Jesse SchecknerJanuary 9, 2023
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Between January and June 2021, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported 154 people died with kratom in their systems.
Tag: Greg Evers
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 9, 2023Jesse SchecknerMarch 5, 20226min0
Legislation targeting kratom in Florida has seen little success.
Jesse SchecknerNovember 30, 2021
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Kratom has been used as herbal medicine for centuries in Southeast Asia.
Staff ReportsAugust 31, 2017
19min276
Marion Hammer, the NRA’s longtime lobbyist in Florida, eulogized former Republican state Sen. Greg Evers at his funeral this week. The 62-year-old was killed in a single-car accident near his home in Baker. Evers spent six years in the Florida Senate and a decade in the Florida House. The funeral was held Tuesday in his birthplace […]
Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2017
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Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags at half-staff to commemorate the passing of former state Sen. Greg Evers. Evers, 62, a strawberry farmer and Republican who represented Senate District 2 from 2010-16, died last week in a one-car accident near his home in unincorporated Baker, Okaloosa County. He previously served in the House 2000-10. “As a […]
Staff ReportsAugust 24, 2017
5min259
Senate President Joe Negron on Thursday evening announced funeral information for former state Sen. Greg Evers, who was killed in a single-car accident Monday. Visitation will be next Monday, 5-7 p.m. CST, at the First Baptist Church of Milton, 6797 Caroline St. in Milton, Evers’ home town. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at […]
Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2017
3min197
The family of former state Sen. Greg Evers today released the following statement on his death earlier this week: “We are devastated by the sudden and shocking loss of our beloved Greg. To many, he will be remembered as an advocate, representing Northwest Florida for 15 years and championing causes, such as criminal justice reform […]
Phil AmmannAugust 22, 20171min489
Former state Sen. Greg Evers died in a car wreck near his northwest Florida home on Monday night. He was 62. The Florida Highway Patrol said that Evers drove off a curve on Griffith Mill Road, and his car was found submerged in a roadside creek Tuesday afternoon. Evers was the only person in the vehicle.
Jim RosicaAugust 17, 2017
5min398
Art Graham and Ronald Brisé on Thursday won nominations to be returned to their seats on the Public Service Commission, which regulates investor-owned utilities in the state. If selected, both men would serve third terms; each was first appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist in 2010. The Public Service Commission Nominating Council also decided on six people […]
Jim RosicaAugust 9, 2017
5min483
Former lawmakers Greg Evers, Rich Glorioso, and Ritch Workman and current Rep. Tom Goodson have been selected to be interviewed to replace Jimmy Patronis on the Florida Public Service Commission. Another noteworthy applicant, former state Comptroller and retired Marine general Bob Milligan, was shut out of the process, receiving no votes from the Public Service Commission […]