Scott PowersJuly 9, 2020
11min1242
Florida Dems are giving money back, but not yet explaining how they got it in first place.
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Ryan NicolMay 10, 2019
3min584
“We are committed to providing support to Florida businesses before, during and after natural disasters."
Jim RosicaAugust 21, 2018
3min319
Two environmental groups may soon duel in court over an alleged unpaid debt from an effort to get a state constitutional amendment on the environment before voters in 2014. The Florida Wildlife Federation last week sued Florida Conservation Voters (FCV) over what it says is an outstanding amount of $72,500 from a loan the federation […]
Peter SchorschOctober 6, 2017
3min302
State Rep. Jay Fant, a Jacksonville Republican vying to become Florida’s next attorney general, Friday said he had personally put in $750,000 toward his election. The loan to his campaign, made last month, brings his total campaign funds raised to just over $958,000, his campaign told Florida Politics. Without it, Fant’s campaign account shows just […]
Guest AuthorOctober 4, 2017
4min343
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, beware of scammers perpetrating fraud. Advertisements that guarantee a loan for an advanced fee can be tempting, and the websites associated with these offers may even look legitimate, but don’t be fooled. It is probably a scam. In Florida, it is illegal for a loan broker to charge any […]
Scott PowersMarch 10, 2017
3min627
With a $17.5 million, third-party loan arranged and approved Friday by Space Florida, OneWeb expects to begin construction of its satellite factory next week outside the gates of Kennedy Space Center. OneWeb already had received approval for a $17.5 million package of state incentives through the Florida Department of Transportation in a deal SpaceFlorida worked out […]
Scott PowersFebruary 13, 2017
3min471
Orlando businessman and former lawyer Paul Paulson has seeded his campaign to run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner in 2018 with a $120,000 personal loan. Paulson, a state committeeman with the Orange County Republican Party and 2015 candidate for Orlando mayor, entered the agriculture commissioner race in late December, seeking to succeed fellow Republican Adam Putnam, […]
Scott PowersJuly 9, 2016
4min717
As former Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons Jr. sought, accepted and then walked away from the provost’s job at Delaware State University, a state loan program was approving a $356,000 in taxpayer-funded loans to a company Ammons and his son run in Orlando. Neither Ammons, the former FAMU president, nor his son, James H. […]