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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 29, 2016

Enterprise Florida is making an appearance in the Senate District 23 race. A new ad from Taxpayers in Action is targeting what it calls Doug Holder and Nora Patterson’s support for the private-public jobs organization. The 30-second spot calls Enterprise Florida “a slush fund for politically connected big businesses.” “Sadly it’s what some politicians and […]

Jim RosicaAugust 18, 2016

Calling all constitutional aficionados: Your service is requested. Gov. Rick Scott Thursday opened the application process for the 2017-18 Florida Constitution Revision Commission, which meets once every 20 years. “Appointees will learn firsthand what issues and potential changes are most important to our families in order to best make these impactful decisions,” Scott said in a statement. As […]

Jim RosicaAugust 18, 2016

Todd Chase says his $24,000 in unpaid credit card bills shouldn’t factor into his qualifications to be a state utility regulator. “It’s taken care of, settled, and not an issue,” said Chase, one of three finalists for a spot on the Florida Public Service Commission. A government watchdog disagrees, saying it may reflect on “whether he is […]

Jim RosicaAugust 17, 2016

Lon S. Arend will be the next judge on the 12th Judicial Circuit bench for DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties. Gov. Rick Scott‘s office announced the pick Wednesday. Arend, 46, of Palmetto, is the circuit’s chief assistant state attorney, or top deputy prosecutor, having joined that office in 1995. “During his time with the State Attorney’s Office, […]

Staff ReportsAugust 15, 2016

Two people were appointed and another re-appointed to the Florida Elections Commission, Gov. Rick Scott‘s office announced Monday. The Commission’s nine members are picked by the governor “from lists of six names provided to him by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the minority leaders of both houses,” according to […]

Jim RosicaAugust 12, 2016

Attorney Jeffrey E. Lewis has been appointed to the 1st Judicial Circuit bench. Gov. Rick Scott’s office announced the move Friday. The circuit covers Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties. Lewis, 61, of Pensacola, has served as regional conflict counsel for the 1st District Court of Appeal region in north Florida since 2007. He was an assistant public defender […]

Joe HendersonAugust 8, 2016

Mosquitoes don’t ask for a person’s political party affiliation before they bite. So now that the bug-borne Zika virus is a certified health emergency you might think this is one time red and blue can come together. (Insert laugh track HERE.) It’s no laughing matter though. If a pregnant woman contracts Zika, her child could […]

Tamara LushAugust 7, 2016

Thank goodness it’s the slow season in Florida. At least that’s what officials and representatives of the state’s multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 16 people have been infected with Zika in a small, trendy neighborhood in Miami. The outbreak has sent another chill through the Sunshine State’s all-important […]

Jim RosicaAugust 3, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday he was ordering free Zika virus testing for pregnant women at county health departments. The news came a day after the Department of Health said a “new non-travel related infection is located outside of the one-square mile area in Miami where the department has identified active transmission is taking place.” The hot zone is located […]

Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2016

In a highly unusual travel warning, health officials advised pregnant women to avoid a part of Miami where mosquitoes are apparently transmitting the Zika virus directly to humans. At the same time, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said residents and travelers to Miami and the rest of the state were safe. “We’ve tested a little over 20,000 […]

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Enterprise Florida funding becomes late-hour issue in SD 23

Rick Scott seeks applicants for Constitution Revision Commission

PSC candidate sued for unpaid credit card bills

Lon Arend to become 12th Circuit judge

Rick Scott picks Elections Commission members

Jeffrey Lewis is newest 1st Circuit judge

Joe Henderson: The Zika crisis should be above party politics

Florida officials go into damage-control mode over Zika

Rick Scott orders free Zika testing for pregnant women

Rick Scott calls Zika “a national issue”