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Ryan RayMarch 30, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered examinations into Visit Florida and Space Florida, two high-profile public-private partnerships with the state government, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Gray Rohrer. The purpose of the reviews is to determine the level of return on investment Florida taxpayers get in exchange for funding projects through the entities, which don’t have the same broad […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 30, 2016

The state’s elections chiefs will have a little more cash in their pockets thanks to a bill just signed into law. It was among 14 bills Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed on Wednesday. The measure (SB 514) gives the state’s 67 supervisors of elections a pay raise. The bill was sponsored by Republicans Sen. Garrett […]

Bill RuftyMarch 30, 2016

David Charles Poulin, a Lakeland Democrat, recently opened a campaign account for Florida House District 56, occupied by Wauchula Republican Ben Albritton, who is seeking his fourth two-year term to the seat. Poulin’s entry means all five House seats in or including parts of Polk County now have Democrats running in them. That hasn’t happened […]

Associated PressMarch 29, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Cabinet are signing off on a plan to add millions of gallons water to canals at Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point power plant. The governor and other elected officials approved the plan Tuesday, even though the owner of a nearby business said problems with the canals […]

Associated PressMarch 29, 2016

Brevard County commissioners approved a measure Tuesday asking Gov. Rick Scott and lawmakers to take steps to address a massive fish kill at Indian River Lagoon, but fell short of a resolution asking Scott to declare a state of emergency along Florida’s Space Coast. The approved measure asks officials in Tallahassee to require that septic […]

Staff ReportsMarch 29, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has picked Lt. Col. William “Buck” Burney for the Clay County Board of County Commissioners. Burney will serve during the leave of absence of Commissioner Gavin Rollins for National Guard service, which begins April 7. “I am confident that Lt. Col. Burney will do a great job for Clay County families while […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 29, 2016

Yale University should move to Florida. At least, that’s what Gov. Rick Scott thinks should happen. In a news release Tuesday, Scott called on the Ivy League university to consider moving its operations to the Sunshine State. The proposition comes as Connecticut lawmakers are proposing a 7 percent tax on the net investment profits of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 29, 2016

The fight over juvenile detention costs may be over. Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed a bill (SB 1322) intended to end the battle between the state and several Florida counties over juvenile detention costs. The measure was sponsored by state Sen. Jack Latvala and state Rep. Chris Latvala, and is meant to ends a […]

Associated PressMarch 29, 2016

A federal judge is pushing back the start of a crucial trial over the future of gambling in Florida. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle agreed Monday to delay until October a trial that will decide whether the Seminole Tribe of Florida can have blackjack tables at their casinos. The trial was initially scheduled for this […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 29, 2016

Americans for Prosperity-Florida is giving Gov. Rick Scott kudos for his decision to audit Enterprise Florida. According to POLITICO Florida, Scott told Enterprise Florida board members on Monday that he’s bringing in David Wilkins, the former head of the Department of Children and Families, to audit the organization. Wilkins will be tasked with finding savings […]

Tag: Rick Scott

Rick Scott orders probes into Visit Florida, Space Florida

Rick Scott signs supervisor of elections pay raise; Dozier School for Boys bills into law

Democrats becoming challengers on I-4 again?

Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet ok plan to add water to plant canals

Brevard leaders tackle big fish kill in Indian River Lagoon

Rick Scott names William “Buck” Burney to Clay County Commission

Rick Scott to Yale University: Come to Florida

Rick Scott signs juvenile detention cost-sharing bill

Crucial federal trial over gambling pushed back to fall

Americans for Prosperity-Florida applauds Rick Scott’s planned audit of Enterprise Florida