Jim RosicaMarch 12, 2019
6min469
"I would take the authority" to appoint administrative law judges, the Governor said, if granted.
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Jim RosicaMarch 12, 2019Jim RosicaMarch 11, 2019
13min1673
"I don't feel that I have some entitlement to the position."
Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2019
5min1187
He served, among other posts, as chief of staff to former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Jim RosicaJanuary 9, 2019
5min589
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Barbara Lagoa, chief judge of the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami, to be the newest justice and first Cuban American woman on the Florida Supreme Court. DeSantis announced his selection Wednesday morning at the Freedom Tower on Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard. Her “proven commitment to upholding the rule of law, unparalleled legal […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 6, 2019
9min686
Ron DeSantis will be Florida’s youngest governor in more than a century when he takes office on Tuesday. DeSantis, a former congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, turned 40 about two weeks after he won the Aug. 28 Republican primary. He will be the youngest governor on Inauguration Day since Park Trammell took the oath of […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 2, 2019
4min699
Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that Simone Marstiller, a former appellate judge and veteran of the Jeb Bush administration, would lead the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Most recently, Marstiller worked at the Gunster law firm on issues including government affairs, ethics and elections. DeSantis released a statement on why he selected Marstiller to serve as DJJ Secretary. “Few […]
Drew WilsonDecember 20, 2018
3min1011
Three days after the State Board of Education unanimously approved former House Speaker Richard Corcoran as the state’s next Education Commissioner, the Pasco County Republican has selected his chief of staff. As reported by Andrew Atterbury of POLITICO Florida, Corcoran has picked Alex Kelly to serve as his top staffer. Kelly currently serves as the vice president […]
Joe HendersonDecember 9, 2018
7min686
If you love and support Florida public schools, there is a bad moon rising. Richard Corcoran is all but certain to be the state’s new Education Commissioner, and anyone associated with public education may be tempted to hide their eyes for the next four years. While the Commissioner doesn’t directly set policy — the State Board of […]
Jacob OglesDecember 8, 2018
4min524
Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis kicked off his statewide “Thank You Tour” in New Port Richey this morning, promising to appoint conservative justices to the Florida Supreme Court and maintaining a state focus on job creation. DeSantis won Pasco County over Democrat Andrew Gillum by 34,369 votes in November. Considering he won the race statewide by 32,463 […]
Jacob OglesDecember 7, 2018
6min761
As the question arises anew about whether Florida voters should elect a Secretary of State, Katherine Harris, the last person elected to the office, said it’s important to well-define the post. While she would not weigh in on whether a return to elected secretaries should occur, she did see certain benefits. Those range from board […]