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Staff ReportsDecember 22, 2017

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced 15 reappointments and eight appointments to a variety of state boards and panels. Indian River State College District Board of Trustees Vicki Davis, 65, of Stuart, is the supervisor of elections for Martin County. She is reappointed for a term ending May 31, 2021. Sandy Krischke, 44, of Fort […]

Peter SchorschDecember 20, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott is taking a trip to Tennessee next month, but unlike most of his out-of-state jaunts he’s not looking to lure any jobs away from the Volunteer State. An invitation to a fundraiser benefitting Diane Black, a Republican running for Tennessee governor, lists Scott as the event’s headliner. Attendees will need to fork […]

Mitch PerryDecember 18, 2017

Mary Thomas, the former top lawyer at the Department of Elder Affairs under Gov. Rick Scott, is on a list of finalists to become a Pinellas-Pasco circuit judge. The 6th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) sent 11 names, including Thomas, to Scott last month to fill two vacancies created by the retirements of Mark I. Shames […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerDecember 15, 2017

The presidents of the University of Florida and Florida State University said a last-minute decision by congressional leaders to scuttle a proposal to tax tuition waivers for graduate students would be a major victory for higher education. A U.S. House tax-overhaul plan would have made graduate students pay federal income taxes on tuition charges that […]

Peter SchorschDecember 15, 2017

In the year-end edition of Bold, we look at the stories that shaped 2017. A pension problem — with a solution that seemed impossible at the end of 2015. A legendary politician sentenced to prison. Northeast Florida politicians are moving toward leadership in the state Legislature. Rights for the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2017

It’s no secret that one of the most significant problems dragging down the Tampa Bay-area economy is a lack of sufficient transportation options, as well as the lack of money to fund potential solutions. Attempting to provide a partial solution are Tampa-area state legislators Dana Young and Jamie Grant, who publicly discussed their bill that […]

Peter SchorschDecember 14, 2017

While the Democratic field for Governor continues to swell, we’re seeing just the opposite happen on the Republican side. What was once a large crop of prospective candidates, has now boiled down to the classic “establishment” versus “conservative” matchup. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has long been the GOP favorite for 2018. He has put together […]

Ana CeballosDecember 14, 2017

In one case a female Florida Department of Transportation worker was grabbed by the throat and beaten by her male supervisor. He was not fired. In another, a Department of Corrections worker was photographed fully nude by an inspector who erroneously told her photos of her naked body parts were needed to investigate an inmate […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 13, 2017

With a potential state housing crisis ahead due to an influx of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria, Rep. Bob Cortes has introduced a bill that promotes greater availability of affordable housing. The Altamonte Springs Republican’s proposal (HB 987) provides for several changes to help expedite permitting processes for affordable housing projects. It also places […]

Mitch PerryDecember 12, 2017

Placing a constitutional amendment up for a vote can be problematic when the proposal itself might be unconstitutional. That’s what Lisa Carlton, the chair of the Constitutional Revision Commission’s Declaration of Rights Committee, concluded on Tuesday, when she said she could not support expanding the rights of grandparents to visit their grandchildren. “I think that […]

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Rick Scott announces wave of 23 state board appointments

Rick Scott to help fundraise for Tennessee gubernatorial candidate

Former Rick Scott official in line for Pinellas-Pasco judgeship

University leaders back dropping grad student tax

Jacksonville Bold for 12.15.17 — #Duuuuval: The year that was

Dana Young, Jamie Grant seeks to provide cash for ‘innovative’ Tampa Bay transit

GOP primary for Governor likely to be conservative vs. establishment matchup

Court records shed light on Rick Scott administration sexual harassment settlements

Affordable housing bill filed amid Puerto Rican influx

Proposal to expand grandparents visitation rights temporarily postponed