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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 29, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott will once again ask the Florida Legislature to set aside millions to help lure companies to the Sunshine State. But the proposal could face significant pushback in the Florida House, which has staunchly opposed cash incentives in recent years. On Thursday, Scott announced he planned to include $85 million in his 2016-17 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 28, 2016

Enterprise Florida is hitting the pause button on selecting a new CEO. But the decision has little to do with the candidates and everything to do with a storm brewing in the tropics. The Enterprise Florida search committee was expected to make a final recommendation Wednesday, after it conducted interviews with two candidates. But Gov. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 28, 2016

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has a theory. Some of the most talented people in the world are going to end up in Florida at some point in their lives. He just wants that to be sooner, rather than later. “I want Florida to be more than the prize for a life well lived, of success […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2016

It’s been a long time coming, but President Obama signed off Wednesday on declaring a major disaster exists in Florida, ordering federal aid to areas affected by Hurricane Hermine earlier this month. Obama’s actions now make federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Citrus, Dixie, Hernando, Leon, Levy, and Pasco. Assistance can include grants […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

Florida’s first lady Ann Scott has a passion for the written word. And because of that, one of her modes of outreach in her official capacity is reading to schoolchildren. Over the last five years, Mrs. Scott has visited all 67 Florida counties to that end. She has been to Jacksonville many times, including on Tuesday, […]

Associated PressSeptember 27, 2016

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A tangled Florida Panhandle case involving a sheriff, accusations of misconduct, and an argument over gun rights has taken a new twist: a homicide. State authorities announced Monday that they had arrested Floyd Eugene Parrish on a second-degree murder charge. The 61-year-old Bristol resident is accused of shooting James Lester Nesmith just before midnight on […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 26, 2016

This month, pari-mutuel provider bestbet has been recognized by the state of Florida as a top private employer in Duval County, creating hundreds of jobs countywide between its Jacksonville and Orange Park facilities. A licensed pari-mutuel offering poker, simulcast and racing entertainment options, bestbet operates locations in both Duval and Clay counties. In a letter to […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2016

With his environmental agency getting hammered because of a three-week delay in the Mosaic sinkhole disaster, Gov. Rick Scott today ordered a new emergency rule that the Department of Environmental Protection immediately notify the public in cases of pollution crises. “While DEP was on-site to investigate the situation at Mosaic in less than 24 hours […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 26, 2016

Chester Spellman has been named chairman of America’s Service Commission. Spellman, the CEO of Volunteer Florida, was elected as the chairman of the national, nonprofits organization during its annual membership assembly. “We are pleased to have Chester continue his service to the network of state service commissions as our new board chair,” said Kaira Esgate, […]

Brendan FarringtonSeptember 25, 2016

It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida’s 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto is virtually assured of going to Capitol Hill, unlikely to face a strong Republican challenge this November in his safely Democratic district. The state senator snared the votes of just 2 percent of the […]

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Rick Scott says he ‘can’t imagine anyone voting against’ $85M economic incentive proposal

Tropical storm delays Enterprise Florida CEO selection

Adam Putnam: Florida ‘can be the jumping-off point for the American Dream’

President Obama signs Florida disaster declaration

First Lady Ann Scott reads to kids in Jacksonville

Florida man involved in gun rights case arrested for murder

Rick Scott honors bestbet Jacksonville for commitment to job creation

Rick Scott orders new immediate notification rule in pollution crises

Chester Spellman named chair of America’s Service Commission

Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?