A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2023
3min0
The Senator met the First Couple in Live Oak on Saturday.
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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2023
Drew WilsonDecember 10, 2020
4min810
Lewis will take over for Chris Hartline in January.
Staff ReportsMarch 11, 20193min523
Lewis most recently served as Deputy Comm's Director for Rick Scott.
Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2018
2min587
Mark Kruse has been elevated from Policy Coordinator to Legislative Affairs Director for Gov. Rick Scott, replacing Kevin Reilly. As Legislative Affairs Director, he will be Scott’s chief liaison to lawmakers as the term-limited governor prepares to leave office in January. “Kevin Reilly was instrumental in so many of Gov. Scott’s outstanding legislative achievements over the past two sessions […]
Jim RosicaJuly 30, 2018
4min406
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum Monday called on Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency and suspend the state’s “stand your ground” law by executive order. In a news conference in Tallahassee, Gillum said the law has become an “opportunity for vigilantes to agitate conflict” from behind the legal […]
Jim RosicaMarch 30, 2018
9min630
Top men in the Legislature are considering a Special Session to tackle unresolved gambling issues from the 2018 Regular Session, including renewal of a deal between the state and the Seminole Tribe. It’s all about the money. The Tribe paid a little more than $290 million last fiscal year into state coffers as part of a 2010 […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 19, 2018
5min229
A spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott Sunday rejected comparisons between a 2016 state investigation into the Parkland school shooter and the FBI’s lack of follow-up on tips on his potential danger. “It is absurd and irresponsible to compare the DCF’s investigation, completed nearly 18 months ago in response to allegations of caregiver abuse and neglect, […]
Jim RosicaNovember 20, 2017
8min317
Gov. Rick Scott is moving to remove Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente from a legal challenge to his judicial appointment power, saying she’s biased against him. Daniel Nordby, Scott’s general counsel, filed a motion for disqualification Monday. Scott’s decision follows Pariente “making disparaging remarks after the conclusion of the oral argument in this case on […]
Jim RosicaJune 21, 2016
2min660
Michelle Glady, who had been press secretary for the Department of Children and Families, has become the Department of Corrections‘ new communications director. The move was effective last Monday but not announced by the department until Tuesday in a press release. Corrections Secretary Julie Jones said she was “proud and excited to welcome Michelle Glady to the FDC […]
Peter SchorschMay 10, 2016
4min414
McKinley Lewis is in the rare position of being the head communicator for an entire state agency — the Department of Corrections. Just a few years ago, he was working as an intern for the Tallahassee-based public relations firm Core Message. Here’s Lewis in his own words. I am (age) … 24. I live in […]