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Staff ReportsJanuary 13, 2017

BlueLine Associates, a professional services firm, is relocating its global headquarters from Cary, North Carolina to Tampa. For the move., BlueLine expects to invest more than $2 million in the local economy, and create 150 new jobs, paying an average wage of $71,909. While the firm currently has offices in Tampa, the relocation of its […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2017

The ongoing war of words between Florida Gov. Rick Scott and President Barack Obama is continuing until Obama’s last day. Friday’s installment: a gubernatorial excoriation of Obama’s overtures to the Communist island nation, including this week’s cessation of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy. Scott, predictably, sees this as yet another example of Obama’s failings. “President Obama’s […]

William PatrickJanuary 11, 2017

Florida’s state economic development efforts are “underperforming,” according to a new legislative report. An undesirable label by any standard, critics and lawmakers already skeptical of providing taxpayer support for private businesses are likely to seize on the bureaucratic euphemism and underlying findings to bolster their anti-incentives position ahead of the March state legislative session. The Office […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2017

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor says that a letter that Governor Rick Scott recently sent to House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy regarding the Affordable Care Act contains “misleading and inaccurate information.” The two Florida politicians have always been on opposing sides regarding President Obama’s signature domestic achievement. As a former health care executive, Scott was criticizing what is often called “ObamaCare” before he ever ran for […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 10, 2017

Matilde Miller will take the helm of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation — at least temporarily. Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday Miller was named the interim secretary of DBPR, replacing former Secretary Ken Lawson. “Matilde has spent many years at DBPR serving in numerous leadership positions and understands how important it is to […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 10, 2017

As everyone knows, Rick Scott has always been about adding jobs to the rolls since getting elected Governor of Florida in 2010. And since it helps to have a good education to get a good job, he’s been similarly focused in recent years on making it more affordable for Floridians to get a degree. Continuing […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 10, 2017

Rick Scott says he doesn’t have an opinion on whether or not he’d support a law that would allow licensed gun owners to carry guns in airport terminals. The question came to him on Tuesday, four days after 26-year-old Army Veteran Esteban Santiago, who is accused of killing five people at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 10, 2017

The House Commerce Committee is poised to tackle everything from assignment of benefits to economic incentives, but it’s the most narrowly defined subcommittee that could be the busiest in the months leading up to, and during, the 2017 Legislative Session. The full House Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, met Tuesday morning to […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 9, 2017

Although he hasn’t received that much media coverage, Lafayette County state committeeman Alan Levy has been running over the past month to replace Blaise Ingoglia as chair of the Republican Party of Florida. Make that “had” been running, as Levy announced on Monday that he was dropping out of the race, and now will be running […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2017

On Monday, Florida Governor Rick Scott sent a letter to the United States Congress majority leader calling for the body to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. Scott’s position on what he calls the “excessive overreach” of Obamacare is not necessarily a surprise, given his historic opposition to the president’s approach to the Affordable Care Act. However, it […]

Tag: Rick Scott

Professional services firm announces HQ relocation to Tampa from North Carolina

Rick Scott: Barack Obama ‘turned his back’ on Cuba

Florida’s economic development efforts are ‘underperforming’

Kathy Castor says Rick Scott is spreading misleading and inaccurate information about the ACA

Rick Scott selects Matilde Miller to serve as interim DBPR secretary

Rick Scott introduces proposal to keep higher education affordable for Florida students

Rick Scott is non-committal whether he would sign a bill allowing Floridians to carry guns in airport terminals

Seminole Compact, other gambling issues expected to be top priority in House Commerce committee

Alan Levy’s departs race for Florida GOP chair

Rick Scott to US House Majority Leader: ‘repeal and replace Obamacare’