricane Hermine, but rather just didn’t say “yes” to everyone right away. That was because too many workers, rather than being a boon, would have presented a coordination and safety nightmare, […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 6, 2016

Social media continues to swirl about what Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum knew and when he knew it regarding offers of help from outside utilities to get Tallahassee’s juice flowing again. City and outside electric repair crews are still working throughout the capital after Hurricane Hermine. The state reported 17,099 customers in Leon County, including those served by other […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2016

Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee and Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Monday had a testy faceoff over the speed of repair to the city’s electric system that was battered by Hurricane Hermine. On Sunday, Scott said in a press release that “the City of Tallahassee and Leon County have declined further ‘cut-and-toss’ assistance from […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2016

The mayor of Tallahassee on Sunday said he was “never aware” of a formal offer by Florida Power & Light to aid in the city-owned utility’s effort to restore power to thousands of residents impacted by Hurricane Hermine. Andrew Gillum‘s acknowledgement is a stunning development in a series of back-and-forths between city officials, the governor’s office and […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 2, 2016

Tallahassee residents should expect their power on within the next week, officials said Friday night at a Hurricane Hermine Response Roundtable Discussion. Gov. Rick Scott convened a conference room full of local government, law enforcement and utility representatives at the state’s Emergency Operations Center. Teams are working around the clock to restore electricity and ensure public […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 1, 2016

The Florida Bar squared off Thursday against a coalition of corporate and criminal defense lawyers over a change to the state’s expert witness standard. The Florida Supreme Court heard more than an hour of argument on whether to adopt a change to evidence law that lawmakers passed in 2013. The Bar is against it; defense […]

Jim RosicaAugust 30, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday reappointed three members to the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, the panel that forwards recommendations for open seats on the state’s highest bench. They include Daniel Nordby, formerly the state House of Representatives’ general counsel, or top lawyer. Nordby, of Tallahassee, now is a partner in the Tallahassee office of the Shutts and Bowen […]

Tag: Gov. Rick Scott

Rick Scott names board members for Enterprise Florida

Rick Scott goes blue collar to clean up Tallahassee

Rick Scott makes emergency loans available to small businesses impacted by Hermine

Tallahassee officials say they did not ‘reject’ offers of help with power restoration; they just didn’t say “yes”

Tale of the tape: What and when did Andrew Gillum know about outside help with power restoration

Andrew Gillum confronts Rick Scott over Hermine response criticism

Tallahassee mayor says he was ‘unaware’ of power company’s offer to send as many as 575 workers to help with power restoration

Rick Scott: “I want everybody to get back to normal”

Expert witness standard takes center stage at Florida Supreme Court

Three reappointed to Supreme Court nominating board