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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 13, 2016

Jim Greer is back. Greer, the former head of the Republican Party of Florida, has been elected to a three-year term on the Drug and Alcohol Testing Association’s national board of directors. “As the former chairman of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association, and as a current board member, I am pleased that Jim […]

Phil AmmannApril 28, 2015

Jim Greer is once again grappling with financial problems. Last month, the disgraced former Florida GOP chair filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in federal court, with records showing liabilities at more than three times listed assets. Elyssa Cherney of the Orlando Sentinel reports that between Greer, 52, and his wife, Lisa, the pair owes […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2014

Come next Tuesday (or maybe early Wednesday morning), we will know who is left standing in the Florida’s governor’s race. We will know whether the three incumbent members of the Cabinet have been re-elected. We’ll know whether it’s legal to smoke medical marijuana. Come Election Day, we’ll know a lot more than we do right now. […]

Darryl PaulsonNovember 3, 2013

With Charlie Crist set launch his bid as the Democratic nominee for governor, he will have to address the following 10 questions. No. 1: Will Crist exercise better judgment concerning his friends, advisers and political associates? Crist’s hand-picked choice to lead the Florida Republican Party, Jim Greer, was a disaster of monumental proportion. Greer is […]

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Jim Greer elected to serve on national Drug and Alcohol Testing Association board

Jim Greer again faces money problems, files bankruptcy

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